Working across the aisle for energy efficiency

Rep. Welch has created a bipartisan caucus dedicated to increasing energy efficiency in government buildings across the country, providing savings to American taxpayers.

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Welch fights for Main Street Fairness

With record amounts being spent online this holiday season, Welch is fighting to level the playing field for Main Street businesses.

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Fighting to pass a Farm Bill

As Rep. Welch returns to Washington, passing a Farm Bill is one of his top priorities.

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Working to make college affordable

The cost of a college education is skyrocketing. Rep. Welch is working to curb rising tuition costs that are threatening to put higher education out of reach for middle class families.

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Southern Vermont receives $470,000 to bolster long-term recovery efforts following Irene

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

The Windham Regional Commission and the Bennington County Regional Commission will receive $470,000 in Economic Development Administration (EDA) funds to bolster long-term recovery efforts in southern Vermont following Tropical Storm Irene, Vermont's congressional delegation announced today. The funds will be used by the regional planning commissions to expand the capacity of public officials and economic development organizations to work with businesses an...

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Welch Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Marriage Equality Cases

Friday, 7 December 2012

Rep. Peter Welch issued the below statement following the announcement that the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California's Proposition 8. "At long last, the Supreme Court will give marriage equality its day in court. As Vermont affirmed before any other state, the quality of love two people share is more im...

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Welch, Gardner Announce Creation of Bipartisan Energy Efficiency Caucus

Thursday, 6 December 2012

U.S. Representatives Peter Welch (D-VT) Cory Gardner (R-CO) today announced the roll out of a bipartisan caucus that will focus on promoting performance contracting in government buildings across the country and thereby provide guaranteed energy savings to American taxpayers. “The goal of our caucus is going to be pushing for policies that reduce energy costs, cut pollution, and create jobs,” Gardner an...

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On Cyber Monday, Welch calls for Lame Duck passage of Main Street Fairness Act

Monday, 26 November 2012

With consumers expected to spend upwards of $2 billion online this Cyber Monday, Rep. Peter Welch is calling on Congress to pass his legislation to level the playing field between Main Street retailers and out-of-state internet sellers during the lame duck session. "Main Street businesses need a level playing field to compete with online businesses," said Welch. "With a record amount to...

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Vermont To Receive Infusion Of Home Heating Assistance

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is releasing $17.69 million in home heating assistance funding to Vermont.  The congressional delegation has been calling for the release of these funds and the continued support of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This fu...

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Roll Call: 'Tea Party Conservative, Liberal Team Up in New Efficiency Caucus'

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

A tea party conservative and Northeastern liberal teamed up last week to give energy efficiency efforts a symbolic push in the House by creating a new bipartisan caucus focused on increasing the federal government's use of private contractors that specialize in reduced energy use at public buildings. Launched by Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., the 10-member caucus aims to ex...

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WCAX: 'Vt. congressional delegation hail Supreme Court on DOMA'

Friday, 7 December 2012

Vermont's congressional delegation say they're glad the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case challenging the constitutionality of a law barring federal rights and benefits to same-sex couples. Sens. Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch say they'd like to see the court scrap the Defense of Marriage Act. The court also will review a federal appeals court ruling that st...

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Politico: 'Gardner, Welch hope to build bipartisanship on energy efficiency successes'

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Reps. Cory Gardner and Peter Welch are angling to make efficiency an area of compromise in a deeply divided Congress that has struggled to produce new energy laws. The freshman Colorado Republican — who has often been the face of the House GOP on energy strategy this Congress — and the liberal Vermont Democrat Wednesday officially announced the creation of a Bi...

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Addison Independent: 'Rep. Welch talks Medicare benefits in Burlington'

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Congressman Peter Welch was in Burlington on Monday ostensibly to encourage elders to take advantage of Medicare’s open enrollment period and re-evaluate their health care coverage. But no current discussion of Medicare is complete without addressing Congressional negotiations that could cut the senior health care program’s budget. And no Congressional press conference is complete these days without questions arising about on...

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The Hill: 'Lawmakers launch bipartisan energy-savings caucus'

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Reps. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) launched a bipartisan caucus Wednesday to promote government use of energy-savings contracts with private firms. While Democrats and Republicans have split on ways to implement broader energy-efficiency policy, Gardner and Welch say the energy-savings contracts hit a sweet spot for both parties. “You can still support this standard or that standard, but this sort of...

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