Welch brings the stories of struggling Vermonters to Congress
For immediate release Mar. 8, 2012 Contact Scott Coriell Office: 202.225.4115 Cell: 202.689.5352 WASHINGTON DC – With Congress beginning to draft the federal budget for fiscal year 2013, Rep. Peter Welch today brought stories of struggling Vermonters to the House Budget Committee to highlight the demand for heating assistance, the need to crack down on [...]
Welch presses top regulator to crack down on Wall Street speculators driving up gas prices
For immediate release Feb. 29, 2012 Contact Scott Coriell Office: 202.225.4115 Cell: 202.689.5352 WASHINGTON DC – Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today pressed the head of the agency tasked with regulating energy market speculation to crack down on Wall Street speculators who are driving gas prices higher and higher. Welch questioned Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC) [...]
Welch tells Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of VT’s struggles
For immediate release Jan. 24, 2012 Contact Scott Coriell Office: (202) 225- 4115 WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Peter Welch today brought to the attention of the nation’s top consumer advocate – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray – a number cases where Vermonters are struggling under unfair treatment by large financial institutions. President [...]
Fairbanks: Government and business
Why do we keep thinking businesspeople are somehow particularly equipped to run a government?
Keelan: Message to Bernie, excessive compensation abounds outside Wall Street
Bernie, I’ll be the first to admit that I have little knowledge as to what a movie star, football coach or a professional baseball player should be compensated. Compensating someone with millions of dollars for 165 baseball games, a dozen or so football games or appearing for 30 minutes in a 90-minute movie is outside of my skill set.
Sanders: Wall Street plays secret oil games
Wall Street doesn’t want the American people to know the extent to which speculators keep oil prices artificially high and the great damage that does to our economy. After the information became public, it was suggested that some on Wall Street may stop trading in the oil futures market. Good!
Sanders Supports Obama on Bank Regulation, faults Fed Chairman for Inaction
WASHINGTON, January 21 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after President Obama proposed tough new restrictions on the size and activities of the nation’s largest financial institutions: “President Obama’s proposal is a major step forward to limit the greed and reckless behavior of Wall Street that has caused so much damage [...]
