Press Releases
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 milk
Washington, 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.
By Rep. Peter Welch
When the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite in 1957, the United States Congress responded with a peaceful counterstrike: the National Defense Education Act. This Cold War-era response was intended to stimulate educational advancement and new opportunity around the country.
Wage hike will give workers a long-overdue raise, levels playing-field with Vermont
Washington, DC - Rep. Peter Welch issued the following statement in anticipation of the first increase in the minimum wage in a decade on Tuesday.
Expansion to help address Vermont's nursing shortage
Washington, DC - Rep. Peter Welch has secured $200,000 for Norwich University's Nursing Program, allowing the program to expand by fifty-percent.
Bipartisan measure averts ‘devastating cut to Vermont hospitals'
Washington, DC - Rep. Peter Welch successfully steered an amendment through preliminary approval in the U.S. House today which will save Vermonters millions of dollars in health care costs by preventing $35 million in Medicare cuts to Vermont hospitals.