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Rep. Peter Welch sent out an e-mail with news that the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee promised to ask the Obama administration to halt plans for an expansion to the border crossing at Morses Line that would take land from the Rainville farm.
Rep. Peter Welch sent out an e-mail with news that the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee promised to ask the Obama administration to halt plans for an expansion to the border crossing at Morses Line that would take land from the Rainville farm.
During a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting today on Capitol Hill, committee chair Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.) called for Department of Homeland Security to halt plans to expand the border crossing at Morses Line in Franklin County.
Democratic Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont and two other House members are urging their colleagues to back legislation that would limit the fees banks charge merchants each time consumers swipe a debit card.
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers hopes to capitalize on surprise Senate support to give retailers more leverage over banks on the charges attached to debit-card transactions.
"The game has changed," Rep. Peter Welch (D., Vt.) said Tuesday. "Once we got that strong bipartisan vote it made a big difference."
Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced legislation this week to ban individuals and companies convicted of bribing foreign officials from contracting with the federal government.
The U.S. House of Representatives should support a Senate amendment to the financial overhaul bill that limits “swipe” fees charged to retailers who accept debit cards, a group of lawmakers told Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced legislation this week to ban individuals and companies convicted of bribing foreign officials from contracting with the federal government.
The U.S. House of Representatives should support a Senate amendment to the financial overhaul bill that limits “swipe” fees charged to retailers who accept debit cards, a group of lawmakers told Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers hopes to capitalize on surprise Senate support to give retailers more leverage over banks on the charges attached to debit-card transactions.
"The game has changed," Rep. Peter Welch (D., Vt.) said Tuesday. "Once we got that strong bipartisan vote it made a big difference."