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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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May 18, 2021

I am very excited about the entire team and the approach that President Biden is taking on climate change.

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May 18, 2021

the McKinley-Welch bill would provide rebates for--to help retrofit millions of homes across the country

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May 18, 2021

I worked a lot with Representative Kinzinger on this.

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May 11, 2021

This was not an intelligence failure. The news was out there. It was as plain as day.

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May 11, 2021

He wanted people to come to the Capitol. You are aware of that.

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May 11, 2021

To my colleague Mr. Biggs, I condemn the violence in Portland.

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May 11, 2021

President Trump had been calling for this rally for really since the election itself.

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May 4, 2021

So how do we get into those underserved areas and have a policy where, from the very beginning, that is what we are doing?

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May 4, 2021

I am introducing legislation that would incentivize public, on-street, publicly available EC charging.

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May 4, 2021

Burn pits have been too widely used, and soldiers who were in the vicinity of those burn pits were exposed to all kinds of toxic materials.

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May 4, 2021

We believe it is time to consider doing what we did with Agent Orange, and that is apply a presumption of disability to soldiers who have illnesses.

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May 3, 2021

Pharma is not opposed to governmental action, and it is governmental action that provides them with patent protection and the exclusive right to use the product.

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May 3, 2021

Pharma has a pretty good arrangement. They have got a guaranteed market. They have got pricing power that is legislative and authorized by the Government.

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May 3, 2021

The biggest threat to access to healthcare is the cost of healthcare.

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May 3, 2021

The pharmaceutical industry is dead set against governmental action through negotiation. And why wouldn't they be? They have record profits.

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May 3, 2021

I disagree with Mr. Griffith on the constitutionality of this. But I do agree with many of the proposals that our Republican colleagues have in their bill.

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May 3, 2021

We negotiated with pharma to buy, at a reasonable price, the vaccine and refunded them.

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Apr 20, 2021

I am really concerned about rural America.

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Apr 20, 2021

If very small rural carriers ask me, 'Peter,' you know, 'how is this going to affect our bottom line?,' you are telling me I can say that you will be OK?

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Apr 20, 2021

Yes, absolutely. You know, funding that will--is the first step.

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Mar 24, 2021

the heart of it is creating an entity that has to address these questions of algorithmic transparency, of algorithmic amplification of hate speech, of disinformation, of competition

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Mar 24, 2021

But a concern I have is whether, when the public interest is so affected by these decisions and by these developments, ultimately should these decisions be made by private executives who are accountable to shareholders, or should they be…

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Mar 23, 2021

It's a question of what the choices are that are realistically available to women who bear the major responsibility of childcare and home care.

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Mar 23, 2021

Mr. McKinley and I think if you have codes and it sets a reasonable standard, everyone has to compete to that standard to get the benefit of the energy savings that would occur.

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