Press Releases
Reps. Peter Welch and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) on Thursday launched the bipartisan Congressional Affordable Medicines Caucus. Welch and Emerson cofounded the caucus to garner bipartisan support to make prescription drugs more affordable and rein in skyrocketing health care costs.
The Department of Defense today committed more than $2.1 million for a one-year extension of a Vermont National Guard outreach program to help veterans returning from deployments in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
Reps. Peter Welch and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) on Thursday launched the bipartisan Congressional Affordable Medicines Caucus. Welch and Emerson cofounded the caucus to garner bipartisan support to make prescription drugs more affordable and rein in skyrocketing health care costs.
On Monday May 9th, Rep. Peter Welch will host the 30th Annual Congressional Art Competition, first initiated by then Rep. Jim Jeffords in 1981.
This year's competition, features artwork from 165 Vermont high school students from 35 different schools statewide.
Rep. Peter Welch, along with Rep. Bill Owens (D-N.Y.), introduced legislation this week to help dairy farmers meet their labor needs. The H-2A Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 1720) would allow dairy farmers access to the H-2A visa program, which other sectors of agriculture currently use to hire foreign workers.
On Monday May 9th, Rep. Peter Welch will host the 30th Annual Congressional Art Competition, first initiated by then Rep. Jim Jeffords in 1981.
This year's competition, features artwork from 165 Vermont high school students from 35 different schools statewide.