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Peter Welch

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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.

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Mar 15, 2023

We seem to have very strong bipartisan recognition that there is a lot of work to be done in order to maintain the skies being safe and sound.

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Mar 14, 2023

The changes in the analytic approach by the Supreme Court, in my view, has resulted in a significant threat to the legislative prerogatives in an imbalance in the checks and balances that are so essential to the well-being of our democracy.

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Mar 14, 2023

The court is the ultimate legislative body, when it has the capacity to essentially waive away the rights of the people of this country through their elected representatives to address challenges that it faces as a society.

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Mar 8, 2023

I do not think the CFTC should be boots on the ground in examining a project to sequester carbon.

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Mar 8, 2023

I think all of us need to know whether this is just a market where people are moving money around and essentially speculating as opposed to some market that is actually achieving a stated goal of carbon reduction.

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Mar 8, 2023

I just want some reassurance of your commitment to reviewing FAA's current staff capacity in the electric aviation space.

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Mar 8, 2023

The quick turnaround, timely turnaround is really going to be important, as you know.

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Mar 8, 2023

Do you have an estimate of the number of subject matter experts on new and emerging technologies that the FAA has right now?

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Mar 8, 2023

Well, you know, it'd be good to do that because this has got to be specific and concrete.

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Mar 8, 2023

I think all of us need to know whether this is just a market where people are moving money around and essentially speculating as opposed to some market that is actually achieving a stated goal of carbon reduction.

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Mar 8, 2023

I do not think the CFTC should be boots on the ground in examining a project to sequester carbon.

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Mar 8, 2023

I just want some reassurance of your commitment to reviewing FAA's current staff capacity in the electric aviation space.

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Mar 8, 2023

The quick turnaround, timely turnaround is really going to be important, as you know.

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Mar 8, 2023

Well, you know, it'd be good to do that because this has got to be specific and concrete.

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Mar 8, 2023

Do you have an estimate of the number of subject matter experts on new and emerging technologies that the FAA has right now?

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Mar 7, 2023

I think all of us need to know whether this is just a market where people are moving money around and essentially speculating as opposed to some market that is actually achieving a stated goal of carbon reduction.

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Mar 7, 2023

I do not think the CFTC should be boots on the ground in examining a project to sequester carbon.

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Mar 7, 2023

I just want some reassurance of your commitment to reviewing FAA's current staff capacity in the electric aviation space.

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Mar 7, 2023

Do you have an estimate of the number of subject matter experts on new and emerging technologies that the FAA has right now?

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Mar 7, 2023

The quick turnaround, timely turnaround is really going to be important, as you know.

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Mar 7, 2023

Well, you know, it'd be good to do that because this has got to be specific and concrete.

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Mar 1, 2023

Just concretely, what can we do to help those younger farmers all across the country get access to the farmland they need?

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Mar 1, 2023

The Regional Conservation Partnership Program in Vermont is successful but inaccessible in practical ways for some of our smaller farmers.

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Mar 1, 2023

Just concretely, what can we do to help those younger farmers all across the country get access to the farmland they need?

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Mar 1, 2023

The Regional Conservation Partnership Program in Vermont is successful but inaccessible in practical ways for some of our smaller farmers.

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