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August 1, 2008
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Program will assist veterans with job training after military serviceWelch supports, House passes record funding for veteran careWashington, DC - The U.S. House passed legislation authored by Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) to help expand employment opportunities for our nation's veterans.
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July 31, 2008
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Includes initiative to reduce barriers for training nursesWashington, D.C. - The U.S. House has approved a House-Senate conference report on college affordability legislation that includes provisions authored by Rep. Peter Welch (VT-AL) to address college affordability and expand training opportunities for nurses. President Bush is expected to sign the bill into law.
July 31, 2008
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Washington, D.C. - Rep. Peter Welch today issued the following statement following Exxon Mobil's announcement that its second quarter profits soared to $11.68 billion, $1,500 each second, the largest quarterly profit by a U.S.
July 30, 2008
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Washington, DC - Today President Bush signed a housing bill that creates a landmark affordable housing program with a provision Rep. Peter Welch worked to include that guarantees small states like Vermont receive a share of the funding.
July 30, 2008
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Springfield, VT - Rep. Peter Welch joined representatives from the Southern Vermont Health and Recreation Center (SVHRC) to announce $121,000 in federal funding he recently secured.
July 30, 2008
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Washington, DC - Rep. Peter Welch (VT-AL) today backed H.R. 3221, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, to provide funding for a landmark affordable housing fund, help Vermont homeowners struggling with the mortgage crisis, a
July 30, 2008
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Washington, D.C. - Rep. Peter Welch (VT-AL) supported and the House passed H.R. 6532, the Highway Trust Fund Restoration Act, to address a projected shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund and restore more than $8 billion in federal funding for states.
July 30, 2008
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Washington, DC - Today President Bush signed a housing bill that creates a landmark affordable housing program with a provision Rep. Peter Welch worked to include that guarantees small states like Vermont receive a share of the funding.
July 30, 2008
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Fuel prices are on everyone's mind. Just last month, over 4,000 Vermonters joined me for a telephone Town Hall meeting on this issue. The price of fuel dominates the discussion at every "Congress in Your Community" I hold in towns across Vermont. And
July 30, 2008
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Washington, D.C. - Republicans in the U.S. House blocked anti-oil speculation legislation today.Rep. Peter Welch (VT-AL) began advocating for legislation to crack down on price speculation in the energy markets last fall after hearing from local fuel dealers that an unregulated energy market, created by the Enron Loophole, was artificially inflating fuel prices.