Welch appointed to House leadership team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 19, 2011 CONTACT: Paul Heintz 202.226.8346 (o) 202.577.7970 (c) WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) on Wednesday was named a Chief Deputy Whip for House Democrats by Minority Whip Steny Hoyer. “I am honored by this appointment and will use it to fight for common sense policies that create [...]
Release + Video: Welch votes against repealing health care law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 19, 2011 CONTACT: Paul Heintz 202.226.8346 (o) 202.577.7970 (c) WASHINGTON, DC – Calling on his colleagues to put progress before politics, Rep. Peter Welch on Thursday voted against repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Welch argued that turning back the clock on the health care reform would take [...]
Welch calls on FDA to investigate “natural” syrup product
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, September 8, 2010 CONTACT: Paul Heintz 202.226.8346 (o) 202.577.7970 (c) Welch calls on FDA to investigate “natural” syrup product BURLINGTON, VT – Rep. Peter Welch on Wednesday called on the Food and Drug Administration to investigate a new syrup product that appears to violate FDA labeling rules. The “All Natural Syrup” [...]
70 percent of Welch’s earmarks were for military expenditures in 2008, 2009
More than $49M directed to defense companies and the Vermont National Guard in two-year period Please note: This is the first in a series of stories about federal budget earmarks (also known as appropriations requests) made by Vermont’s congressional delegation. Like his compatriots in Congress, Rep. Peter Welch, Vermont’s second-term Democratic congressman, brings home the [...]
