Press Releases
"There will be no more blank checks for the war"
Washington, DC -- Rep. Peter Welch issued the following statement on the President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget:
Washington, DC -- As a first step toward achieving accountability and oversight of the Bush Administration, Rep. Peter Welch questioned the interference in global warming science by Administration officials during a hearing of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.
Washington, DC -- As a first step toward achieving accountability and oversight of the Bush Administration, Rep. Peter Welch questioned the interference in global warming science by Administration officials during a hearing of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.
January 30, 2007 -- For decades, the issue of climate change has focused on a debate about the science. Today, overwhelming scientific research shows that global warming is real, it is urgent, and it requires immediate action. That consensus has not always been present, but now only a shrinking minority remains as skeptics.
Washington, DC -- Vermont Delegation Calls on Specialty Filaments to Explain Failure to Give Workers Notice
Washington, DC -- Vermont Delegation Calls on Specialty Filaments to Explain Failure to Give Workers Notice
WASHINGTON DC- Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Representative Peter Welch today called on Specialty Filaments to explain why the company failed to give workers notice of the plant closing as required by The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
Washington, DC -- Citing the vital role that COTS plays in the community, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Rep. Peter Welch hope an agreement between the parties can be reached.
The following letter was sent by the Vermont delegation to the COTS Board of Directors and UE Vermont today:
January 24, 2007