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Representative Peter F. Welch's Public Statements on Education

Peter Welch
Full Name: Peter F. Welch
Office: U.S. House (VT) - At-Large, Democratic
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Margaret Cheney; 5 Children, 3 Stepchildren
Birth Date: 05/02/1947
Birth Place: Springfield, MA
Home City: Norwich, VT
Religion: Catholic

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April 19, 2013 Letter to Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Moran - National Environmental Education Act Programs Funding Unknown
April 30, 2012 At UVM, Welch Issues Call for Student Debt Stories to Educate Congress Washington, DC
March 5, 2012 Vermont Wins $3.4 Million for Head Start Education Unknown
Oct. 28, 2011 Letter to John Kline, Chairman, Committee on Education & Workforce Washington, DC
July 20, 2011 Make It in America Washington, DC
April 28, 2011 Delegation Preserves a Role, Secures Funds For VSAC Unknown
May 13, 2010 Welch Introduces Bill to Help Veterans and Military Personnel Transfer Education Benefits Unknown
March 21, 2010 Providing For Consideration Of Senate Amendments To H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009, And Providing For Consideration Of H.R. 4872, Health Care And Education Reconciliation Act Of 2010 Washington, DC
Sept. 17, 2009 Welch Supports, House Passes Bill To Make College More Affordable To Middle Class Families Washington, DC
June 18, 2009 Joint Hearing Of The Subcommittee On Communications, Technology And The Internet And The Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade, And Consumer Protection Of The House Committee On Energy And Commerce - Behavioral Advertising: Industry Practices And Consumers... Washington, DC
March 4, 2009 Hearing of the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee of the House Veterans Affairs Committee - Veterans Jobs Bills Washington, DC
Sept. 29, 2008 Chronicle of Higher Education - Washington's New College-Cost Crusader Washington, DC
Sept. 18, 2008 No Child Left Inside Act of 2008 Washington, DC
Sept. 8, 2008 Welch Opening Statement from College Endowment Roundtable with Sen. Grassley Washington, DC
Sept. 8, 2008 The New York Times - College Presidents Defend Rising Tuition, but Lawmakers Sound Skeptical Unknown
Nov. 6, 2007 Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3043, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act ... Washington, DC
July 24, 2007 Helping a New Generation of Vermonters Afford a College Education Unknown
July 19, 2007 Department Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 Washington, DC
July 17, 2007 Providing For Consideration Of H.R. 3043, Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies Appropriations Act... Washington, DC
April 24, 2007 Providing For Consideration Of H.R. 362, 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science And Math Scholarship Act Washington, DC
Jan. 17, 2007 College Student Relief Act of 2007 Washington, DC
Jan. 1, 2012 Issue Position: Education Unknown
Issue Position: Education Unknown

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