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As President Obama took to the airwaves Monday night to announce a deal to extend the Bush tax cuts, Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) called the plan "fiscally irresponsible" and "grossly unfair."
As fuel prices in Vermont and throughout the country rise to levels not seen since the 2008 price spike, Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced Thursday that he will seek to clamp down on energy speculation in the next Congress.
As Congress considers how to get the nation's fiscal house in order, Rep. Peter Welch will host a statewide telephone town hall meeting Tuesday night to seek input from Vermonters about how to cut the deficit.
As President Obama took to the airwaves Monday night to announce a deal to extend the Bush tax cuts, Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) called the plan "fiscally irresponsible" and "grossly unfair."
As Congress considers how to get the nation's fiscal house in order, Rep. Peter Welch will host a statewide telephone town hall meeting Tuesday night to seek input from Vermonters about how to cut the deficit.
The Vermont congressional delegation today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will further postpone a pending reduction in food stamp benefits for 16,000 Vermonters. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep.
Following announcements by two newly-elected governors that their states no longer intend to use federal high-speed rail funding, Vermont's congressional delegation today called on Transportation Sec. Raymond LaHood to reallocate a portion of the funding to Vermont's proposed Western Corridor project.
The Vermont congressional delegation today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will further postpone a pending reduction in food stamp benefits for 16,000 Vermonters. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep.
Following announcements by two newly-elected governors that their states no longer intend to use federal high-speed rail funding, Vermont's congressional delegation today called on Transportation Sec. Raymond LaHood to reallocate a portion of the funding to Vermont's proposed Western Corridor project.
Rep. Peter Welch voted to extend tax cuts for middle- and lower-income Americans on Thursday, while blasting Republican maneuvers to hold legislative business hostage as the party fights for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.