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• 04.20.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Vermont Delegation Statement on Impeachment.
• 04.20.07 - Welch successful in amending bill to modernize over 20 year-old Army Corps review process.
• 04.23.07 - OP-ED - A Tale of Two Wars.
• 04.24.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Vermont Delegation Wins Another Key Victory In The Effort To Extend And Expand MILC Program.
• 04.25.07 - Welch urges subpoena of Secretary of State Rice.
• 04.26.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Vermont Congressional Delegation Hits President's Threatened Veto of Iraq Withdrawal Timetable.
• 06.11.08 - Welch introduces legislation to crack down on excessive merchant credit card fees.
• 07.11.08 - Welch calls on President Bush to release oil from SPR to address fuel cost emergency.
• 1.10.07 - Welch appointed to serve on second committee.
• 1.10.07 - Welch embraces raising the minimum wage on House floor.
• 1.10.07 - Welch opposes President Bush on troop escalation.
• 1.12.07 - Welch calls for Medicare Part D reform, ending special interest hand-out.
• 1.14.08 - Welch website wins service award.
• 1.16.07 - Joint Statement Of The Vermont Congressional Delegation On Verizon's Proposed Sale Of Its Vermont Landlines.
• 1.16.08 - JOINT RELEASE - Delegation announces $3.9 million for Vermont home heating assistance.
• 1.16.08 - Welch supports opportunities for veteran-owned businesses.
• 1.18.07 - Welch backs Act ending oil subsidies to fund renewable energy.
• 1.19.07 - Op-Ed by Rep. Welch - Taking America in a New Direction in Our First 100 Hours.
• 1.19.07 - Welch backs legislation calling for troop redeployment, roadblock to war escalation.
• 1.2.08 - Welch announces $235,000 in federal funding for Windham County's Big Brothers Big Sisters program.
• 1.23.07 - Congress will lead where President has failed, says Welch.
• 1.24.07 - Vermont Delegation Urges Resolution Between COTS Board and Employees.
• 1.24.08 - OP-ED - Economic opportunity should top Congressional agenda.
• 1.24.08 - Welch slams DHS decision to end ‘oral declarations’ at Northern border.
• 1.25.07 - Vermont Delegation Calls on Specialty Filaments to Explain Failure to Give Workers Notice.
• 1.28.08 - Welch responds to President Bush’s “State of the Unionâ€� address.
• 1.30.07 - Statement from Rep. Welch: Political Interference With Global Warming Science.
• 1.30.07 - Welch questions Bush Administration interference in global warming science.
• 1.31.07 - Reaction Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch To The Bush Administration's Dairy Proposals For The 2007 Farm Bill.
• 1.4.07 - 110th Congress Takes Office: House of Representatives Assemble on Capitol Hill.
• 1.4.07 - Vermont Delegation Offers Bill To Name GMNF's White Rocks National Recreation Area In Honor Of The Late Senator Robert Stafford.
• 1.4.07 - Welch sworn in, casts first votes for new Speaker.
• 1.5.07 - Bill Honoring Late Senator Stafford Clears House, Goes To President.
• 1.5.07 - Welch delivers first floor speech on civility.
• 1.6.08 - Welch to make congressional trip to Iraq, Middle East.
• 1/14/09 - Welch supports, House passes SCHIP bill .
• 1/15/09 - TARP Reform Act will cap executive compensation.
• 1/15/09 - Welch reacts to release of economic stimulus details.
• 1/21/09 - Welch supports, House passes TARP Reform bill.
• 1/22/09 - Welch appointed to House Ethics Committee.
• 1/22/09 - Welch efficiency amendment to stimulus bill clears Energy and Commerce committee.
• 1/23/09 - Welch announces stimulus aid to unemployed Vermonters.
• 1/26/09 - Welch hails Obama embrace of California-Vermont air quality waiver.
• 1/27/09 - Welch named founding vice chairman of energy and environment caucus.
• 1/28/09 - Welch votes for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
• 1/6/09 - Welch appointed to influential Energy and Commerce Committee.
• 1/7/09 - Welch calls on Congress to close loophole on bank bonuses.
• 1/8/09 - Welch named to three Energy and Commerce subcommittees.
• 1/9/09 - Congressional Delegation Nominates 19 Vermont Students to Service Academies.
• 10.10.07 - Landmark affordable housing bill passes with small state minimum, adopts Vt.’s successful model.
• 10.11.2007 - Welch leads House effort against U.S. sanctioned torture.
• 10.14.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Reps. Welch, Murphy, and Duncan demand answers on Blackwater on profits, role in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• 10.15.07 - Oversight report reveals high costs of Medicare Part D drug program.
• 10.16.07 - Welch slams Bush administration for obstructing oversight, House approves measure on abuse of classification process.
• 10.16.07 - Welch supports, House passes press shield law.
• 10.18.07 - President’s misguided veto of children’s health care holds.
• 10.25.07 - House passes revised SCHIP bill.
• 10.3.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Vt. Delegation REAX to President Bush’s Veto of SCHIP.
• 10.3.08 - Welch statement on economic rescue legislation.
• 10.4.07 - Welch-sponsored northern border economic development bill clears House.
• 10/1/09 - In meeting with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Welch calls for aid for dairy farmers.
• 10/14/09 - House passes Welch legislation to provide convenience and clarity to credit union members.
• 10/14/09 - Welch calls on AIG to return bonuses at Oversight Committee hearing.
• 10/15/09 - Welch highlights Vermont cases at hearing about the underinsured.
• 10/15/09 - Vermont delegation secures $1.5 million in funding for the Northern Border Regional Comm.
• 10/19/09 - Vice President Biden’s energy efficiency plan embraces Welch retrofit initiative.
• 10/19/09 - Welch calls for end to tax loophole used by Verizon in FairPoint sale.
• 10/20/09 - Welch calls for legislation to allow young people to remain on their parents’ insurance.
• 10/21/09 - Welch supports, House passes HIV/AIDS funding bill.
• 10/22/09 - Welch announces breakthrough agreement in Medicare spending.
• 10/22/09 - Welch calls for end to health insurance industry’s anti-trust exemption.
• 10/23/09 - Welch supports, House passes legislation to promote solar technology.
• 10/24/09 - Welch statement on International Day of Climate Action.
• 10/28/09 - Welch calls on Goldman Sachs to return AIG funds to taxpayers before awarding bonuses.
• 10/29/09 - Health Care Reform Bills Presented.
• 10/6/09 - Welch calls for extension of First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit.
• 10/7/09 - Momentum builds for Welch drug price negotiation measure.
• 10/7/09 - Leahy, Sanders And Welch Huddle With Energy Secretary About Vermont’s Smart Grid.
• 10/8/09 - Welch and Vermont country store owner urge reform of unfair credit card fees at House Fin.
• 10/8/09 - Emergency Dairy Aid Approved by Congress.
• 10/9/09 - Welch pushes to extend unemployment benefits for additional 13 weeks.
• 11.1.07 - Welch bill shuts ‘Enron Loophole’ inflating heating fuel bills.
• 11.14.07 - House passes bill requiring troop withdrawal to begin in 30 days.
• 11.15.07 - Welch supports House-passed bill prohibiting warrentless surveillance.
• 11.18.08 - OMB implements Welch contractor fraud law.
• 11.24.08 - JOINT RELEASE - Vermont delegation seeks to stimulate economy with transportation waiver.
• 11.26.07 - Welch: Be safe; Buy Vermont gifts this holiday season.
• 11.29.07 - Welch aims to ease middle class squeeze.
• 11.6.07 - House deals Bush first veto override.
• 11.8.07 - Congress deals Bush first veto override.
• 11.8.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Leahy, Sanders And Welch Slam Bush Administration For Targeting MILC Program In White House’s New Veto Threat To The Farm Bill.
• 11.9.07 - House bill saves 42,000 Vermont families from imminent tax increase; includes Welch bills closing tax loopholes.
• 11/11/09 - Welch calls for Blackwater investigation by House Oversight Committee.
• 11/18/09 - Welch calls on Obama to implement national energy efficiency jobs program.
• 11/3/09 - Welch supports, House passes measures to assist veterans, military families.
• 11/4/09 - Welch supports, House passes bill to speed up credit card consumer protections.
• 11/5/09 - Welch supports, House passes unemployment benefit extension, First-Time Homebuyer Credit.
• 11/7/09 - Welch supports, House passes historic health care reform legislation.
• 12.10.08 - JOINT RELEASE - Vermont delegation introduces bill to waive state transportation match requirement.
• 12.10.08 - Welch votes for auto rescue bill.
• 12.13.07 - Welch announces staff promotions, new hires.
• 12.14.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Vermont Delegation Secures King Monument Pledge.
• 12.17.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Leahy, Welch lead congressional efforts to pass compact.
• 12.17.07 - Welch helps Vermonters access unclaimed tax refunds.
• 12.18.07 - Congress passes energy bill with historic auto standards increase.
• 12.18.08 - Welch and Bixby call for fiscal discipline at Vermont Business Roundtable forum.
• 12.21.07 - Welch nominates 22 students for service academies.
• 12.22.08 - Welch calls on bank executives to skip bonuses, bypass Bush administration loophole.
• 12.4.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Sanders, Leahy, Welch Propose $1 Billion for Home Heating Aid.
• 12.6.07 - Welch hails passage of historic energy bill.
• 2.11.08 - JOINT RELEASE - Cong. Delegation announces funding for White River VA expansion.
• 2.11.08 - Welch announces $282,000 for drug prevention and law enforcement in Barre, region.
• 2.12.08 - In the aftermath of Walter Reed, Welch-requested GAO reports assess care for veterans and National Guard.
• 2.13.07 - Welch delivers statement on ending Iraq War.
• 2.14.08 - Welch votes to hold Bush administration officials in contempt.
• 2.16.07 - House vote a 'clear and bipartisan vote of no confidence' in President's Iraq policy, says Welch.
• 2.16.07 - Welch supports small business tax relief bill.
• 2.19.08 - Welch offers proposal to cut gas prices.
• 2.20.08 - JOINT RELEASE - IRS backs down on rule change that would have harmed Vermont's captive insurance industry.
• 2.21.07 - Welch calls for investigation of Walter Reed outpatient care.
• 2.21.08 - Welch seeks to protect consumers from predatory credit card practices.
• 2.22.08 - JOINT RELEASE - Delegation announces $1.3 million for Vermont home heating assistance.
• 2.24.07 - Vermont Field Hearing Set For March 12 As Congress Gears Up To Write The Next Farm Bill.
• 2.26.07 - Welch visits Colchester veterans' clinic, announces Oversight hearing of Walter Reed.
• 2.27.08 - Welch supports, House passes end to tax breaks for big oil, funds renewables.
• 2.28.08 - Welch takes Vermont voices to budget hearing.
• 2.5.07 - Bush budget misguided, fiscally reckless, and continues failed Iraq policy.
• 2.5.07 - Welch announces 'carbon neutral' congressional office.
• 2.6.07 - Welch questions Bremer on mismanagement of Iraq reconstruction.
• 2.7.08 - Welch fights to improve college affordability with amendment to House bill.
• 2/13/09 - Welch votes for, House passes Obama economic stimulus package.
• 2/24/09 - Welch hails the work of Efficiency Vermont at House climate change hearing Tuesday.
• 2/24/09 - Welch responds to Obama’s address to Joint Session of Congress.
• 2/25/09 - Welch calls on Wal-Mart to relocate store proposed for Civil War battlefield.
• 2/27/09 - Welch outlines stimulus bill’s impact on Vermont’s green economy Friday in White River Junction.
• 2/4/09 - Welch lauds Obama cap on executive compensation.
• 2/4/09 - Welch supports, House passes SCHIP bill.
• 2/5/09 - Welch named to Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
• 26th Annual Congressional Art Competition.
• 3.1.07 - Welch continues effort to assure veteran care, 43 freshman join call for GAO assessment, co-sponsors Wounded Warriors Act.
• 3.12.07 - Delegation Urges FEMA to Prepare for.
• 3.12.07 - Welch joins delegation in fight for pro-Vermont Farm Bill.
• 3.12.08 - Welch scores 100 percent on middle class legislation.
• 3.19.07 - As war enters fifth year, Welch says Bush's failed Iraq policy must be challenged.
• 3.19.07 - Welch seeks to advance carbon neutrality legislation.
• 3.20.07 - Welch encourages restoring local EPA funding from Bush cuts.
• 3.20.08 - Waxman, Towns & Welch open investigation into overseas contract fraud loophole.
• 3.23.07 - House votes to impose date certain to end Iraq war.
• 3.24.08 - At Leahy-led hearing, Welch calls for federal support to combat rural crime.
• 3.26.07 - Welch to make congressional trip to Iraq and Afghanistan.
• 3.27.08 - Leahy, Welch announce CLEAN Grant program for Vt. colleges.
• 3.28.07 - GAO accepts Welch-led effort to investigate preparations for returning veteran care.
• 3.28.07 - Welch veterans amendment passes House.
• 3.3.08 - Welch discusses state’s nursing shortage, announces $341,000 for Norwich program.
• 3.6.08 - Welch leads on bill to overturn EPA decision on Calif. auto standards waiver.
• 3.7.08 - Welch calls for full investigation into Bush admin. proposal on overseas contracting.
• 3/10/09 - Welch releases user’s guide to stimulus package.
• 3/11/09 - Welch calls for transparency in AIG’s use of taxpayer funds.
• 3/12/09 - Vermont receives $38 million for efficiency programs.
• 3/16/09 - Welch proposes national energy efficiency program to retrofit millions of homes and buildings.
• 3/18/09 - Welch brings Vermont voices to budget hearing.
• 3/2/09 - Welch hails fast-acting stimulus at site of first Vermont recovery project.
• 3/23/09 - Welch announces $380,000 grant for downtown St. Albans.
• 3/26/09 - Welch announces energy efficiency program to retrofit millions of homes and buildings.
• 3/3/09 - Welch announces staff changes.
• 3/31/09 - Welch energy efficiency bill included in House climate initiative.
• 3/4/09 - Welch joins Obama at announcement of government contracting procedure overhaul.
• 3/5/09 - Welch presents his veterans’ job training bill to committee.
• 3/6/09 - Welch seeks funding for Northern Border Regional Commission.
• 4.11.08 - Welch joins local officials to announce $500,000 for Bennington transportation improvements.
• 4.13.07 - On the Passing of Dear Friend.
• 4.14.07 - Welch proud of Vermont’s role in national Step It Up activism.
• 4.14.08 - Abusive practices by credit card companies must be stopped.
• 4.14.08 - Bush administration plans to close fraud loophole in response to Welch-initiated investigation.
• 4.15.08 - Administration, contractor lobby testify in Welch-led fraud investigation.
• 4.19.07 - Welch briefs Bush at White House, says “We must end this warâ€�.
• 4.2.07 - Welch kicks off energy tour.
• 4.2.07 - Welch reacts to Supreme Court ruling on C02.
• 4.22.08 - For Earth Day, Welch pledges to continue fighting for new energy policy.
• 4.23.07 - PELOSI RELEASE - Congressman Welch Leads the Way in ‘Greening’ the Capitol.
• 4.23.08 - Welch contractor fraud bill passes House.
• 4.23.08 - Welch contractor fraud bill passes House.
• 4.25.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Vermont Disaster Declaration Request: Vt. Delegation's Letter to President Bush.
• 4.28.08 - Pelosi calls on Bush to end shipments to oil reserve, bolstering Welch-led gas prices initiative.
• 4.29.08 - Welch calls Bush ‘out of touch’ on gas prices.
• 4.3.07 - Welch appointed to Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group.
• 4.30.07 - Welch announces new veterans legislation at roundtable with vets, Adj. Gen. Dubie.
• 4.7.08 - JOINT RELEASE - EPA Grants $1 Million for Vermont Cleanup.
• 4.7.08 - Welch drops bill to close overseas contract fraud loophole, hearing scheduled.
• 4.8.08 - Vermont Congressional delegation objects to General Petraeus’ call for open-ended U.S. role in Iraq.
• 4.9.08 - Markey, Emanuel, Welch to president on oil: make it stop.
• 4/06/09: Welch seeks funding for 29 Vermont projects.
• 4/1/09 - Welch supports, House passes legislation to help veterans.
• 4/15/09 - Welch announces $792,000 grant for Vermont National Guard.
• 4/2/09 - Welch awarded ‘A’ rating for supporting the middle class.
• 4/21/09 - Vermonter to testify before House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• 4/22/09 - House passes Welch-authored resolution honoring Captain Richard Phillips and the U.S. Navy.
• 4/22/09 - Welch addresses Earth Day news conference with Speaker Pelosi.
• 4/22/09 - Welch introduces House Resolution honoring Capt. Phillips and the U.S. Navy.
• 4/23/09 - Welch supports, House passes COPS Improvements Act.
• 4/27/09 - Welch announces $166,000 grant for Burlington’s Miller Center.
• 4/28/09 - Welch seeks 18 percent cap on credit card interest rates.
• 4/30/09 - Welch supports, House passes Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights.
• 5.1.07 - Welch responds to President's veto.
• 5.11.07 - Welch amends small business bill to support ‘green’ business.
• 5.12.08 - Welch will introduce legislation to crack down on excessive credit card fees.
• 5.12.08 - Welch will introduce legislation to crack down on excessive credit card fees.
• 5.13.08 - House poised to vote on Welch bill to lower fuel prices.
• 5.13.08 - Welch's bill to reduce fuel prices passes House.
• 5.13.08 - Welch’s bill to reduce fuel prices passes House.
• 5.14.07 - JOINT RELEASE - EPA Grants $1.3 Million for Vermont Cleanup.
• 5.15.08 - JOINT RELEASE - By veto-proof margins, Congress sends to president a farm bill that will renew and expand the MILC safety net for dairy farmers.
• 5.15.08 - Welch adds Vermont flavor to ’08 Farm Bill.
• 5.15.08 - Welch gas prices bill sent to president; Vt. Congressman urges signature.
• 5.16.08 - Department of Energy will suspend filling oil reserve following passage of Welch-led bill.
• 5.2.08 - JOINT RELEASE - Vermont delegation wins MILC program extension in Farm Bill negotiations.
• 5.20.08 - Welch reacts to new evidence of political interference in EPA auto waiver decision.
• 5.21.07 - Joined by state troopers and police chief in Barre, Welch announces support for local law enforcement.
• 5.21.08 - Welch lauds House override of Bush Farm Bill veto.
• 5.21.08 - Welch votes to expand tax incentives for renewable energy.
• 5.22.08 - ‘Got MILC’ Across The Finish Line.
• 5.23.07 - Welch statement opposing Iraq war funding in supplemental.
• 5.24.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Vermont Dairy Farmers Win Key Proviso For Extending and Expanding MILC Program.
• 5.24.07 - Welch legislation to improve rural veteran care passes House.
• 5.3.07 - Welch amends Head Start Act, improving rural early childhood development services.
• 5.30.07 - Colorado Rep joins Welch by becoming carbon neutral.
• 5.8.07 - Welch advocates for legislation to address rising gas prices.
• 5.8.08 - Welch supports House-passed legislation to ease housing crisis.
• 5/11/09 - Welch announces $143,000 grant for Fletcher Allen sustainable food program.
• 5/14/09 - House passes Welch-amended green school modernization bill.
• 5/16/09 - Welch delivers commencement speech at Green Mountain College.
• 5/18/09 - Welch unveils health care legislation based on Vermont model Monday in South Burlington.
• 5/19/09 - Welch energy efficiency program funded in latest climate change bill draft.
• 5/20/09 - House sends Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights to President Obama for signature.
• 5/20/09 - Welch amends climate bill to establish national efficiency target.
• 5/21/09 - Welch supports, House committee passes historic climate change bill.
• 5/22/09 - Welch, Hodes introduce legislation to protect Upper Connecticut River Valley.
• 5/4/09 - Reps. Welch, Poe and Robert Duvall call on Wal-Mart to preserve Civil War site.
• 5/6/09 - Welch-sponsored stimulus oversight bill passes House committee.
• 6.11.07 - Rep. Welch and Rep. Hodes Introduce Bill to Fund Conservation Efforts in the Upper Connecticut River Valley.
• 6.15.07 - Welch rallies congressional effort to block federal preemption on auto emissions.
• 6.19.08 - House committee hears testimony on Welch bill to assist veterans with employment after military service.
• 6.19.08 - Welch to vote against FISA compromise.
• 6.20.07 - Barre City and Addison Rutland Supervisory Union awarded nearly $2M to improve teaching of American history.
• 6.20.07 - Welch takes aim at billion dollar tax loophole.
• 6.21.07 - Welch joins Pelosi, congressional leaders to announce carbon neutral U.S. Capitol.
• 6.21.07 - Welch testifies on Guard benefits bill he authored; Adj. Gen. Dubie says, “it is only fairâ€�.
• 6.24.08 - Welch supports, House passes bill cracking down on gas price gouging.
• 6.26.08 - Welch supports and House passes anti-speculation bill; Welch amends transit bill to help green bus fleets.
• 6.29.07 - House passes funding to support active duty and veteran Vt. business owners.
• 6.30.08 - Welch government contracting initiatives signed into law.
• 6.5.07 - Cong. Delegation Lauds Vt's Energy Efficiency Programs Earning State Top Ranking in National Report.
• 6.5.08 - Local school construction aid passes House, Welch amendment allows funding for investment in renewable energy systems.
• 6.6.07 - Welch, Wilson introduce bill to fight homelessness.
• 6.7.07 - Welch opposed to federal preemption on emissions.
• 6/1/09 - Vermont Delegation Announces $39 Million In Economic Stimulus Funds for Statewide Clean Water Projects.
• 6/10/09 - Welch introduces bill creating public health insurance option.
• 6/11/09 - Welch grills Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis at Oversight hearing.
• 6/12/09 - Welch defends Vermont auto dealerships at subcommittee hearing.
• 6/15/09 - Welch announces $114,000 grant for Winooski’s O’Brien Community Center.
• 6/17/09 - Welch, Markey and Van Hollen introduce bill to ease gas prices.
• 6/18/09 - Welch, Pomeroy introduce legislation to reward value, not volume in health care delivery.
• 6/19/09 - Welch introduces fiscal responsibility legislation.
• 6/23/09 - Welch initiatives incorporated into House health care reform bill.
• 6/23/09 - Welch to hold statewide health care reform Telephone Town Hall tonight.
• 6/24/09 - Welch supports legislation to improve services and benefits for veterans.
• 6/25/09 - Welch introduces legislation to halt oil and gas speculation.
• 6/26/09 - House passes, Welch supports historic climate change bill.
• 6/30/09 - Welch and Duckworth kick off Post-9/11 GI Bill at Champlain College event.
• 6/4/09 - Welch calls on Sec. Shinseki to reconsider outsourcing of VA services from Vermont.
• 6/5/09 - Vermont Nets More Than $5M In Forest Upgrades In Latest Installment Of Economic Recovery Funds.
• 6/8/09 - Welch efficiency program included in Senate energy bill.
• 6/9/09 - Welch supports, House passes ‘Cash for Clunkers’ bill.
• 6/9/09 - Welch to sponsor Obama pay-as-you-go bill.
• 7.11.07 - Welch backs passage of largest student aid increase since 1944 GI Bill, no new cost to taxpayers.
• 7.12.07 - ‘President must be forced to change course,’ says Welch before major Iraq vote.
• 7.15.08 - Welch joins House in veto override, prevents devastating Medicare cut.
• 7.17.07 - House passes reform to alleviate passport backlogs.
• 7.17.07 - Welch says VA Secretary’s resignation an opportunity to recommit to nation’s veterans.
• 7.19.07 - House passes Welch amendment saving Vermonters millions in health care costs.
• 7.2.07 - Statement of Rep. Peter Welch on Pres. Bush's decision to commute "Scooter" Libby's prison sentence.
• 7.20.07 - Welch secures funding to expand Norwich nursing program by fifty-percent.
• 7.21.08 - Welch announces funding for Springfield’s Southern Vermont Health and Recreation Center.
• 7.23.07 - Welch says Tuesday’s minimum wage hike a reflection of new priorities, progress.
• 7.23.08 - Welch backs bill to fund affordable housing, address mortgage crisis.
• 7.23.08 - Welch backs bill to fund Vermont transportation needs.
• 7.24.07 - Helping a new generation of Vermonters afford a college education.
• 7.27.07 - Farm Bill makes long-overdue progress, preserves MILC, begins necessary reform says Welch.
• 7.28.08 - EDITORIAL - Our mission for a new energy future.
• 7.30.07 - Welch supports House Veterans Health Care Improvement Act.
• 7.30.08 - Anti-speculation bill blocked in House.
• 7.30.08 - President signs housing bill with Welch-led small state minimum.
• 7.31.08 - Welch provision on college affordability bill clears House.
• 7.31.08 - Welch renews call to use oil profits to fund heating assistance.
• 7.9.07 - Welch cites farm-to-school programs as valuable support for family farms.
• 7/13/09 - Welch unveils bill intended to increase access to credit for small businesses.
• 7/14/09 - Welch calls for urgent action to address dairy crisis in testimony before House Agriculture subcommittee.
• 7/16/09 - Welch questions former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson about BOA’s refusal to pay back taxpayers.
• 7/17/09 - Welch supports, House passes bill to save car dealerships.
• 7/20/09 - House approves funding for Northern Border Regional Commission.
• 7/22/09 - House passes Welch fiscal responsibility legislation.
• 7/23/09 - Welch offers amendment to require drug price negotiation for seniors.
• 7/24/09 - Vermont and New Hampshire Governors, Congressional Delegations Seek Federal Aid for Ethan Allen Workers .
• 7/28/09 - House passes, Welch supports legislation to help disabled veterans.
• 7/29/09 - Welch launches Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus.
• 7/30/09 - Welch supports, House passes bill to restore federal highway funding to Vermont.
• 7/31/09 - Leahy, Sanders, Welch Welcome Price Breakthrough For Dairy Farmers.
• 7/31/09 - Welch amendment to cut senior drug prices passes.
• 7/31/09 - Welch supports, House committee passes health care reform bill.
• 7/7/09 - Welch announces $100,000 grant for community policing in St. Albans.
• 7/8/09 - Welch votes against gutting key small business grant program.
• 7/9/09 - Welch fights for increased assistance to dairy farmers.
• 8.1.07 - Welch supports health care expansion to millions of low-income children, prevents cut in fees for Vt physicians, expands Medicare services for seniors.
• 8.1.08 - Welch’s veterans employment bill passes House.
• 8.18.08 - JOINT RELEASE - Vermont Delegation Hails Plan To Open New Rural Health Resource Center At The White River Junction VA Hospital.
• 8.21.07 - Welch calls Bush effort cut to children’s health care ‘morally misguided’.
• 8.23.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Cong. Delegation Requests Thorough Investigation Into Vermont Yankee Cooling Tower Collapse.
• 8.26.08 - Grassley, Welch announce college endowment roundtable.
• 8.27.07 - Gonzales resignation demonstrates accountability produced by congressional oversight.
• 8.27.07 - Welch backs greatest commitment to college affordability since 1944 GI Bill.
• 8.29.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Vermont delegation asks Bush Administration to revisit decision that prevents full implementation of Catamount Health Care program.
• 8.4.07 - Welch secures carbon offset victory in House energy bill.
• 8.6.07 - Children, senior, and physician reps join Welch to highlight health care expansion.
• 8.6.08 - JOINT RELEASE - Cong. Delegation Asks President for Federal Disaster Assistance for Storm Damage.
• 8.7.08 - Welch demands answers in abuse of tax code to fund executive benefits.
• 8/25/09 - Welch statement on the death of Lt. Joseph Fortin.
• 8/26/09 - Welch statement on the death of Sen. Kennedy.
• 8/4/09 - Welch votes against bill penalizing Vermont small food producers.
• 8/6/09 - Welch announces economic development opportunities for Northern Vermont at Newport event.
• 8/7/09 - Help Approved For Laid Off Ethan Allen Workers .
• 9.10.07 - Welch responds to Petraeus testimony, military solution will not solve Iraq’s civil war.
• 9.10.08 - Welch bill protecting Missisquoi and Trout Rivers passes House.
• 9.11.08 - Bill funding Vermont transportation needs clears House, sent to President.
• 9.12.07 - Welch advocates for federal affordable housing support.
• 9.13.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Cong. Delegation Responds to President Bush’s ‘Stay the course’ Strategy in Iraq.
• 9.13.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Rutland Air Service Maintained As USDOT Grants Cape Air Two-Year Contract Under The Federal Essential Air Service Program.
• 9.16.08 - Welch introduces bill to prevent ousted Fannie and Freddie CEOs from receiving ‘golden parachute’ payments.
• 9.16.08 - Welch statement on comprehensive energy bill, funds renewables and rolls back tax breaks for big oil.
• 9.17.08 - Vermont To Receive $2.4 Million More For Home Heating Relief.
• 9.18.08 - Oil speculation bill passes House.
• 9.19.08 - Welch to hold a Monday press conference on economic instability.
• 9.20.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Cong. Delegation Blasts President Bush’s Veto Threat of SCHIP.
• 9.20.07 - Welch leads congressional effort on auto standards, citing guidance of Vermont court case.
• 9.21.07 - Welch takes on veteran homelessness.
• 9.22.08 - LIHEAP Remains In The Mix As Congressional Session Winds Down.
• 9.22.08 - Welch says any Wall Street bailout must first protect middle class.
• 9.23.08 - Welch-supported bill to protect consumers from predatory credit card practices passes House.
• 9.23.08 – Watch Congressman Welch address the financial crisis.
• 9.24.07 - House passes legislation to establish Champlain Quadricentennial Commission.
• 9.24.08 - JOINT STATEMENT - Major Victory on Home Energy Assistance Clears House.
• 9.25.07 - VT. Delegation Announces VERMONT BREAKTHROUGHS For Children's Health Insurance In SCHIP Bill.
• 9.26.07 - Vermont Delegation Announces Heating Assistance.
• 9.26.08 - Welch supports, House passes economic stimulus.
• 9.26.08 - Welch votes to expand tax incentives for renewable energy.
• 9.27.07 - Landmark college affordability bill with $61 million for Vermonters becomes law.
• 9.27.07 - Trio of Welch amendments pass the House.
• 9.29.08 - Welch votes against Wall Street bailout.
• 9.4.07 - Statement on Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2007.
• 9.4.07 - Welch says Bush veto threats over veterans funding is shameless.
• 9.4.08 - College Endowment Roundtable Information.
• 9.4.08 - Grassley, Welch release participant list for Monday’s college endowment roundtable.
• 9.5.07 - Welch reacts to GAO Iraq report.
• 9.6.07 - Welch introduces nuclear power plant safety bill, calls for independent safety assessments.
• 9.7.07 - Congress passes landmark college affordability bill with $61 million for Vermonters.
• 9.8.08 - Grassley, Welch host college endowment roundtable, webcast available.
• 9.8.08 - JOINT RELEASE - Vermont Congressional Delegation Secures Over $3 Million For CCTA.
• 9.8.08 - Welch opening statement from college endowment roundtable with Sen. Grassley.
• 9/15/09 - Welch leads initiative to make federal government more energy efficient.
• 9/17/09 - Welch supports, House passes bill to make college more affordable to middle class families.
• 9/2/09 - Welch tackles college affordability at financial aid roundtable.
• 9/21/09 - Welch outlines plan to increase Social Security benefits for seniors.
• 9/22/09 - Vermont receives $19.4 million in energy efficiency, weatherization and renewable energy f.
• 9/24/09 - Welch supports, House passes bill to freeze Medicare premium increases for seniors.
• 9/29/09 - Welch introduces bill to protect dairy farmers by closing trade loophole.
• 9/3/09 - Welch gift ban would crack down on pharmaceutical marketing abuse .
• 9/30/09 - Welch and Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus hail $350 million agreement on aid.
• 9/30/09 - Welch joins business owners delivering 1.6M signatures urging reform of credit card fees.
• 9/8/09 - Welch announces regional Telephone Town Halls.
• 9/9/09 - Welch responds to President Obama’s address.
• AUDIO OF INTERVIEW ON CCTV.
• Bennington Banner: "Health care focus of Welch town hall".
• Honoring Vermont's Fire Fighters.
• New Web Video, "Stop Fraud".
• Presidential Inauguration ticket information.
• Small Business Telephone Town Hall.
• Statement following the rescue of Captain Phillips.
• Transportation Project Requests.
• Vermont gives Christmas Tree to Capitol.
• VIDEO - Congressman Welch questions Secretary Rice.
• Welch to host Telephone Town Hall meeting on energy Tuesday.

• March 1, 2007: Welch on Walter Read Assessment.

• Audio.

• Congressman Welch on the Job in Vermont.
• Congressman Welch on the Job in Washington, D.C..

• 10.03.07 - Congressman Welch questions Blackwater CEO.
• 10.04.07 - In support of the Northern Border Economic Development Commission.
• 10.16.07 - Denouncing Bush administration efforts to withhold information on corruption in Iraq.
• 10.25.07 - Congressman Welch questions Secretary of State Rice.
• 10.31.07 - In support of the Trade and Globalization Assistance Act - all Americans must have "an opportunity to participate in the benefits of a rising and strengthening economy".
• 11.1.07 - Congressman Welch successfully amends the Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act of 2007.
• 11.6.07 - "The budget of the United States Congress reflects the priorities of the United States Congress.".
• 12.18.07 - Congressman Welch speaks in support of the Energy Bill, H.R.6.
• 2.27.08 - Ending the tax breaks for big oil and supporting renewable energy and green collar jobs.
• 2.28.08 - Congressman Welch takes Vermont priorities to Budget Committee.
• 2.7.08 - Welch amends Higher Education Reauthorization to make college more affordable.
• 2/12/09 - Rep. Peter Welch speaks at Climate Crisis hearing.
• 2/13/09 - Rep. Peter Welch on Obama economic stimulus bill.
• 2/24/09 - Rep. Peter Welch on Vermont's Energy Efficiency Successes.
• 3.14.08 - Congressman Welch demands investigation into fraud loophole.
• 3/11/09 - Rep. Peter Welch calls for greater AIG transparency.
• 3/26/09 - Rep. Welch announces energy efficiency program.
• 3/4/09 - Rep. Welch attends Obama announcement of contracting reform.
• 4.16.08 - The Jubilee Act and debt relief for impoverished nations.
• 4.23.08 - Investing in America's small businesses.
• 4.8.08 - The Wounded Warrior Resolution.
• 4/24/09 - Rep. Peter Welch questions Al Gore on climate change.
• 4/29/09 - Rep. Welch speaks in favor of Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights.
• 5.6.08 - Bringing down energy prices.
• 6.12.07 - Funding Homeland Security Priorities.
• 6.13.07 - Earmarks In the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill.
• 6.14.07 - "Work Together... to End the War".
• 6.19.07 - "Committed to making this an energy independent country.".
• 6/11/09 - Rep. Welch grills Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis.
• 6/18/09 - Welch, Pomeroy introduce legislation to reward value, not volume in health care delivery.
• 6/23/09 - Rep. Welch debates health care reform on Fox Business Channel.
• 6/25/09 - Rep. Welch welcomes home Andrew Parker.
• 6/26/09 - Rep. Welch backs comprehensive energy bill.
• 6/26/09 - Rep. Welch speaks in favor of climate change bill.
• 6/9/09 - Welch joins Obama for fiscal responsibility announcement .
• 7.12.07 - "Until our troops are home, I will not stop...".
• 7.17.07 - "All Americans have to be included".
• 7.17.07 - "Our first responders should not be left out.".
• 7.19.07 - Fighting for Health Care.
• 7.23.07 - "A domestic agenda that helps all Americans... not just the well connected corporations".
• 7.25.07 - "Reverses five years of cuts to local law enforcement".
• 7.26.07 - "A necessity for reform and balance in the Farm Bill".
• 7.27.07 - Agreement to consider production costs in Federal Milk Marketing Orders.
• 7.30.08 - Floor speech about Nick Donofrio.
• 7.31.07 - "A strong rural economy is essential to America.".
• 7/14/09 - Rep. Welch calls for dairy crisis action.
• 7/15/09 - Rep. Welch discusses health care proposal on Fox Business.
• 7/16/09 - Rep. Welch delivers statement on health care reform.
• 7/16/09 - Rep. Welch grills Hank Paulson.
• 7/17/09 - Reps. Welch, Cooper debate health care on MSNBC.
• 7/20/09 - Rep. Welch expresses support for dairy farmers.
• 7/21/09 - Rep. Welch speaks in favor of PAYGO.
• 7/22/09 - Rep. Welch champions responsible spending legislation.
• 7/29/09 - Reps. Welch, Courtney launch dairy caucus.
• 7/8/09 - Reps. Welch, DeLauro, Courtney highlight dairy crisis.
• 8.1.07 - Health care for children: "Good for our kids... good for our country.".
• 8.1.08 - Congressman Welch speaks on Carbon Shredder.
• 8.2.07 - "Making this country competetive in the 21st century global economy.".
• 8.4.04 - Congressman Welch on H.R. 3221, the New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act.
• 8.4.07 - "A new course for an energy future in this country that meets the needs and demands of the 21st century".
• 9.07.07 - Congressman Welch speaks in support of patent reform.
• 9.19.07 - Congressman Welch speaks out against the war.
• 9.23.08 - Congressman Welch speaks on the Credit Cardholder Bill of Rights.
• 9.25.08 - Welch on Renewable Energy Tax Incentive Legislation.
• 9/15/09 - Rep. Peter Welch speaks out for health care reform.
• 9/15/09 - Rep. Welch debates Neil Cavuto on health care.
• 9/17/09 - Rep. Welch offers amendment to support VSAC.
• 9/21/09 - Rep. Welch Outlines Social Security Benefits Plan.
• Accountability in Government.
• Addressing the challenge of global warming.
• Affordable Prescription Drugs for Seniors and Taxpayers.
• Agenda for Change.
• Amendment to Support Greening Small Businesses.
• Congressman Welch on Vermont Impeachment Movement.
• Congressman Welch passes his first bill.
• Congressman Welch: "We Must End This War!".
• Ending the War in Iraq.
• Fair Minimum Wage.
• In Support of Affordable Housing.
• In support of Afghanistan Freedom and Security Act 2007.
• In Support of Mobile VA Vets Centers.
• Opposing Bush's surge in Iraq.
• Opposition to Bush's Iraq Veto.
• Oversight in the New Congress.
• Repealing tax breaks for Big Oil companies.
• Support for the Head Start Program.
• Web Video -- STOP FRAUD.
• Workers Rights.

• 1.12.07 - Special Interest Over Public Interests.
• 2.8.07 - Stop Troop Escalation.
• 5.8.07 - Accountability Has Returned.
• AP: Border states commission gets funding.
• Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009.
• Floor Statements.
• Press Releases.
• Rutland Herald: "Welch defends health-care legislation".
• St. Albans Messenger & Bennington Banner on telephone town hall meetings.
• WCAX: "Welch Wishes Soldiers Good Bye on House Floor".

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