Vt. Digger: "Vermont selected for federal health care project"

November 17, 2010

Vermont is one of eight states that has just been chosen to participate in a new federal health care demonstration project.

The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services has established an "innovation center," designed to encourage states to develop new ways of delivering and paying for health care under the Affordable Care Act just passed this year.

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Burlington Free Press: "Vermont rail improvements begin"

November 10, 2010

Construction crews started working on the railroad Tuesday, thanks to $50 million in federal stimulus money to improve tracks between St. Albans and Vernon.

Railroad representatives and politicians kicked off the construction at a ceremony at the St. Albans Amtrak station, as politicians hammered a golden spike into the railroad tracks to mark the start of the work.

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Burlington Free Press: "Border projects share $375,000 in federal aid"

September 30, 2010

The Northern Border Regional Commission approved two Vermont projects for funding Wednesday.

Northern Vermont Fiber Optic Connection will receive $234,000 and the Northern Forest Canoe Trail will receive $141,150.

Vermont's federal delegation -- Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. -- played key roles in authorization of the commission in the 2008 Farm Bill and securing $1.5 million funding.

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Brattleboro Reformer: "Vermont receives funding for Amtrak"

September 30, 2010

Vermont's congressional delegation and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday the release of $50 million in federal stimulus money for upgrades to the Amtrak passenger track from St. Albans to Vernon.

Recently approved by the Federal Railroad Administration, the improvements to the 190-mile stretch will allow trains to decrease travel time by roughly an hour through Vermont and Massachusetts in the country'... Read More

Burlington Free Press: "Log Cabin 'natural' syrup maker relents on color"

September 29, 2010

Under fire in maple syrup country, the maker of Log Cabin All Natural Syrup said Tuesday it's getting rid of the product's caramel coloring in response to complaints by producers of the real thing.

That may not be enough. Officials in Vermont — the nation's largest producer of pure maple syrup — say the Pinnacle Foods product's label and packaging are still misleading to consumers and violate the state's maple syrup label... Read More

• September 28, 2010 — WCAX: "Welch bill helps veterans train for jobs"

• September 27, 2010 — VPR News: "Vermont's Small Businesses Stand To Benefit From New Legislation"

• September 24, 2010 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Welch raps banks on 'swipe fees'"

• September 22, 2010 — The Commons: "Welch touts remedies for local businesses during downtown tour"

• September 18, 2010 — St. Albans Messenger: "Welch's Downtown Tour Hits Key Business Issues"

• September 17, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Vermont's clean energy efforts get $140 million boost"

• September 17, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Vt. lawmakers united in ending tax breaks to rich"

• September 16, 2010 — Wall Street Journal: "US House Passes Bill Cracking Down On Contractor Corruption"

• September 16, 2010 — Blurt, the Seven Days Staff Blog: Congress Delivers Another Black Eye to Blackwater

• September 14, 2010 — Times Argus: "Northern Power Systems in Barre lands $620,000 federal wind turbine grant"

• September 13, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch proposes bill for fresher farm-to-school food"

• September 8, 2010 — VPR News: "Welch Sees Need For New Policy In Afghanistan"

• September 7, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Welch still has doubts about Afghan military aims"

• September 7, 2010 — Times Argus: "Welch: Vt. forces in Afghanistan serving well, but face daunting task"

• September 1, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Vermont Rep. Welch heading back to Afghanistan"

• August 27, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Welch tours proposed power facility site"

• August 18, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Vermont company wins $5.5 million broadband grant"

• August 5, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Low-income counties in Northeast eligible for aid"

• August 5, 2010 — Brattleboro Reformer: "State gets grant for broadband"

• August 3, 2010 — Times Argus: "Welch bill plugs loophole giving tax benefit from oil spill"

• July 29, 2010 — New York Times: "Lawmakers Call On Six Firms to Claw Back Bonuses"

• July 26, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Vt., NH, Me., homeless could benefit from bill"

• July 24, 2010 — LA Times: "TARP pay czar criticizes big bank bonuses but won't seek refund of bailout money"

• July 24, 2010 — New York Times: "Congressman Wants Banks to Return Some Bonuses"

• July 22, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Park could expand, under new legislation"

• July 21, 2010 — The Hill: "Dems: Party too vague on deficit"

• July 21, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Welch sponsors deficit reduction bill"

• July 21, 2010 — VPR News: "Welch Joins Deficit Reduction Initiative"

• July 20, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch bill seeks to control deficit"

• July 20, 2010 — VPR News: "Businesses Want Tax On Internet Sales"

• July 16, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Leahy, Sanders, Welch leave imprint on financial reform bill"

• July 15, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Welch: Rutland vets spark for bill"

• July 14, 2010 — Rutland Herald Editorial: "New bill aims to boost dairy prices"

• July 14, 2010 — Times Argus: "Rep. Peter Welch pushes energy program for building owners"

• July 14, 2010 — WCAX: "Welch pushes weatherization plan"

• July 13, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Vermont farmers hope push for new pricing plan is gaining steam"

• July 13, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Vermont seeks to leverage success in weatherization numbers"

• July 12, 2010 — Roll Call: "Welch & Merkley: Bill Creates Jobs and Helps the Environment"

• July 10, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch pushes for clean energy bills"

• July 8, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Welch roundtable focuses on mental health services for veterans"

• June 30, 2010 — VPR News: "Financial Reform Bill With Welch Provision Set To Pass In U.S. House"

• June 28, 2010 — WCAX: "Finance bill author visits Vermont"

• June 26, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Finance overhaul package has Vermont connections"

• June 26, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Progress on financial reform bodes well"

• June 25, 2010 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Welch seeks stronger credit card protection for businesses"

• June 25, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Rep. Welch pushes credit card swipe fee reform toward finish line"

• June 24, 2010 — VPR News: "Welch Urges Congress To Pass Campaign Finance Reform"

• June 24, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Credit card law a swipe at bank fees"

• June 23, 2010 — CNN Money: "Retailers score in swipe fee fight "

• June 22, 2010 — Photo Album: "Rep. Welch and small business owners call for strong protections against the credit card industry"

• June 22, 2010 — Washington Post: "Lawmakers reach deal to limit card 'swipe fees'"

• June 22, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Agreement reached on 'swipe fee' limits"

• June 21, 2010 — Huffington Post: "Swipe Fee Deal: Merchants Beat Wall Street"

• June 21, 2010 — Dow Jones Newswires: "Interchange Rules Seen Staying In Financial Bill"

• June 18, 2010 — VPR News: "Welch Grills BP Chief In House Hearing"

• June 18, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Rep. Peter Welch grills BP CEO on oil spill"

• June 18, 2010 — VPR News: "Farmers Advocate For Supply Management"

• June 18, 2010 — Blurt, the Seven Days Blog: "Welch Grills BP CEO, Asks Him to Resign"

• June 17, 2010 — WPTZ: "BP 'Must Pay' Oil Spill Victims, Says Welch"

• June 17, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Welch blasts BP in questioning"

• June 17, 2010 — Huffington Post: "7-Eleven Merchants Descend On Hill To Battle Wall Street"

• June 17, 2010 — VPR News: "Welch, Sanders Demand Changes To Oil Industry"

• June 16, 2010 — Times Argus: "Sanders, Welch take aim at oil company tax loopholes"

• June 16, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Vermont's delegation in Washington calls to end tax breaks for oil companies"

• June 16, 2010 — WCAX: "Welch: End tax breaks for oil industry"

• June 16, 2010 — Huffington Post: "Big Banks Spend Millions On 'Information War' To Stop Swipe Fee Reform"

• June 15, 2010 — The Hill: "Welch seeks BP dividend for escrow account"

• June 15, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Welch: BP should fund escrow for spill"

• June 14, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "County agency gets $4.5M for energy retrofits"

• June 9, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch to BP: End dividends, ads"

• June 9, 2010 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Welch demands BP stop payouts"

• May 26, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Morses Line update: House chairman calls for halt to border project"

• May 26, 2010 — Blurt, the Seven Days Blog: "Mr. Rainville Goes to Washington"

• May 26, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch, colleagues lead House effort to limit swipe fees charged to merchants"

• May 25, 2010 — Blurt, the Seven Days Blog: "Bribe a Foreign Official? No Federal Contracts for You!"

• May 25, 2010 — Bloomberg Business Week: "Pelosi Urged to Ensure Passage of Debit-Card Limits (Update2)"

• May 25, 2010 — Wall Street Journal: "House Lawmakers Hope to Capitalize on Senate 'Swipe Fee' Support"

• May 17, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Welch adverse to Wall Street inflation of oil"

• May 16, 2010 — Times Argus: "CSC students told they are 'needed'"

• May 16, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "College announces $400,000 fed grant"

• May 13, 2010 — Wall Street Journal: "Senate Votes to Limit Interchange Fees"

• May 8, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch visits oil spill site in Gulf"

• May 6, 2010 — Associated Press: "Home renovators alert: House passes Caulkers bill"

• May 4, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Welch drums up support for his energy efficiency bill"

• May 3, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Welch: Home Star bill will boost firms"

• May 1, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch introduces maple legislation in the House"

• April 30, 2010 — Vermont Public Radio: "Welch Optimistic On Campaign Finance Legislation"

• April 30, 2010 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Delegates back limits on election spending"

• April 28, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Postal Service halts plans to sell Essex post office"

• April 28, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Retailers complain about fees for use of credit cards"

• April 24, 2010 — National Journal: "Charging the Backup Generators"

• April 23, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Vermont's Welch, Sanders keep heat on Wall Street"

• April 17, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch outlines dairy price plan"

• April 1, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Winooski lobbies Welch on testing changes"

• March 22, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "'A first step'"

• March 20, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch lobbies for health care, calling legislation just a start"

• March 16, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Rep. Welch promotes bill to save energy"

• March 11, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Rep. Welch decries GOP stalling tactics"

• March 11, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Long Trail centennial noted by lawmakers"

• March 8, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "New law helps Vermont say hello to foreign visitors"

• March 2, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch backs campaign finance reform bill"

• March 1, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch: Fight remains over fees, high rates"

• March 1, 2010 — Climate Wire: "Vt. lawmaker makes his office a model of efficiency"

• February 24, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Vermont Dems in favor of antitrust repeal"

• February 21, 2010 — Valley News: "Power Couple Celebrate 1st Anniversary"

• February 18, 2010 — Times Argus: "Welch brings federal giftbasket to CCV"

• February 11, 2010 — Reuters: "Goldman CEO Blankfein will see better paydays"

• February 6, 2010 — Washington Post: "Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein gets stock-based $9 million bonus"

• February 6, 2010 — Times Argus: "Time to build"

• February 5, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Let's get moving"

• February 4, 2010 — Bennington Banner: "Welch hails passage of ‘pay-as-you-go'"

• February 3, 2010 — Huffington Post op-ed: "Keeping the Long-Term Fiscal Picture in Mind"

• January 30, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Welch makes rounds in Rutland"

• January 26, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Vermont Guard soldiers in training, good spirits"

• January 19, 2010 — Huffington Post: "Obama Pushed On Bank Bonuses, As Party Standing Suffers"

• January 18, 2010 — CNNMoney.com: "Banks pull another $1 billion from small business lending"

• January 16, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Yankee contamination worsens"

• January 16, 2010 — Washington Post: "J.P. Morgan Chase posts big profit, paydays"

• January 14, 2010 — The Hill: "Rep. Welch 'quite optimistic' about banker bonus tax"

• January 14, 2010 — Wall Street Journal: "Obama Unveils $90 Billion Bank Tax With Sharp Words"

• January 13, 2010 — New York Times: "Wall St. Pay Is a Focus of Many in Washington"

• January 12, 2010 — Bloomberg News: "Vermont Congressman Welch Proposes 50% Tax on Bonuses"

• January 5, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch seeks extension of interest-free unemployment loans"

• January 5, 2010 — Rutland Herald: "Welch: Legislation may ease crunch in jobs fund"

• January 4, 2010 — Burlington Free Press: "Vermont dairy farmers receive $5.7M in federal aid"

• January 2, 2010 — Boston Globe: "‘Cash for caulkers’ - a boon for energy and the economy"

• December 28, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "Vermont milk prices: Supply management plans gain momentum"

• December 24, 2009 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Welch skeptical of health care reform"

• December 23, 2009 — Rutland Herald: "Welch vows to fight for changes to health bill"

• December 23, 2009 — Rutland Herald: "Just grand: Rutland breaks own blood drive record"

• December 22, 2009 — VPR: "Welch Hopeful For Health Care Compromise"

• December 21, 2009 — Addison County Independent: "Emergency aid arrives for local dairy farmers"

• December 20, 2009 — Rutland Herald: "Menduni joins Welch's staff as liaison"

• December 20, 2009 — Times Argus: "Veterans praise Northfield housing facility"

• December 16, 2009 — Los Angeles Times: "Obama pushes home improvement to create jobs, save energy"

• December 16, 2009 — Associated Press: "Obama promotes home energy-efficiency spending"

• December 15, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch wants short-time compensation program added to jobs bill"

• December 14, 2009 — Boston Globe: "Taking a swipe at card processing fees"

• December 11, 2009 — Politico: "Anger at Goldman lingers on Hill"

• December 11, 2009 — Welch supports, House passes Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

• December 10, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "Burlington health center gets $10.9M"

• December 9, 2009 — Bennington Banner: "President’s strategy includes Vt. ingenuity"

• December 9, 2009 — Washington Post: "Obama lays out strategy for jobs"

• December 9, 2009 — Bloomberg News: "Obama’s ‘Cash for Caulkers’ May Help Insulation Sales, Dow Says"

• December 9, 2009 — The Hill: "House to move on jobs legislation this year"

• December 7, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "Vermont Guard departs for training"

• December 2, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "Unemployed could lose health insurance subsidies"

• December 2, 2009 — Bennington Banner: "Vermont lawmakers skeptical on troop surge"

• December 2, 2009 — VPR: "Afghanistan Plan Draws Concern From Vt. Delegation"

• November 24, 2009 — Times Argus: "Rep. Welch visits Foodbank, urges effort to fight hunger"

• November 24, 2009 — Associated Press: "Hunger on the rise in Vermont"

• November 19, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch seeks weatherization project"

• November 19, 2009 — Rutland Herald: "A boost for buttoning up"

• November 13, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "In Pakistan, Welch calls for more diplomacy"

• November 12, 2009 — Bennington Banner: "Welch questions troop buildup in Afghanistan"

• November 12, 2009 — Times Argus: "Welch wants Blackwater probed"

• November 12, 2009 — Seven Days: "Welch Seeks Probe of Blackwater in Wake of Bribery Charges"

• November 9, 2009 — Rutland Herald: "Welch defends health-care legislation"

• November 6, 2009 — Times Argus: "Tax credit extension seen aiding Vt. home sales"

• November 5, 2009 — Valley News: "Welch on Health Care, Again"

• November 3, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "Vermont callers grill Welch on health care"

• November 1, 2009 — Rutland Herald: "Rutland parade is the big 5-oh!"

• October 30, 2009 — AP: "Vermont part of $1.5M northern border jobs bill"

• October 29, 2009 — VPR: "Welch: Goldman Sachs should repay taxpayers"

• October 29, 2009 — WCAX: "Welch Wishes Soldiers Good Bye on House Floor"

• October 28, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "State wins $69 million 'smart grid' grant"

• October 21, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "Let insurance cover kids to age 27, Welch says"

• October 18, 2009 — Rutland Herald: "Welch defends health care stance"

• October 18, 2009 — Valley News: "Welch Holds Health Care Forum"

• October 16, 2009 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Delegates support payment to seniors"

• October 9, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch, store owner push credit card reform in D.C."

• October 6, 2009 — Vermont Daily News: "Welch Calls For First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension"

• October 3, 2009 — Rutland Herald: "Welch holds constituent conference call on issues"

• October 2, 2009 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Milk money"

• October 1, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "Dairy lawmakers agree on $350M to aid farmers"

• October 1, 2009 — Brattleboro Reformer: "Taking the lead"

• September 30, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "Bill introduced to protect dairy farmers"

• September 30, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "Farmer, Customs clash over land"

• September 29, 2009 — Barre Montpelier Times Argus: "Welch opposes more troops for Afghanistan"

• September 28, 2009 — Bennington Banner: "Welch: Medicare will remain intact"

• September 25, 2009 — Vermont Public Radio: "Welch backs legislation to freeze Medicare premiums"

• September 22, 2009 — Burlington Free Press: "Welch urges Social Security changes"

• September 16, 2009 — Seven Days: "The Man of the House: Peter Welch"

• July 23, 2009 — Bennington Banner: "Welch listens to business owners talk about health care, credit"