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Peter Welch: Survivors of abuse deserve due process and the opportunity to share their stories in their own time.

On the recordJune 18, 2026
Survivors of abuse deserve due process and the opportunity to share their stories in their own time.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Senate passage of TREY’S Law

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