Press Releases
January 2, 2008
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Brattleboro, VT - Today Rep. Peter Welch announced $235,000 in federal funding for the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program of Windham County at Youth Services in Brattleboro. The funding will allow the program to expand its highly successful youth mentoring program.
December 21, 2007
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Washington, DC - Rep. Peter Welch today announced he has nominated 22 Vermont high school students to military service academies.
December 18, 2007
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Legislation puts into gear a new energy policyWashington, DC - Rep. Peter Welch supported and Congress has passed the first increase in automobile mileage standards since 1975 as part of a major energy bill that boosts energy efficiency and renewable energy.
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December 17, 2007
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162 Vermonters owed an average refund of $460 deemed undeliverable by IRSWashington, DC - Today, Rep. Peter Welch released information on his website to help Vermonters who are owed tax refunds by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).CLICK HERE to see if you are owed funds by the IRS.
December 17, 2007
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House Monday joins Senate in approving compact, president expected to signWashington, DC - Legislation to approve an international compact allowing first responders to cross the U.S.-Canada border and provide mutual assistance more effectively in times of emergency or national disaster crossed the final hurdle on its way to the President's desk for signature Monday when the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously agreed to pass the measure. Vermont's senior senator, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), first introduced the legislation to enact the International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding (IEMAMOU), and it was passed by the Senate in October. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led efforts in the House to swiftly pass the same resolution before Congress's December recess.
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December 14, 2007
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Washington, DC - The Vermont congressional delegation has been assured by the Martin Luther King Foundation that American granite will be used in a monument to the civil rights leader in the nation's capital.
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December 13, 2007
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Washington, D.C. - Rep. Peter Welch today announced the promotion and hiring of new staff in his Vermont and Washington, D.C. offices.
December 8, 2007
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he people of Vermont gave a 60-foot tall Balsam Fir to the Capitol this year, the fifth time that the Green Mountain State has provided the Capitol Christmas tree.
December 6, 2007
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Legislation charts new energy future, boosting auto efficiency and renewable energyWashington, DC - As Vermonters feel the pinch of record high fuel and energy prices, Rep. Peter Welch today hailed the House passage of a historic energy bill "charting a new energy future."
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December 4, 2007
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Washington, DC- As Vermont dug out from the season's first major winter snow storm and temperatures plunged below freezing, emergency legislation to provide $1 billion for home heating assistance was introduced today in the Senate by Senators Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy and in the House of Representatives by Congressman Peter Welch.