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Congressman Peter Welch is working to solve problems across party lines.
If Rep. Peter Welch has his way biotechnology giant Amgen will have to make do without a $500 million gift awarded by Congress as part of the fiscal cliff bill that passed last month.
A bipartisan proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives would take back a drug company favor tucked into the legislation that averted the so-called fiscal cliff earlier this month.
A group of House Democrats accused Republicans of having "weaponized" the debt ceiling Wednesday, and are pushing to abolish it.
Congressman Peter Welch has joined a small, bi-partisan group of Senators and House members who want to change the political dialogue in Washington.
Back home in Vermont and Wisconsin, one of the most frequent questions we hear is: Why can't Congress work together and get something done?
Vermont Congressman Peter Welch is joining a bipartisan effort to break the gridlock in Congress.
It's a simple idea, but a tough challenge — trying to change attitudes in Washington D.C. and get Congress working again.