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Welch calls Bush effort cut to children's health care ‘morally misguided'

August 20, 2007 Press Release

Washington, DC - Rep. Peter Welch issued the following statement in response to the Bush Administration's proposal last Friday evening to adopt new, restrictive standards for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP):

Issues:
Affordable Health Care for Every American

Children, senior, and physician reps join Welch to highlight health care expansion

August 6, 2007 Press Release
Burlington, VT - Representatives for Vermont's children, seniors, and physicians joined Rep. Peter Welch today to highlight major health care legislation which passed the U.S. House and U.S. Senate last week.
Issues:
Affordable Health Care for Every American

Children, senior, and physician reps join Welch to highlight health care expansion

August 5, 2007 Press Release

Burlington, VT - Representatives for Vermont's children, seniors, and physicians joined Rep. Peter Welch today to highlight major health care legislation which passed the U.S. House and U.S. Senate last week.

Welch held the press conference at the Community Health Center of Burlington after touring the center as part of National Health Center Week.

Issues:
Affordable Health Care for Every American

Welch secures carbon offset victory in House energy bill

August 4, 2007 Press Release
Successfully amends legislation with Sen. Sanders' higher education energy and efficiency initiativeWashington, DC - Rep. Peter Welch, who became the only carbon-neutral congressional office in February, successfully included a carbon offsets program in comprehensive energy legislation which passed the Housethis evening.
Issues:
Clean Energy and Lower Bills

Welch secures carbon offset victory in House energy bill

August 3, 2007 Press Release

Successfully amends legislation with Sen. Sanders' higher education energy and efficiency initiative

Issues:
Clean Energy and Lower Bills

Welch supports health care expansion to millions of low-income children, prevents cut in fees for Vt physicians, expands Medicare services for seniors

August 1, 2007 Press Release

Washington, DC - Rep. Peter Welch voted to reauthorize the Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act tonight, which will provide health care to an additional 5 million low-income children, prevent a pending cut in reimbursements for physicians, and expand access to prescription drugs and prevention services for seniors.

Issues:
Affordable Health Care for Every American

Welch supports health care expansion to millions of low-income children, prevents cut in fees for Vt physicians, expands Medicare services for seniors

August 1, 2007 Press Release
Washington, DC - Rep. Peter Welch voted to reauthorize the Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act tonight, which will provide health care to an additional 5 million low-income children, prevent a pending cut in reimbursements for physicians, and expand access to prescription drugs and prevention services for seniors.
Issues:
Affordable Health Care for Every American

Welch supports House Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

July 30, 2007 Press Release
Continues legislative advocacy for veterans and servicemembersWashington, DC - The U.S. House is scheduled this evening to pass the Veterans Health Care Improvement Act, co-sponsored by Rep. Peter Welch, which continues reforms to improve the care given to veterans and servicemembers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Issues:
Affordable Health Care for Every American, Common Sense Gun Safety Reform

Welch supports House Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

July 29, 2007 Press Release

Continues legislative advocacy for veterans and servicemembers

Washington, DC - The U.S. House is scheduled this evening to pass the Veterans Health Care Improvement Act, co-sponsored by Rep. Peter Welch, which continues reforms to improve the care given to veterans and servicemembers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Issues:
Affordable Health Care for Every American, Common Sense Gun Safety Reform

Farm Bill makes long-overdue progress, preserves MILC, begins necessary reform says Welch

July 27, 2007 Press Release
Welch successfully amends bill to support local foods in schools; receives critical commitment from Ag Chair that cost of production be considered in the price of milkWashington, DC - Rep. Peter Welch supported the U.S. House-passed 2007 Farm Bill today, which makes "long-overdue progress, provides a starting point for necessary farm policy reforms," he says.
Issues:
Creating Good Jobs and Rebuilding America’s Middle Class

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