Press Releases
Washington, DC -- Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Representative Peter Welch sent a letter today to Federal Emergency Management Agency Director David Paulison, urging the agency to be prepared for a possible flood in Montpelier.
The following letter (also attached) was sent by the Vermont delegation to Paulison today:
March 12, 2007
"The cost of war must include caring for the warrior."
Washington, DC -- Rep. Peter Welch today continued his efforts to assure oversight of the Bush Administration's plan to care for returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan after reports of intolerable outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center last week.
"The cost of war must include caring for the warrior."
Washington, DC -- Rep. Peter Welch today continued his efforts to assure oversight of the Bush Administration's plan to care for returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan after reports of intolerable outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center last week.
"We have an obligation to the soldiers we send off to war to assure that they have the services they need and deserve upon their return."
Colchester, VT -- Rep. Peter Welch today visited with local health care providers for veterans to assess readiness for returning soldiers.
"We have an obligation to the soldiers we send off to war to assure that they have the services they need and deserve upon their return."
Colchester, VT -- Rep. Peter Welch today visited with local health care providers for veterans to assess readiness for returning soldiers.
ST. ALBANS, Vt.-- One of the first congressional hearings setting the stage for Congress's rewrite of a new multi-year Farm Bill has been set for March 12 in Vermont, at the request of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D).
"The United States is not meeting its obligation to these injured veterans."
Burlington, VT -- Rep. Peter Welch has asked Chairman Henry Waxman to open an investigation into reports of "appalling and unacceptable reports" of outpatient care for our veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in The Washington Post.
"The United States is not meeting its obligation to these injured veterans."
Burlington, VT -- Rep. Peter Welch has asked Chairman Henry Waxman to open an investigation into reports of "appalling and unacceptable reports" of outpatient care for our veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in The Washington Post.
The measure passed with bipartisan support, 246 to 182, after a 36-hour, week-long debate.