Peter Welch

In 2010, this Committee crafted and passed the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010, introduced by Representative Peter Welch.

I think it would be worth it for all of us to hear more about the contracting jobs that you have been able to create.

I appreciated your kind words about the HOMES Act, and we are pleased that we have the support of Efficiency First for that legislation.

Thank you, Chairman Terry and Ranking Member Schakowsky and all of the members of this subcommittee.

It has been so tremendous to see the implementation of an idea.

Recently, Representatives McKinley and Welch, both members of this subcommittee, introduced the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, H.R. 1616.

First of all, I thank the chairman, but I want to reassure the panel that you will be treated much better than I was when I arrived.

I would like to thank Congress and Congressmen David McKinley and Peter Welch for their leadership on homes, home performance and for introducing H.R. 2128, the Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act, or HOMES Act.

Parents who thought they had equity in their home and were going to be able, after working 30 years of work, to finally take that cruise or that vacation, they're refinancing their home to help their kids. And despite that--which…

But I hadn't realized that law does NOT apply to rental car companies.

I would especially like to thank Senator Schumer, Senator Boxer, and you and your staffs for your leadership and hard work.

Senator, you're absolutely correct when you stated earlier that we have an incentive to do it.

The question before you is whether Congress should continue to allow rental car companies to rent vehicles to the public that are so unsafe.

If the vehicle's unsafe it shouldn't be rented.

Are there things that we can do that would help the wire transfer company? That would help the banks? That would help the Price Choppers?

The real question here is at the point where the scam is initiated, or at the point where the victim is coming into the bank, it is at the moment before that actual transfer of cash, that appears to be from everyone's testimony the very…

I thank Mr. Terry, Ms. Schakowsky. They have been leaders on senior fraud issues and protecting seniors in general.

Regrettably, some have made up myths about the program to score political points.

The Lifeline program must be reformed and modernized in a responsible manner, and it must account for the Internet and innovation economy.

We have a national commitment to ensure every American has access to the communications services they need to fully participate in our economy and democracy.

I believe strongly that Americans in rural areas of our Nation need access to communication services just as much as my constituents in LA.

First of all, gentlemen, thank you for your service. I have some appreciation of how tough it is.

One thing we do know is that Supreme tried to get DLA to pay for over $3 million in legal and tax advice.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Ranking Member. I appreciate your ongoing persistence on this.

What you are stating is that there was no effort to include in bills submitted to the taxpayer payment for legal costs incurred in the engagement with Debevoise for representation on tax and criminal investigation matters?