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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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Nov 14, 2023

Talk to me about that soil health, because that is a real concern for our farmers.

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Nov 14, 2023

I think in terms of AI and their impact on those two areas, on the Extension side I mentioned this idea of there are not enough Extension agents out there right now, because really, they are experts in 100 different things.

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Nov 14, 2023

Time is wasting and we have a sketchy situation over there on the other side of the building so we better get to work pretty quickly to get that five-year farm bill passed.

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Nov 13, 2023

They are trying to do things that regenerate the soil. They are trying to do things that reduce the cost of a lot of these inputs so that their profitability is greater.

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Nov 13, 2023

Time is wasting and we have a sketchy situation over there on the other side of the building so we better get to work pretty quickly to get that five-year farm bill passed.

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Nov 13, 2023

How is that going to make it more difficult for the smaller farms that have a different business model, in effect, to be able to take benefit of AI?

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Nov 13, 2023

The more of these inputs we have to put in, the herbicides, pesticides, and so on, the more it challenges the soil health, is what I understand.

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Nov 1, 2023

I think it is crazy that we would not want or that someone might think that we would not want to hold people accountable for threatening civil servants.

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Nov 1, 2023

Let them decide. It is as simple as that and make it as easy as possible for them to vote.

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Nov 1, 2023

I think it's a fair debate about the prison system and whether our approach to justice is over-reliant.

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Nov 1, 2023

I just want to make sure that you'll continue the effort to try to have more transparency from that Office.

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Nov 1, 2023

I want to go to Senator Cruz--I know in Vermont we had a real debate.

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Nov 1, 2023

Let them decide. It is as simple as that and make it as easy as possible for them to vote.

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Nov 1, 2023

I think it is crazy that we would not want or that someone might think that we would not want to hold people accountable for threatening civil servants.

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Nov 1, 2023

I just want to acknowledge that that is an ongoing debate.

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Nov 1, 2023

I think it's a fair debate about the prison system and whether our approach to justice is over-reliant.

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Nov 1, 2023

In your role as a judge, it will be your view of the law and the facts, as opposed to your personal point of view.

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Nov 1, 2023

I just want to make sure that you'll continue the effort to try to have more transparency from that Office.

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Nov 1, 2023

I want to go to Senator Cruz--I know in Vermont we had a real debate.

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Oct 31, 2023

Let them decide. It is as simple as that and make it as easy as possible for them to vote.

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Oct 31, 2023

I think it is crazy that we would not want or that someone might think that we would not want to hold people accountable for threatening civil servants.

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Oct 31, 2023

It will be your view of the law and the facts, as opposed to your personal point of view, that will be the basis upon which you make your decisions.

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Oct 31, 2023

I think it's a fair debate about the prison system and whether our approach to justice is over-reliant.

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Oct 31, 2023

I want to go to Senator Cruz--I know in Vermont we had a real debate.

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Oct 31, 2023

I just want to make sure that you'll continue the effort to try to have more transparency from that Office.

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