Hartland, VT - Rep. Peter Welch will travel to Iraq on a congressional delegation trip this week.

Welch, who will leave Vermont today, will also travel to Jordan and Lebanon as part of the trip organized by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on which he serves.

The delegation will examine the political and military situation in Iraq, investigate the status and quality of U.S. taxpayer-funded reconstruction projects (a topic of recent Oversight and Government Reform investigations), visit U.S. troops currently serving our country in Iraq, and seek to further understand the Iraqi refugee crisis in the region.

Welch traveled to Iraq and Afghanistan last March.