Delegation announces $930,000 loan to Jasper Hill Farms in Greensboro, supporting value-added agriculture in Vermont and state’s growing cheese industry

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Vermont’s congressional delegation – Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch – today announced a $930,000 federal loan guarantee to Jasper Hill Farms in Greensboro. The funds will support 20 existing jobs and create 14 new ones. Approved by U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA RD), the loan guarantee will be used to finalize construction of two un...

Welch and colleagues urge Obama to use strategic oil reserve to ease gas prices

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Citing Wall Street speculators' use of Iranian posturing to drive gas prices higher than ever for this time of year, Rep. Peter Welch and two House colleagues today wrote President Obama to encourage him to devise an "aggressive strategy" to use the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to help struggling Vermonters and protect the economic recovery. Welch wrote to the President wi...

Delegation introduces bill to extend vital safety net for Vermont dairy farmers

Friday, 17 February 2012

Vermont's congressional delegation – Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch – has introduced legislation to extend a vital safety net that helps dairy farmers ride out downturns in milk prices. Without action, dairy farmers could face a severe drop in support from the MILC safety net come September 1st. The MILC Continuation Act of 2012 would ex...

Welch introduces bill to expand nationwide heating assistance program

Thursday, 16 February 2012

With unrest in the Middle East driving oil prices higher and record high demand for heating assistance, Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) has introduced legislation to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Welch spoke about the bill at a recent Capitol Hill press conference. To see video of his remarks, CLICK HERE. The Energy Assistance for American Families Ac...

Welch unveils bipartisan legislation to create nationwide energy efficiency program

Monday, 13 February 2012

Rep. Peter Welch today unveiled bipartisan legislation to create a nationwide energy efficiency program that will create jobs, save homeowners money and reduce carbon emissions. The Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act will provide rebates to homeowners who invest in energy efficiency improvements. Homeowners who demonstrate a 20 percent energy savings will receive a $2,000 rebate. For every 5 percent in...

VPR: 'Delegation Wants To Extend MILC Program For Farmers'

Monday, 20 February 2012

Vermont's congressional delegation has introduced a bill to extend a program that provides payments to dairy farmers to help weather fluctuating milk prices. The delegation says that in September, farmers could face a severe drop in support from the Milk Income Loss Contract program if no action is taken. The legislation would extend the program for one year at current levels. Farmers now ge...

Rutland Herald: 'Delegation urges deportation hold'

Friday, 17 February 2012

Vermont's congressional delegation sent a letter asking the Department of Homeland Security to reconsider its policy on marriage-based immigration petitions for same-sex couples, specifically Frances Herbert and Takako Ueda, who live in Dummerston. Herbert and Ueda are married in Vermont, but because their marriage is not recognized by the department, Ueda, a native of Japan whose student visa expired in July, is...

Rutland Herald: 'Obama backs Welch energy rebate legislation'

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Rep. Peter Welch announced new legislation Monday that would provide a rebate to homeowners who invest in energy-efficiency projects for their homes. The Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act is based on Welch's Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, which passed the House in May 2010 but stalled in the Senate. Welch said he hopes the HOMES Act will provide a bipartisan co...

Burlington Free Press: 'Vermont delegation opposes LIHEAP cuts'

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Vermont's congressional delegation pledged to renew the fight for low-income heating aid following release of President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 budget proposal on Monday. The spending plan would provide $3 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps families offset some of their heating and cooling costs. The request is $450 million more than Obama requested last year, but Ve...

Burlington Free Press: 'Rep. Welch announces progress on U.S. efficiency bill'

Monday, 13 February 2012

Homeowners who make their dwellings more energy efficient would get rebates under a bill-in-progress, Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said Monday in South Burlington. Welch, the bill's author, said he anticipates bipartisan sponsorship and support for the measure because it offers help to homeowners as they face "a wicked burden" in heating bills, as well as benefiting local contractors and American manufacturers. No ne...

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