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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 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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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 21, 2021

I am totally in support of the right of citizens in Washington to be able to have representation through elected Representatives.

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Mar 21, 2021

We pay more for less life expectancy, for more disabilities than any other country in the world, and there are ways to fix that.

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Mar 21, 2021

I am truly shocked at the failure of our Congress, Republican or Democrat, to start addressing the extraordinarily high cost to healthcare in our country.

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Mar 21, 2021

I totally am in support of your view that we have to have regular and steady funding for public health and for primary care.

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Mar 21, 2021

Do you continue to advocate as one of your comprehensive approaches strong commitment to energy efficiency that creates local jobs and saves on carbon emissions and saves people money?

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Mar 21, 2021

We have got to make that kind of investment if we are going to meet these 21st century challenges.

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Mar 15, 2021

So, it just continues the cycle of eroding trust and strengthening the Taliban.

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Mar 11, 2021

There appears to be a consensus--a bipartisan consensus on the absolute urgency of following through on the recommendations that you make.

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Mar 1, 2021

In listening to the witnesses, it appears that telehealth works. It works for patients, and it works for providers.

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Mar 1, 2021

I want to thank Chairwoman Eshoo for giving this hearing to all of us who are really committed to expanding telehealth.

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Mar 1, 2021

I think the issue and the reason that so many people have particular concern is that its basic strength, convenience, makes the risk of overutilization or overuse higher.

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Feb 23, 2021

My view is--the question for us in Congress is to see local news as a public good.

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Feb 23, 2021

So disinformation has undoubtedly contributed to the rapid spread of COVID-19, as well.

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Feb 23, 2021

Now, going back to the assault on the Capitol on January 6, it was an abhorrent attempt to overturn a free and fair election.

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Feb 23, 2021

And the problem is that we have this daily--and, in some cases, deadly--dose of disinformation and extremist content that is being amplified by some of our most longstanding media sources.

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Feb 18, 2021

We can't have confidence in the Afghan Government. It's been corrupt; it's been ineffective.

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Feb 18, 2021

We can't trust the Taliban. That's pretty obvious.

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Feb 17, 2021

I think, as you point out, business certainty is huge for major infrastructure investments.

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Feb 17, 2021

Thank you. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. First of all, I want to say one of the best experiences I had in Congress was going to a coal mine in West-by-God Virginia with David McKinley.

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Feb 17, 2021

What failed here was an energy sector that didn't consider fully our changing climate and the extreme weather that comes with it.

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Feb 17, 2021

We can't allow the Texas crisis to be used as an excuse to discourage movement towards renewables.

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Feb 17, 2021

I stand ready to work with him to enact comprehensive climate legislation, and I hope my Republican colleagues will join us in that effort.

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