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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.
Rep. Peter Welch issued the following statement Saturday in response to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a fellow member of the House class of 2006.
Rep. Peter Welch issued the following statement Saturday in response to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a fellow member of the House class of 2006.
Citing the real-world impact of repealing the new health care law, Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) on Friday voted against the procedural motion setting rules of debate for the law's proposed repeal.
Citing the real-world impact of repealing the new health care law, Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) on Friday voted against the procedural motion setting rules of debate for the law's proposed repeal.
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the House Rules Committee Thursday to assail efforts to add $230 billion to the deficit while taking away preventive care from vulnerable seniors.
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the House Rules Committee Thursday to assail efforts to add $230 billion to the deficit while taking away preventive care from vulnerable seniors.
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and 63 other House Democrats on Wednesday filed four amendments to legislation intended to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Rep. Peter Welch on Wednesday was sworn in to his third term as Vermont's sole representative to the U.S. House.
"It is truly an honor to represent the people of Vermont in Congress. It is my solemn responsibility to fight for Vermonters day in and day out, to engage them in the critical debates of our time and to do all I can to help them succeed," Welch said.
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and 63 other House Democrats on Wednesday filed four amendments to legislation intended to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.