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At the Allen Brothers Farm today, Rep. Peter Welch outlined a plan to help Vermont farmers devastated by Tropical Storm Irene get back on their feet.
Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) issued the following statements after the Commodities Future Trading Commission announced a final rule on position limits on energy market speculators.
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) is leading 36 House Democrats in urging the so-called Super Committee – which is tasked with finding $1.5 billion in budget savings by November 23rd – to find savings by ending wasteful subsidies to the oil industry. Such a move would save up to $122 billion over the next ten years.
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) is leading 36 House Democrats in urging the so-called Super Committee – which is tasked with finding $1.5 billion in budget savings by November 23rd – to find savings by ending wasteful subsidies to the oil industry. Such a move would save up to $122 billion over the next ten years.
Vermont's Congressional Delegation – Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I) and Representative Peter Welch (D) – Thursday announced a $7.4 million federal loan for electric power grid improvements, including new "smart meter" components, in Washington, Orange and Caledonia Counties. The U.S.
Amid widespread outrage over new debit card fees charged by Bank of America and other big banks, Chief Deputy Whip Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and House colleagues on Thursday called on Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether big banks are coordinating their fee strategies in violation of federal anti-trust laws.
Vermont's Congressional Delegation – Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I) and Representative Peter Welch (D) – Thursday announced a $7.4 million federal loan for electric power grid improvements, including new "smart meter" components, in Washington, Orange and Caledonia Counties. The U.S.
Amid widespread outrage over new debit card fees charged by Bank of America and other big banks, Chief Deputy Whip Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and House colleagues on Thursday called on Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether big banks are coordinating their fee strategies in violation of federal anti-trust laws.
Rep. Peter Welch is leading a bipartisan group of House members calling on the House Small Business Committee to preserve the Small Business Innovation and Research program (SBIR), which has supported job creation in innovative industries for almost three decades.
Rep. Peter Welch is leading a bipartisan group of House members calling on the House Small Business Committee to preserve the Small Business Innovation and Research program (SBIR), which has supported job creation in innovative industries for almost three decades.
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Rep. Peter Welch said he first heard complaints about ethanol additives to gasoline and the $6 billion subsidies that support them from small-business owners in Vermont.
By Bob Kinzel
(Host) Congressman Peter Welch is calling for an end to all federal subsidies for the ethanol industry.
Welch says a federal mandate that requires gasoline to contain 10 percent ethanol is driving up grain costs to farmers and is undermining the recreational boat industry.
VPR's Bob Kinzel reports:
Rep. Peter Welch said he first heard complaints about ethanol additives to gasoline and the $6 billion subsidies that support them from small-business owners in Vermont.
By Bob Kinzel
(Host) Congressman Peter Welch is calling for an end to all federal subsidies for the ethanol industry.
Welch says a federal mandate that requires gasoline to contain 10 percent ethanol is driving up grain costs to farmers and is undermining the recreational boat industry.
VPR's Bob Kinzel reports:
In Washington, "delay" is too often code for "derail." Wink, wink. Consumers should not be fooled: The Senate bill is nothing short of a polite way of killing consumer-friendly swipe-fee reforms.
In Washington, "delay" is too often code for "derail." Wink, wink. Consumers should not be fooled: The Senate bill is nothing short of a polite way of killing consumer-friendly swipe-fee reforms.
Vermont Democratic Rep. Peter Welch and Utah Republican Jason Chaffetz brought their case for ending the war in Afghanistan directly to Vermonters Tuesday in a statewide telephone conference call.