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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.
President Trump today plans to unravel the Clean Power Plan that, once implemented, would reduce carbon emissions by 870 million tons, the equivalent of 166 million cars. Why? False science, false economics. Some of the best minds of the…
I was in Delhi and you couldn't breathe there, and Beijing and you couldn't breathe there, and there are enormous health consequences.
Those of us who support the Affordable Care Act know that the work of improving health care and making it more affordable and accessible is never done. It matters. It really matters to the mothers and fathers we represent and to the…
And to my friends on the Republican side, you have got the perfect bill. It cuts taxes, $800 billion, largely at the high end. It cuts 24 million people off of health care. And it ends the Medicaid entitlement. What is the problem? Bring…
It bothers me that our country and certain industries, certain folks in the pharmaceutical industry don't mind something called collateral damage.
Are drug companies exploiting the system and taking advantage of consumers like Mr. Mitchell, while making obscene profits at their expense?
Well, that doesn't sound right. So, I mean, this is where there's some, I think, reason why there's some bipartisan support here, because I think most of us up here support competition, and we also oppose gaming the system.
This country, since Harry Truman, has had an illusive but desirable goal, and that is health care for all of our citizens. We made two strides: one in 1964, with the passage of Medicare; another in 2010, with the passage of ObamaCare. We…
to limit the drugs placed in limited distribution networks to only the REMS drugs.
The issue of drug prices has been one of my top priorities for the past several years.
I agree with Elijah Cummings. And I want to say to all the witnesses, you don't know what a breath of fresh air it is to have folks coming in here that aren't asking for some special advantage and are trying to help us on a bipartisan…
It's not about getting in the way of research and development. You know, drug companies do good things.
This question of rural broadband and infrastructure in rural areas is like incredibly important.
Rural America is on the ropes. Commodity prices are down, whether it is in coal country or it is dairy country.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 16, after line 6, insert the following: (6) An analysis of succession planning and hiring as it…
My amendment has one goal: to ensure that rural America is very much a part of the conversation on improving the Veterans Administration. This very good, bipartisan bill that is before us will help the VA improve its ability to recruit…
The challenges facing rural America are acute. There is a significant population shift into urban areas.
The big carriers don't want to do it because they can't make as much money as they want.
We have to have the same speed, we have to have the same access and the same quality in rural America as in urban America.
After only 24 days in office, President Trump's National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, resigned in disgrace. Why? He had direct contact with the Russian Ambassador, assuring him, in likely violation of U.S. law, that the Obama sanctions…
I wish to introduce President Trump to two Syrian families who made it to safety in Rutland, Vermont, just a week before he slammed the door. The al-Hallak family is from Damascus, and the Khatib family is from Aleppo. These families…
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