Press Releases
Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement late Tuesday in response to President Obama's State of the Union address:
"Tonight, President Obama set the right tone for the new Congress. He said what Vermonters have always known: political progress requires even the most intense debates to be civil and respectful.
The Vermont congressional delegation today introduced legislation to let the state implement a single-payer health care system that could become a model for the nation.
The Vermont congressional delegation today introduced legislation to let the state implement a single-payer health care system that could become a model for the nation.
Calling on his colleagues to put progress before politics, Rep. Peter Welch on Thursday voted against repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Welch argued that turning back the clock on the health care reform would take away vital protections for Vermont families while adding $230 billion to the deficit.
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) on Wednesday was named a Chief Deputy Whip for House Democrats by Minority Whip Steny Hoyer.
Calling on his colleagues to put progress before politics, Rep. Peter Welch on Thursday voted against repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Welch argued that turning back the clock on the health care reform would take away vital protections for Vermont families while adding $230 billion to the deficit.
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) on Wednesday was named a Chief Deputy Whip for House Democrats by Minority Whip Steny Hoyer.
Flanking Gov. Peter Shumlin at a Statehouse press conference, the Vermont congressional delegation today announced federal legislation to let states in 2014 provide better health care at less cost.
Flanking Gov. Peter Shumlin at a Statehouse press conference, the Vermont congressional delegation today announced federal legislation to let states in 2014 provide better health care at less cost.
In a bid to stem rising oil and gas prices, Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) is leading an effort in the House to urge the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to crack down on energy market speculation.