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Rep. Peter Welch
Democrat • Vermont • 3rd Term • Sworn In 2007
- 20 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 37 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 50 of 440)
- 282 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 89 of 440) 7 Made Into Law (Ranks 45 of 440)
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- Rep. Paul Tonko
- Rep. Walter Jones
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Dan Boren
- Rep. Virginia Foxx
- Votes with party 92%
- Abstains: 2%
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Embattled U.S. Postal Service gets help from rural America
Democratic Representative Peter Welch of largely rural Vermont said the latest overtures marked a change from when many rural lawmakers and Democrats felt their opinions were ignored. "We've gone from basically no discussion and kind of a stonewall ...
Embattled U.S. Postal Service gets help from rural America
Democratic Representative Peter Welch of largely rural Vermont said the latest overtures marked a change from when many rural lawmakers and Democrats felt their opinions were ignored. "We've gone from basically no discussion and kind of a stonewall ...
Welch supports F-35 in Vermont
Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) says he supports bringing the F-35 fighter jet to South Burlington, but wants more study. The Vermont Air Guard is one of the contenders to host the new jets. The Air Force has asked for local input, and some, including the
Charlie Rangel’s Toughest Battle: Trying to Win a Majority Latino District
“I was one of the members of the ethics committee who voted for his censure, but he has paid his price,” Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) told The Daily Beast. Welch recently gave Rangel $1,000 for his reelection and described the Korean War veteran ...
Welch to host phone meeting with Vermonters on student loans
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont Congressman Peter Welch says he wants to hear from residents about their struggles with student loans. Congress is at loggerheads over how to avoid a July 1st doubling of interest rates on some Stafford Student Loans ...
The Morning Plum: The Obama campaign’s next attack on Mitt Romney
Note Dem Rep. Peter Welch’s point: By dropping their demand for a clean hike last time around, Dems have effectively ensured that they’ll be fighting this battle again mostly on GOP turf. Meanwhile, Republicans again have already signaled a ...
Vermont’s Military Mafia
But that is exactly what has happened in the Green Mountain State. Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders, Congressman Peter Welch, Governor Peter Shumlin, and Adjutant General Michael Dubie have teamed up to form what is effectively a ...
Welch to host Vt. phone meeting on student loans
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Congressman Peter Welch says he wants to hear from residents about their struggles with student loans. Congress is at loggerheads over how to avoid a July 1st doubling of interest rates on some Stafford Student Loans ...
Dems face debt-limit dilemma
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), who spearheaded the push for a clean increase, acknowledged the 2011 agreement has forced Democrats into a corner. Republicans, led by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), have laid out clear conditions for the next debt-limit ...
Welch Promotes Program To Help Veterans Run Small Businesses
Congressman Peter Welch hopes a partnership that's been helping Vermont National Guard members with their small business needs can become a model for the nation. It's hard enough to start or run a small business. But to do it while you're deployed in the .
Welch pushes business program for vets and soldiers
In a press conference Monday in Rutland, Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt) announced his plans to expand the program that assists military members in starting and running businesses upon return from a deployment. Welch has taken three trips to Afghanistan in
Facing Tough Campaign, Rangel Is Buoyed by House Colleagues’ Donations
Representative Peter Welch, a Vermont Democrat who was elected in 2006 with Mr. Rangel’s support, was one of the members of the ethics committee who voted to find Mr. Rangel guilty of the violations for which he was censured. Yet Mr. Welch ...
Representative Peter Welch 2011 - 2012
This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2011-2012 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals ...
Q&A with U.S. Rep. Bill Owens: Congressman introduces himself to potential Saratoga County constituents in newly redrawn 21st District
...than that, I vote with Republicans. I am talking the talk and walking the walk. I work very well with Chris Gibson, Paul Tonko, Peter Welch, Rich Hanna — we look at things on a regional basis. We had that very much occur during Irene when we worked ha
Leahy and Welch seek law for protection for women
...- Vermont U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch are calling on Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, which they claim is caught up in partisan politics in the U.S. House. Tronsgard-Scott said that since the act was first passed
Study: Most Tariff Bills Would Count as ‘Earmarks’
Among the Democrats who have bills on Camp’s list are Rep. Peter Welch (Vt.) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel (N.Y.). Camp’s fight has set off a debate within the Republican Conference over whether the limited ...
Vermont US Sen. Leahy and US Rep. Welch seek extension of protection for women
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch are calling on Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, which they claim is caught up in partisan politics in the U.S. House. A proposal that would ...
Vt. Congressman Hope To Reauthorize Domestic Violence Bill
Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressman Peter Welch say they're trying to extend a law that protects women from violence. Leahy and Welch plan a news conference later Friday afternoon to talk about efforts in Washington to reauthorize what they call the ...
Leahy, Welch seek protection of women
Vermont's U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch are going to be talking about their efforts to extend a law that protects women from violence. Leahy and Welch will talk Friday in Leahy's Burlington office about efforts in Washington to ...
Vt's Leahy, Welch seek protection of women
...Vt. (AP) - Vermont's U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch are going to be talking about their efforts to extend a law that protects women from violence. Leahy and Welch will talk Friday in Leahy's Burlington office about efforts in Washington to
Vt's Leahy, Welch seek protection of women
...Vt. (AP) - Vermont's U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch are going to be talking about their efforts to extend a law that protects women from violence. Leahy and Welch will talk Friday in Leahy's Burlington office about efforts in Washington to
Time for action at the federal level
We ask you, and we will ask Rep. Peter Welch as well, to sponsor legislation to repeal Price Anderson and to let the market decide whether nuclear power is a good economic bet or not. Even if you are initially unsuccessful, this is a necessary ...
Deportation threat lifted for lesbian Vt. couple
The delegation released a joint statement on Tuesday from the two senators, Democrat Patrick Leahy and independent Bernie Sanders, as well as Vermont's lone U.S. House member, Democratic Rep. Peter Welch. ""We welcome this remedy that for now will offer a
Deportation threat lifted from local couple
...called "deferred action" for Ueda came from U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.; U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. "We welcome this remedy that for now will offer a measure of "Ms. Ueda now will be able to apply to USCIS for a
Vermont lesbian couple win stay of deportation
...senators, Democrat Patrick Leahy and independent Bernie Sanders, as well as Vermonts U.S. House member, Democratic Rep. Peter Welch. We welcome this remedy that for now will offer a measure of common sense and compassion for this Vermont couple, the sta
Same-sex couple gets a break from immigration — for now
Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., “announced a breakthrough that will bring certainty and stability for now to the legal status of a Japanese-born woman, Takako Ueda, who is married under ...
Dummerston couple gets good news from Immigration Services
Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.; Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. "We welcome this remedy that for now will offer a measure of common sense and compassion for this Vermont couple," the statement said. "Ms. Ueda now will be able to ...
US House Democrats call for J.P. Morgan hearing
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D., Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Rep. Peter Welch (D., Vt.) sought the hearing, as Democrats in Congress and Obama administration officials seize on J.P. Morgan's losses ...
US House Democrats Call For Hearing On JP Morgan Losses
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D., Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Rep. Peter Welch (D., Vt.) sought the hearing, as Democrats in Congress and Obama administration officials seize on J.P. Morgan's losses ...
House Democrats Call for Hearing on JPMorgan Losses
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., sought the hearing, as Democrats in Congress and Obama administration officials seize on JPMorgan's losses as they press for
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