Press Releases
"I urge you to reject the President's proposal to cut funding for the Environmental Protection Agency."
Washington, DC -- Rep. Peter Welch has asked Committee on Budget Chairman John Spratt to restore Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding for important water quality programs in Vermont that were cut by the President's budget.
Welch sent a letter to his colleagues asking for support for the measure today.
"Four years into this war, it's time for Congress to challenge the President's open-ended commitment of U.S. troops to referee a civil war and provide a new course in Iraq."
Washington, DC -- Rep. Peter Welch is seeking to advance his Carbon Neutrality Act of 2007, H.R. 823, by asking for co-sponsorships from his House colleagues.
Welch sent a letter to his colleagues asking for support for the measure today.
"Four years into this war, it's time for Congress to challenge the President's open-ended commitment of U.S. troops to referee a civil war and provide a new course in Iraq."
The meeting was convened by Leahy, acting chairman of the committee.
The following letter (also attached) was sent by the Vermont delegation to Paulison today:
March 12, 2007
Washington, DC -- Washington, D.C. - Rep. Peter Welch joined Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders today for a Senate Agriculture Committee field hearing on the 2007 Farm Bill in Montpelier.
The meeting was convened by Leahy, acting chairman of the committee.
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.