WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and John Curtis (R-Utah), alongside U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) and Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), today welcomed the release of 123 political prisoners held by Belarusian strongman Aleksandr Lukashenka. The news comes after the bipartisan, bicameral lawmakers called (https://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-curtis-cohen-wilson-call-on-trump-administration-to-free-political-prisoners-in-belarus/) on the Trump Administration to continue working to free political prisoners in Belarus, including several U.S. nationals. The lawmakers also encouraged the Department of State to continue to hold Strategic Dialogue with the Belarusian demo...