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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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Jul 12, 2022

In Vermont, we have a constitutional amendment that we we'll be voting on that would enshrine the right of a woman to make her decision about reproductive choice.

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Jul 12, 2022

It was fear. It was fear. And it was fear about what this meant for a woman's right to make her decision about her own reproductive choices.

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Jul 12, 2022

This is the first time in our history where we have had a court take away an individual right.

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Jul 12, 2022

I think we should all be concerned about that division.

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Jul 12, 2022

What we had since Roe was an opportunity for people to make their own decisions and not impose their decision on someone whose decision was different.

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Apr 26, 2022

the opioid crisis continues to inflict devastating consequences on the health and well-being of people in this country.

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Apr 6, 2022

This legislation was introduced by Congressman Peter Welch in the House, and Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto in the Senate.

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Mar 28, 2022

I am a co-sponsor of Medicare for All as well, and the incredible challenge we have with healthcare, as many of my colleagues have said, it is too expensive.

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Mar 1, 2022

We ask our veterans to serve, young men and women who sign up, serve in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and they are going knowing that they are representing us, and they will take on the challenges and the dangers of combat. They do that willingly…

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Feb 15, 2022

I think we are unified here about our opposition to Russian aggression, and it is pretty clear they are willing to do it.

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Feb 8, 2022

The Postal Service is a mess. Today, we are about to take up a reform proposal that is long overdue. Mail delivery in rural Vermont is critical for all our rural communities. For our seniors who rely on getting their checks and getting…

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Feb 7, 2022

Fossil fuels have been with us for a long time... it concealed that information and... advocated for, in effect, fake science.

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Feb 7, 2022

Any time that one of our citizens has a job, we have to take that very seriously.

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Feb 7, 2022

We have got to ensure that folks who are involved in fossil fuel industries... are able to transition to good-paying jobs.

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Jan 14, 2022

It’s really an all-hands on deck moment for us.

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Jan 14, 2022

That’s been shattered by Donald Trump. And it’s a profound threat to the maintenance of our Democratic tradition.

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Jan 14, 2022

I’m astonished what Trump has done.

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Dec 1, 2021

we need treatment more than we need prosecution of those folks, my view.

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Dec 1, 2021

the opioid crisis is just so horrifying for so many Americans.

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Dec 1, 2021

there is real disparate treatment within the criminal justice system, with Black and Brown Americans being much more highly prosecuted.

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Nov 16, 2021

Your description of what the transition is was so compelling.

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Nov 3, 2021

Vermonters have done their full measure of service throughout our history, and that is true in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two of our great soldiers, Sergeant Major Michael Cram and Brigadier General Michael Heston, both died of cancers that we…

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Oct 27, 2021

Did you disclose that to your shareholders in your report? That is my question.

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Oct 27, 2021

There is scientific agreement that the most likely manner in which mankind is influencing the global climate is through carbon dioxide release from the burning of fossil fuels.

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Oct 27, 2021

I don't mean to be difficult because it is a simple question. Did you disclose it to shareholders?

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