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At a press conference at the University of Vermont, Peter outlined legislation he is advocating that would allow borrowers, including parents, to refinance federal and private student loans to take advantage of lower interest rates.

Click here to watch Peter explain why he voted "No" yesterday on the President's plan to recruit and train Syrian rebels to fight ISIS in Syria.

The ‘Problem Solvers' is a bipartisan coalition aimed at breaking Congressional gridlock. "This is a positive step towards making Congress work again that is rooted in the Vermont tradition of civility, bipartisanship and practicality," Welch said.

Good news for Vermont's cheese makers and cheese lovers: Responding to pressure from Peter, FDA deputy commissioner Mike Taylor sent Peter a letter last week officially backing down from his agency's intent to ban the use of wood in the cheese aging process.

Peter Welch and David Schweikert are two Congressmen who probably have more political differences than similarities.

Rep. Peter Welch made the following statement today after the Obama administration announced a plan to reduce power plant emissions...

At the Alchemist Cannery in Waterbury, Peter unveiled a bipartisan effort to block a federal rule that ends an important partnership between brewers and farmers that has endured since the time of George and Martha Washington's farm at Mount Vernon.

A "gravitational pull" compelled U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., to exit the highway one day in late March and stop at the Alchemist, the Waterbury brewery that makes Heady Topper beer.

Rep. Welch introduced legislation to increase the tax credit for purchasing an electric vehicle and make it immediately available to consumers at the point of sale rather than when filing your tax return.

Rep. Welch's legislation to boost funding for pediatric research at the National Institute of Health was just signed into law.

By a vote of 375-36, the U.S. House of Representatives this afternoon approved energy efficiency legislation authored by Representative Peter Welch.

Currently, the budgets of all 16 intelligence agencies are considered classified information, meaning the American people are not permitted to know how much taxpayer funds go to agencies like the NSA and the CIA.

President Obama recently approved Rep. Welch's call to extend an executive branch program that uses private companies to make federal buildings more energy efficient at no increased cost to the taxpayer.

America just endured a reckless and manufactured crisis due to the determined efforts of a faction in Congress intent on repealing the Affordable Care Act in spite of it being passed by Congress and upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Affordable Care Act is making a difference in the lives of Vermonters. According to HealthCare.gov, as a result of reforms enacted three years ago, nearly 5,000 Vermonters under the age of 26 are receiving coverage under their parents' insurance plans, Vermonters on Medicare are saving $11.7 million on prescription drugs, and 151,000 Vermonters are receiving free preventive care.

With tax day fast approaching, I wanted to let you know about a free tax filing service available to those making $57,000 or less annually.

Jeff Wheel of Advance Music in Burlington loses $2,000 a month because of a loophole that lets online giants like eBay avoid collecting sales tax, a major competitive advantage that is making it harder for Vermont's Main Street businesses to compete.

For over a year, House Republicans leaders displayed a willful, implacable but ultimately failed resistance to protecting LGBT, immigrant, and Native American women from domestic violence.

President Obama campaigned and won convincingly on pursuing an energetic agenda for middle class progress, ending the war in Afghanistan, confronting the real threat of climate change, and agreeing on a balanced approach to reducing our national debt.

In an effort to break the gridlock in Congress, Rep. Welch co-founded the bipartisan 36-member "Problem Solvers" group that will work to find common ground on America's pressing challenges.

It's no secret that Washington is broken. Most issues are seen as ideological battles to be won rather than practical problems to be solved. Rep. Welch is working to change that.

America pays its bills. As Congress embarks on yet another round of political wrangling over the nation's debt ceiling, Rep. Welch is fighting to put an end to it. He is pushing to reinstate the Gephardt Rule, which sets the debt ceiling at the amount required to pay for the budget passed by Congress, thereby ending the debt ceiling drama and the economic uncertainty that goes with it.

Rep. Welch commemorated the one-year anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene with Vermonters in Woodstock, Pittsfield, Bartonsville and Randolph.

In meetings with Vermont small businesses after Tropical Storm Irene, Rep. Welch heard one recurring message: Federal disaster relief programs did not always meet their urgent needs.

Rep. Welch helped pass legislation to block the scheduled doubling of interest rates on Federal Direct Stafford Student Loans.

Vermont got good news on May 17th with the announcement by the Postal Service that the White River Junction mail sorting facility will remain open. The facility, which employees over 200 Vermonters, had been slated for closure but will be spared under a new plan announced by the Postmaster General.

With student loan debt topping one trillion dollars nationwide and Congress working to avoid a doubling of some student loan interest rates set for July, Rep. Welch is urging Vermonters to share their stories about student debt and college affordability on his website.