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December 2009
Vermont Receives $5.7 Million in Emergency Dairy Payments
Emergency Dairy Payments Approved
Welch supports, House passes Jobs for Main Street Act
Obama singles out Welch’s work on energy efficiency at jobs event in Virginia
Welch calls on federal government to support Vermont job-saving program
Vermont Delegation Nominates 29 Outstanding Young Vermonters To United States Service Academies
Welch supports, House passes Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Welch hires community liaison from Rutland
Community Health Center of Burlington Wins $11 Million for New Building
Obama taps Welch energy efficiency program for new jobs plan
Welch reiterates call for national energy efficiency jobs program
Welch launches new web site, online resources
Welch cosponsors ‘Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act’
House passes Welch-sponsored TARP transparency bill
Vermont Receives $536,400 for Energy Efficient Appliance Rebates
Welch reacts to President Obama’s Afghanistan address
NRG Systems’ Jan Blittersdorf to participate in White House jobs forum Thursday
November 2009
At Vermont Foodbank, Welch calls for federal effort to end hunger
Welch supports, House passes bill to protect seniors’ access to doctors
Welch statement on GAO credit card ‘swipe fee’ report
Welch supports, House passes firefighter assistance programs
Welch calls on Obama to implement national energy efficiency jobs program
Delegation: Green Jobs for Vermont
Delegation: Barton Receives $2.8 Million for Water Project
Welch calls for Blackwater investigation by House Oversight Committee
Welch supports, House passes historic health care reform legislation
Welch supports, House passes extension of unemployment benefits, First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit
Welch supports, House passes bill to speed up credit card consumer protections
Welch supports, House passes measures to assist veterans, military families
October 2009
Welch calls on Goldman Sachs to return AIG funds to taxpayers before awarding bonuses
Welch statement on International Day of Climate Action
Welch supports, House passes legislation to promote solar technology
Welch calls for end to health insurance industry’s anti-trust exemption
Welch announces breakthrough agreement in Medicare spending
Welch supports, House passes HIV/AIDS funding bill
Welch calls for legislation to allow young people to remain on their parents’ health insurance plan
Welch calls for end to tax loophole used by Verizon in FairPoint sale
Vice President Biden’s energy efficiency plan embraces Welch retrofit initiative
Welch highlights Vermont cases at hearing about the underinsured
Vermont delegation secures $1.5 million in funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission
Welch calls on AIG to return bonuses at Oversight Committee hearing
House passes Welch legislation to provide convenience and clarity to credit union members
Welch pushes to extend unemployment benefits for additional 13 weeks
Welch and Vermont country store owner urge reform of unfair credit card fees at House Financial Services hearing
Momentum builds for Welch drug price negotiation measure
Welch calls for extension of First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit
In meeting with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Welch calls for quick aid for dairy farmers
September 2009
Welch and Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus hail $350 million agreement on aid for dairy farmers
Welch joins business owners delivering 1.6 million signatures urging reform of credit card fees
Welch introduces bill to protect dairy farmers by closing trade loophole
Welch supports, House passes bill to freeze Medicare premium increases for seniors
Vermont receives $19.4 million in energy efficiency, weatherization and renewable energy funding
Welch outlines plan to increase Social Security benefits for seniors
Welch supports, House passes bill to make college more affordable to middle class families
Welch leads initiative to make federal government more energy efficient
Welch responds to President Obama’s address
Welch announces regional Telephone Town Halls
Welch gift ban would crack down on pharmaceutical marketing abuse
Welch tackles college affordability at financial aid roundtable
August 2009
Welch statement on the death of Sen. Kennedy
Welch statement on the death of Lt. Joseph Fortin
Help Approved For Laid Off Ethan Allen Workers
Welch announces economic development opportunities for Northern Vermont at Newport event
Welch votes against bill penalizing Vermont small food producers
July 2009
Leahy, Sanders, Welch Welcome Price Breakthrough For Dairy Farmers
Welch supports, House committee passes health care reform bill
Welch amendment to cut senior drug prices passes
Welch supports, House passes bill to restore federal highway funding to Vermont
Welch launches Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus
House passes, Welch supports legislation to help disabled veterans
Vermont and New Hampshire Governors, Congressional Delegations Seek Federal Aid for Ethan Allen Workers
Welch offers amendment to require drug price negotiation for seniors
House passes Welch fiscal responsibility legislation
House approves funding for Northern Border Regional Commission
Welch supports, House passes bill to save car dealerships
Welch questions former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson about BOA’s refusal to pay back taxpayers
Welch calls for urgent action to address dairy crisis in testimony before House Agriculture subcommittee
Welch unveils bill intended to increase access to credit for small businesses
Welch fights for increased assistance to dairy farmers
Welch votes against gutting key small business grant program
Welch announces $100,000 grant for community policing in St. Albans
June 2009
Welch supports, House committee passes historic climate change bill
Welch and Duckworth kick off Post-9/11 GI Bill at Champlain College event
Welch introduces legislation to halt oil and gas speculation
Welch supports legislation to improve services and benefits for veterans
Welch to hold statewide health care reform Telephone Town Hall tonight
Welch initiatives incorporated into House health care reform bill
Welch introduces fiscal responsibility legislation
Welch, Pomeroy introduce legislation to reward value, not volume in health care delivery
Welch, Markey and Van Hollen introduce bill to ease gas prices
Welch announces $114,000 grant for Winooski’s O’Brien Community Center
Welch defends Vermont auto dealerships at subcommittee hearing
Welch grills Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis at Oversight hearing
Welch introduces bill creating public health insurance option
Welch to sponsor Obama pay-as-you-go bill
Welch supports, House passes ‘Cash for Clunkers’ bill
Welch efficiency program included in Senate energy bill
Vermont Nets More Than $5M In Forest Upgrades In Latest Installment Of Economic Recovery Funds
Welch calls on Sec. Shinseki to reconsider outsourcing of VA services from Vermont
Vermont Delegation Announces $39 Million In Economic Stimulus Funds for Statewide Clean Water Projects
May 2009
Welch, Hodes introduce legislation to protect Upper Connecticut River Valley
Welch energy efficiency program funded in latest climate change bill draft
House sends Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights to President Obama for signature
Welch amends climate bill to establish national efficiency target
Welch unveils health care legislation based on Vermont model Monday in South Burlington
Welch delivers commencement speech at Green Mountain College
Transportation Project Requests
House passes Welch-amended green school modernization bill
Welch announces $143,000 grant for Fletcher Allen sustainable food program
Welch-sponsored stimulus oversight bill passes House committee
Reps. Welch, Poe and Robert Duvall call on Wal-Mart to preserve Civil War site
April 2009
Welch supports, House passes Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights
Welch seeks 18 percent cap on credit card interest rates
Welch announces $166,000 grant for Burlington’s Miller Center
Welch supports, House passes COPS Improvements Act
Welch addresses Earth Day news conference with Speaker Pelosi
House passes Welch-authored resolution honoring Captain Richard Phillips and the U.S. Navy
Welch introduces House Resolution honoring Capt. Phillips and the U.S. Navy
Vermonter to testify before House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Welch announces $792,000 grant for Vermont National Guard
Statement following the rescue of Captain Phillips
Welch seeks funding for 29 Vermont projects
Welch awarded ‘A’ rating for supporting the middle class
Welch supports, House passes legislation to help veterans
March 2009
Welch energy efficiency bill included in House climate initiative
Welch announces energy efficiency program to retrofit millions of homes and buildings
Small Business Telephone Town Hall
Welch announces $380,000 grant for downtown St. Albans
Welch brings Vermont voices to budget hearing
Welch proposes national energy efficiency program to retrofit millions of homes and buildings
Vermont receives $38 million for efficiency programs
Welch calls for transparency in AIG’s use of taxpayer funds
Welch releases user’s guide to stimulus package
Welch seeks funding for Northern Border Regional Commission
Welch presents his veterans’ job training bill to committee
Welch joins Obama at announcement of government contracting procedure overhaul
Welch announces staff changes
Welch hails fast-acting stimulus at site of first Vermont recovery project
February 2009
Welch outlines stimulus bill’s impact on Vermont’s green economy Friday in White River Junction
Welch calls on Wal-Mart to relocate store proposed for Civil War battlefield
Welch hails the work of Efficiency Vermont at House climate change hearing Tuesday
Welch responds to Obama’s address to Joint Session of Congress
Welch votes for, House passes Obama economic stimulus package
Welch named to Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Welch supports, House passes SCHIP bill
Welch lauds Obama cap on executive compensation
January 2009
Welch votes for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Welch named founding vice chairman of energy and environment caucus
Welch hails Obama embrace of California-Vermont air quality waiver
Welch announces stimulus aid to unemployed Vermonters
Welch efficiency amendment to stimulus bill clears Energy and Commerce committee
Welch appointed to House Ethics Committee
Welch supports, House passes TARP Reform bill
TARP Reform Act will cap executive compensation
Welch reacts to release of economic stimulus details
Welch supports, House passes SCHIP bill
Congressional Delegation Nominates 19 Vermont Students to Service Academies
Welch named to three Energy and Commerce subcommittees
Welch calls on Congress to close loophole on bank bonuses
Welch appointed to influential Energy and Commerce Committee