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“The Home Star Energy Retrofit Act is a common sense bill that will create jobs, save consumers money, and strengthen our economy… I particularly want to thank Congressman Peter Welch of Vermont for all of his hard work on this issue. " - Statement from President Obama, May 6, 2010
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Vt. Lawmakers Seek Blackwater Probe
11/16/2009By NEAL P. GOSWAMI
BENNINGTON -- Rep. Peter Welch is asking a U.S. House committee to launch an investigation into a private security firm operating in Iraq after bribery allegations surfaced Wednesday in a media report.
Welch: Health Care Reform in the 7th Inning
11/8/2009Democrats in Congress narrowly passed a health care bill Saturday night. It now moves on to the Senate.
Vermont Representative Peter Welch called the vote historic and says it advances health care further than its ever been since medicaid was established forty-five years ago.
Welch Defends Health Care Stance
10/18/2009By BRENT CURTIS Staff Writer
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – Rep. Peter Welch heard almost as many complaints from supporters of health care reform as he did from its opponents during a public forum Saturday.
Health Care Debated
10/11/2009By Dan McLean, Free Press Staff Writer • Sunday, October 11, 2009
WILLISTON —Before announcing he was heading to a youth soccer game, an Essex Junction man stood in the rear of Williston Central School’s auditorium and shouted his opposition to health care reform, citing his “First Amendment right to speech.”
People waiting for Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., to take the stage, attempted to quiet him with shouts of their own: “We are here to learn” and “You are not the speaker today.”
Welch, Store Owner Push Credit Card Reform in D.C.
10/9/2009WASHINGTON -- Plastic is slowly bleeding Kathy Miller and the Elmore Store to death.
Miller -- a guest of Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. -- urged the House Committee on Financial Services on Thursday to crack down on unfair credit-card swipe fees paid by small businesses.
The Man of the House: Peter Welch
10/8/2009By Shay Totten [9.16.09]
Now that Congress is back in session, members are getting down to the business of health care reform.
Vermont is well positioned in both chambers thanks to the key committee assignments held by Rep. Peter Welch (D) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I).
No rest: Welch meets voters during break
9/8/2009Welch Visits Bellows Falls Health Center
8/25/2009By Howard Weiss-Tisman
BELLOWS FALLS -- Vermont’s newest federally qualified health center got a visit Monday from one of the program’s biggest supporters.
Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., toured the Rockingham Medical Group in the morning.
Welch Unveils Plan to Expand SBA Loans
7/17/2009Burlington, Vermont - July 13, 2009
Congressman Peter Welch is introducing legislation this week he says will help cash-strapped small business owners.
Grant Unshackles Officers From Desks
7/8/2009U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., was in St. Albans City yesterday to present a $100,000 Community Oriented Police (COPS) grant that will enhance the city’s technological resources in its fight against drug crimes.
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