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READ MOREOn September 28th, the U.S. House passed legislation authored by Rep. Welch to provide jobs and job training to returning veterans.
READ MORERep. Peter Welch held a bipartisan press conference on May 25th calling for an end to abusive, anti-competitive fees credit card companies charge small businesses.
READ MOREAfter passing the U.S. House of Representatives on May 6th, Rep. Welch’s Home Star energy efficiency jobs initiative is set to be considered in the Senate.
Vermont Delegation Wins Food Stamp ExtensionFriday, 3 December 2010 The Vermont congressional delegation today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will further postpone a pending reduction in food stamp benefits for 16,000 Vermonters. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) also welcomed the USDA's assurance that, once the extended waiver expires on April 1, no family will see a benefit re... CONTINUE READING |
Vermont Delegation Calls on Transportation Secretary To Direct Unused Rail Funding to Vermont’s Western Corridor ProjectFriday, 3 December 2010 Following announcements by two newly-elected governors that their states no longer intend to use federal high-speed rail funding, Vermont's congressional delegation today called on Transportation Sec. Raymond LaHood to reallocate a portion of the funding to Vermont's proposed Western Corridor project. While Vermont was successful in securing more than $50 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to improve the so... CONTINUE READING |
Join Congressman Welch for a deficit reduction telephone town hall meetingFriday, 3 December 2010 As Congress works to get our fiscal house in order, U.S. Rep Peter Welch wants to hear your ideas and answer your questions. In the past month, several commissions have had their say on how to restore America's fiscal health; now it's time to hear from Vermonters. Take part in Congressman Welch's deficit reduction telephone town hall meeting and have your sa... CONTINUE READING |
Welch votes for, House passes middle class tax cut extensionThursday, 2 December 2010 Rep. Peter Welch voted to extend tax cuts for middle- and lower-income Americans on Thursday, while blasting Republican maneuvers to hold legislative business hostage as the party fights for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. Passed by a vote of 234 to 188, the Middle Class Tax Relief Act (H.R. 4853) would permanently extend tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 fo... CONTINUE READING |
Welch calls for full funding of LIHEAP programTuesday, 23 November 2010 As winter comes to Vermont, Rep. Peter Welch is leading the charge in the U.S. House to fully fund the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader John Boehner and leaders of the House Appropriations Committee, Welch and more than 40 colleagues are calling for LIHEAP to receive at least $5.1 billion in... CONTINUE READING |
VPR News: "Welch Urges Colleagues To Hold Their Ground On Tax Debate"Thursday, 2 December 2010 (Host) The U.S. House has taken the first step in what's expected to be a major battle over tax policy during the current lame duck session. With a lot of Democratic support, the House has voted to extend the so called Bush income tax cuts, but only for families with incomes under $250,000 dollars a year. As VPR's Bob Kinzel reports, Congressman Pe... CONTINUE READING |
VPR News: "Welch Urges Colleagues To Hold Their Ground On Tax Debate"Thursday, 2 December 2010 (Host) The U.S. House has taken the first step in what's expected to be a major battle over tax policy during the current lame duck session. With a lot of Democratic support, the House has voted to extend the so called Bush income tax cuts, but only for families with incomes under $250,000 dollars a year. As VPR's Bob Kinzel reports, Congressman Pe... CONTINUE READING |
Vt. Digger: "Vermont selected for federal health care project"Wednesday, 17 November 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. The federal program will allow Me... CONTINUE READING |
Burlington Free Press: "Vermont rail improvements begin"Wednesday, 10 November 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. The construction, expected to ta... CONTINUE READING |
Burlington Free Press: "Border projects share $375,000 in federal aid"Thursday, 30 September 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... CONTINUE READING |