Rep. Peter Welch

Democrat  •  Vermont  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 2007
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06/01/12
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 ...

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06/01/12
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 ...

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05/31/12
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

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04/16/12
Welch visits local flooded towns - Bennington Banner

WILMINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said he wants to know how federal disaster relief programs helped or failed Vermonters in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene. Welch spent Friday afternoon in Wilmington and ...

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04/16/12
Rep. Welch Trying to Stop Student Loan Interest Hike | Financial Aid ...

”Rep. Peter Welch, a Democrat, said he's hopeful Congress will put aside partisan differences and vote to keep interest on the Federal Direct Stafford Student loans at 3.4 percent rather than allowing them to double on July 1 ...

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04/16/12
USA: Electric cars hit the road in Vermont « 4EVRiders.org – Global ...

An unlikely political couple — U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and his 2010 Republican rival-turned-car-salesman Paul Beaudry — drove together in an i-MiEV to a morning news conference earlier this month outside City ...

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Official website: http://welch.house.gov/
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1404 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4115
Fax: 202-225-6790

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