Representative Peter F. Welch's Public Statements

Biographical

Full Name: Peter F. Welch
Current Office: U.S. House - 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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5/06/13 Welch Calls For a House Vote on Marketplace Fairness Act Unknown 4/30/13 Letter to President Obama - Cuba Travel Policy Washington, DC 4/30/13 Letter to SEC Chairman Mary Jo White - Protect Consumers' Legal Rights Against Wall Street Unknown 4/26/13 Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry - Prioritize Human Rights in Mexico Washington, DC 4/26/13 Huffington Post - FAA Furlough Bill Passes House To Ease Air Travel Delays Washington, DC 4/26/13 The New York Times - G.O.P. Claims Victory as Bill to Curb Flight Delays Passes Washington, DC 4/25/13 Letter to Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security - Abandon Cross-Border Fee Proposal Unknown 4/25/13 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act Washington, DC 4/24/13 Reps. Mike Thompson, Ted Poe, Peter Welch, Chris Gibson Introduce Legislation to Spur Investments in Renewable Energy Projects Washington, DC 4/23/13 State Journal - McKinley, Welch Introduce Bipartisan Energy Efficiency Bill Unknown 4/23/13 Reps. McKinley and Welch Introduce Bipartisan Energy Efficiency Bill Unknown 4/22/13 Letter to Honorable Jack Kingston, Chairman, and Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services - Technical Education Act Washington, DC 4/20/13 Rutland Herald - Welch Gets Candid About Gun Control, Budget and Boston Marathon Attacks White River Junction, VT 4/19/13 Welch Statement on Events in Boston Unknown 4/19/13 Letter to Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Moran - National Endowment for the Humanities Funding Unknown 4/19/13 Welch Statement on Events in Boston Unknown 4/19/13 Letter to Chairman Simpson - National Endowment for the Arts Funding Unknown 4/19/13 Letter to Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Moran - National Environmental Education Act Programs Funding Unknown 4/18/13 Letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry - U.S.-Colombia Policy Unknown 4/16/13 Letter to Chairmam Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Kaptur - Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Funding Unknown 4/16/13 Welch and Latta Establish Bipartisan Group to Promote Rural Telecom Issues Unknown 4/15/13 Welch Statement on Events in Boston Unknown 4/15/13 Welch Statement on Events in Boston Unknown 4/10/13 Bipartisan Group of Legislators Introduce RFS Reform Act Washington, DC 4/10/13 Letter to Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton and Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield - Climate Change Unknown 4/10/13 Bloomberg - Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal U.S. Ethanol Law Unknown 4/10/13 WPTZ - NY, Vt. Reps to Push for Dairy Farm Worker Visas Unknown 4/09/13 With Congress Set to Debate Immigration Reform, Congressmen Welch, Owens, Hanna Introduce Bill to Help Dairy Farmers Secure a Stable Workforce Plattsburgh, NY 4/05/13 Leahy, Sanders, Welch, and Shumlin: $1.6 M. Disaster Grant Will Help Prevent Digital Isolation In Future Disasters Montpelier, VT 4/03/13 Letter to President Obama - Support of Commissioner Bart Chilton's Re-Nomination to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Washington, DC 3/28/13 Fox 44, ABC 22 - Stafford Student Loan Interest Rates Set to Double July 1st Unknown 3/28/13 Welch Renews Effort to Block July 1st Interest Rate Increase on Stafford Student Loans Unknown 3/21/13 Rep. Welch Pitches Energy Efficiency as a Way Forward on Climate Change Washington, DC 3/21/13 Letter to The United States Department of Justice Advisory Policy Board - Urging Stronger Action to Protect Sikh, Hindu, Arab-American Communities from Hate Crimes Washington, DC 3/20/13 Climate Change is Real Unknown 3/20/13 In Wake of JPMorgan Report, Lynch, Members of Congress Call for Immediate Implementation of Volcker Rule Washington, DC 3/19/13 Welch Introduces Two Bills to Boost Vermont Maple Industry Washington, DC 3/19/13 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 Unknown 3/13/13 With House Set to Again Debate Ryan Medicare Plan, Welch Introduces Bill to Save Medicare $156 Billion Washington, DC 3/12/13 Welch statement on Ryan "Groundhog Day' budget Washington, DC 3/06/13 Providing for Consideration of H.R. 933, Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Unknown 3/01/13 212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court Washington, DC 2/25/13 Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Vermont NeighborWorks Groups Garner $427,230 To Help Vermonters Find Affordable Rental Housing Unknown 2/22/13 As Sequester Looms, Welch Pushes Bill to Save Nearly $160 Billion and Strengthen Medicare Washington, DC 2/21/13 Welch Announces Bill to Protect Employee Privacy on Social Media Sites Washington, DC 2/20/13 As Vermonters Anticipate College Acceptance Letters, Welch Announces Bill to Simplify Financial Aid Application Washington, DC 2/20/13 MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript: Sequester at the Local Level Washington, DC 2/15/13 Letter to President Obama - Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Washington, DC 2/14/13 Members of Congress Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Level the Playing Field for Local Merchants Washington, DC 2/04/13 Welch Grant Supports New Veterans' Business Development Center Washington, DC