Official appearance schedule for Congressman Welch
Official appearance schedule for Congressman Welch
Vermont requests at least $30 million more for Irene Recovery
Leahy, Sanders and Welch wrote to Obama urging the president to grant the state’s request.
Welch bill to prevent Afghanistan from taxing U.S. aid coming to House floor tomorrow
A bill authored by Rep. Peter Welch to prevent the government of Afghanistan from taxing American companies delivering aid to the war-torn country will come before the U.S. House tomorrow.
Welch to take public questions on VPT call-in program
For release 5/14/12 Contact Ann Curran at (802) 655-8059, acurran@vpt.org or Jeff Vande Griek at (802) 655-8062, jeffv@vpt.org On Thursday, May 24, at 8 p.m. on the next Vermont Public Television “Report From Washington,” Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., will talk about key issues and take questions from the public. The one-hour program will be broadcast on VPT and webcast [...]
What’s in a congressional junket? Plane travel, hotels and meals — all gratis
Vermont’s three members of Congress — Leahy, Sanders and Welch — are relatively modest in their travel habits.
Welch brings Vermont student loan debt stories to Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 9, 2012 CONTACT Scott Coriell 202.225.4115 (o) 202.689.5352 (c) At pivotal moment, Welch brings Vermont student loan debt stories to Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the Senate failing yesterday to pass legislation to block the July 1stdoubling of some Stafford Student Loan interest rates, Rep. Peter Welch today brought the stories [...]
Speaker’s right-hand man heading for new challenges in D.C.
“I’m looking for a clone of Tom,” Smith said. He said Cheney was extremely important in the everyday operations of the legislative session, and his replacement will have big shoes to fill.
In Waterbury, Welch to continue post-Irene listening sessions
Last month, Rep. Peter Welch began a series of visits to small businesses to hear how federal disaster relief programs helped or failed them in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene. Welch will continue those visits tomorrow in Waterbury, one of the towns hardest hit by Irene.
Welch pushes for House vote on bill to save White River Junction postal facility
For immediate release April 26, 2012 Contact Scott Coriell Office: 202.225.4115 Cell: 202.689.5352 WASHINGTON D.C. – With Senate approval of postal reform legislation that would prevent the shuttering of the White River Junction mail sorting facility, attention now turns to the House of Representatives where Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) is urging leaders to take up [...]
Welch fights for extension of renewable energy tax credit
For immediate release April 25, 2012 Contact Scott Coriell Office: 202.225.4115 (o) Cell202.689.5352 (c) WASHINGTON D.C. – With an important tax credit integral to the growth of Vermont’s renewable energy industry set to expire at the end of the year, Rep. Peter Welch is fighting to extend it. At a Ways and Means Committee hearing [...]
