Press Releases
Rep. Peter Welch spent Saturday morning fishing on Lake Champlain to encourage Vermonters to get out and enjoy all the lake and local businesses have to offer. Lake and recreational related business has been slow due to the unusually wet spring in Vermont.
At a Lake Bomoseen press conference on Thursday, Rep. Peter Welch joined Vermont sportsmen and small business owners in calling for an end to ethanol subsidies, which costs taxpayers $6 billion annually, drive up food prices and cause damage to small engines such as those used in boats, motorcycles and lawnmowers.
Vermont's congressional delegation on Tuesday sent a letter to President Barack Obama supporting the addition of Washington and Caledonia Counties to Vermont's federal disaster declaration request.
Vermont's congressional delegation on Tuesday sent a letter to President Barack Obama supporting the addition of Washington and Caledonia Counties to Vermont's federal disaster declaration request.
On Tuesday, May 31th Rep. Welch will be holding a telephone town hall meeting to hear from Vermonters about the future of the war in Afghanistan and America's anti-terrorism policy. Please join him to ask questions, voice your concerns and share your ideas.
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Vermont's congressional delegation tonight sent a letter to President Barack Obama supporting Gov. Peter Shumlin's request for federal disaster assistance in the wake of severe flooding across Vermont.
The delegation letter sought help "in the wake of unprecedented rainfall, spring runoff and turbulent storms that included high winds and hail."
On Tuesday, May 31th Rep. Welch will be holding a telephone town hall meeting to hear from Vermonters about the future of the war in Afghanistan and America's anti-terrorism policy. Please join him to ask questions, voice your concerns and share your ideas.
Here are the details: