Political Quotes

Peter Welch

The Public Record

Peter Francis Welch is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, Welch has focused on issues such as healthcare, agriculture, and climate change during his tenure in Congress. He has been an advocate for policies aimed at supporting Vermont's farmers and addressing the challenges posed by rising healthcare costs.

Quotes by year · 200720261,984 total · peak 2023 (406)
2007: 1 quote2008: 4 quotes2009: 46 quotes2010: 28 quotes2011: 132 quotes2012: 82 quotes2013: 101 quotes2014: 108 quotes2015: 97 quotes2016: 100 quotes2017: 92 quotes2018: 110 quotes2019: 244 quotes2020: 77 quotes2021: 104 quotes2022: 43 quotes2023: 406 quotes2024: 108 quotes2025: 67 quotes2026: 34 quotes
Nov 29, 2023

there's a number of us here led by the Chair, Senator Durbin, who've called for, really, closure of Guantanamo.

congress.gov
Nov 29, 2023

I believe that the majority of our individuals who graduate are successful.

congress.gov
Nov 29, 2023

I believe that the majority of our individuals who graduate are successful.

congress.gov
Nov 28, 2023

it's millions of dollars. People are there, 19 of them, without any trial whatsoever.

congress.gov
Nov 28, 2023

I happen to be a big believer in them. They save money, but it's more than that.

congress.gov
Nov 28, 2023

there's a number of us here led by the Chair, Senator Durbin, who've called for, really, closure of Guantanamo.

congress.gov
Nov 14, 2023

Talk to me about that soil health, because that is a real concern for our farmers.

congress.gov
Nov 14, 2023

Time is wasting and we have a sketchy situation over there on the other side of the building so we better get to work pretty quickly to get that five-year farm bill passed.

congress.gov
Nov 14, 2023

Time is wasting and we have a sketchy situation over there on the other side of the building so we better get to work pretty quickly to get that five-year farm bill passed.

congress.gov
Nov 14, 2023

They are trying to do things that regenerate the soil. They are trying to do things that reduce the cost of a lot of these inputs so that their profitability is greater, at the end of the day, obviously what is important.

congress.gov
Nov 14, 2023

I think in terms of AI and their impact on those two areas, on the Extension side I mentioned this idea of there are not enough Extension agents out there right now, because really, they are experts in 100 different things.

congress.gov
Nov 14, 2023

Talk to me about that soil health, because that is a real concern for our farmers.

congress.gov
Nov 14, 2023

I think in terms of AI and their impact on those two areas, on the Extension side I mentioned this idea of there are not enough Extension agents out there right now, because really, they are experts in 100 different things.

congress.gov
Nov 14, 2023

They are trying to do things that regenerate the soil. They are trying to do things that reduce the cost of a lot of these inputs so that their profitability is greater, at the end of the day, obviously what is important.

congress.gov
Nov 13, 2023

Time is wasting and we have a sketchy situation over there on the other side of the building so we better get to work pretty quickly to get that five-year farm bill passed.

congress.gov
Nov 13, 2023

They are trying to do things that regenerate the soil. They are trying to do things that reduce the cost of a lot of these inputs so that their profitability is greater.

congress.gov
Nov 13, 2023

How is that going to make it more difficult for the smaller farms that have a different business model, in effect, to be able to take benefit of AI?

congress.gov
Nov 13, 2023

The more of these inputs we have to put in, the herbicides, pesticides, and so on, the more it challenges the soil health, is what I understand.

congress.gov
Nov 7, 2023

I thank my colleagues tonight, and I thank Senator Whitehouse for his work on this. You know, the question that is facing, I think, all of us and is troubling Americans is an erosion of confidence in our institutions. We are seeing that…

govinfo.gov
Nov 1, 2023

I think it's a fair debate about the prison system and whether our approach to justice is over-reliant.

congress.gov
Nov 1, 2023

I just want to make sure that you'll continue the effort to try to have more transparency from that Office.

congress.gov
Nov 1, 2023

I think it's a fair debate about the prison system and whether our approach to justice is over-reliant.

congress.gov
Nov 1, 2023

Let them decide. It is as simple as that and make it as easy as possible for them to vote.

congress.gov
Nov 1, 2023

I think it is crazy that we would not want or that someone might think that we would not want to hold people accountable for threatening civil servants.

congress.gov
Nov 1, 2023

I think it is crazy that we would not want or that someone might think that we would not want to hold people accountable for threatening civil servants.

congress.gov

Politicians like Peter Welch