Welch renews push to tax online retailers
Welch says his legislation calls for a tax that is “due,” not “new.”
Leahy chairs first congressional hearing on gun control
In his opening statement and his later questioning of the witnesses, Leahy didn’t stake out a definitive position on a potential ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines,
Leahy three heartbeats away from the presidency
If Leahy takes over Appropriations, he would have to relinquish his chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee.
Stop the F-35 Coalition to pressure Leahy to hold public hearing
Members of Stop the F-35 Coalition have complained that Leahy has ignored the concerns of local residents and that the public process has not been democratic.
Leahy pushes email privacy bill out of Judiciary committee
Sen. Patrick Leahy successfully steered a favorable unanimous vote on electronic privacy legislation from the Senate Judiciary committee on Thursday, clearing another hurdle to updating a major decades-old privacy law.
Sunday chat on MSNBC: Welch critiques Obama, small business debate on cable TV panel
Welch said he was “astonished” by President Obama’s recent debate performance, describing it as a major missed opportunity.
Despite deep divisions in Congress, Welch says progress is possible on infrastructure, energy, debt
“When we don’t pass a budget it’s an indication that Congress is not functioning,” Welch told Rotarians.
Senate passes emergency highway aid provisions
The bill includes $1.9 billion in additional emergency highway money and a waiver that would lift the $100 million cap on funding that is crucial for rebuilding roads that were heavily damaged in Vermont by Tropical Storm Irene.
Universal health care plan could save $1.834 billion
Steve Klein, of the Joint Fiscal Office, said one of the primary goals of the report was to “put a stake in the ground for baseline growth.” Without reform, medical spending will go up 7 percent a year.
Welch seeks USDA funding for farms damaged by Irene
Tropical Storm Irene dumped 7 to 11 inches of rain on central and southern Vermont and left many farmers with mud-covered fields, dead livestock and drowned crops.
