“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“I’m thrilled to celebrate the Department of Commerce’s $31 million investment in the INEC Tech Hub.”

Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 3, 2023
that's why I'm definitely hoping, as I've said before, that we maintain the budget--we don't cut it for the Federal Defenders.
Said by
Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Welch advocates for maintaining funding for Federal Defenders.

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Peter Welch

Aug 15, 2025

It’s a war crime to starve a population to get what you want from your enemy.

counterpunch.org
May 20, 2026

Our democracy depends ultimately on protecting and preserving the right of individual citizens to pick their politicians, not intensifying the control that politicians have about who the voters are that they will permit to be involved in…

rhodeislandcurrent.com
Jun 10, 2026

He’s got a lot of controversies, but that’s been out there.

rollcall.com
Jul 10, 2026

Trauma two was FEMA never giving you an answer on what the hell is going on.

vtdigger.org
View all Peter Welch quotes

Other voices in this conversation