On the recordDecember 6, 2011
A lot of the situations that you are uncovering just reflect the impossible expectations oftentimes that Congress has.
Source
congress.govEditor's note · Context
Welch comments on Congress's unrealistic expectations regarding police development in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Share
More from Peter Welch
Aug 20, 2026
The national debt has now surpassed $40 trillion. This isn’t an abstract issue; higher debt means you pay more on things like mortgages and car loans. Presidents of both parties have added to the debt. This has to be a bipartisan issue…
Jul 31, 2025
As a result, we are deeply concerned that you may have failed to alert your personnel — or investors — of the immense legal risks they face for conducting what amounts to military operations on behalf of the Israeli government on land…
May 12, 2026
Mr. President, every single one of us--every Member of the U.S. Senate, my fellow Vermonters, all Americans, people around the world--are absolutely thrilled by the cease-fire in Gaza.
Jul 12, 2026
The idling of the DFA’s St. Albans plant is heartbreaking news for the plant’s workers, Vermont’s dairy farmers, and this community.
Other voices in this conversation
