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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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Jul 18, 2023

I listened to you, Senator Tuberville. One of the things I thought I heard you say was trying to target that money to the places that need it the most, in the rural areas.

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Jul 18, 2023

These well-functioning water systems, as you all know, are absolutely essential to rural communities, the health and the safety and the economy of rural communities.

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Jul 18, 2023

We need to look at USDA as one of the ways to help our water systems understand how to do stuff in a proactive manner.

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Jul 18, 2023

It is a real argument, I think, for resilience going forward, anticipating the scope of storms that we may have to contend with.

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Jun 14, 2023

I'm worried about how that's eroded with the unwillingness of that Court to subject itself to the same ethical requirements that 850 other Federal judges adhere to.

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Jun 14, 2023

I'm worried about judicial abuse of legislative power by refusing to uphold a bipartisan campaign finance law sponsored by John McCain, among others, Russ Feingold, that was intended to restore credibility to the election process.

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Jun 14, 2023

I am extremely worried about what's happening on the Supreme Court and what's happening with the failure of the Chief Justice to do what would relieve us of this public spectacle.

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Jun 14, 2023

Do you think they can maintain credibility with the public, or even deserve to, if they won't disclose when they are the beneficiary of extraordinarily generous and completely out-of-reach vacations?

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Jun 14, 2023

If there's not credibility among the public for the institutions that are here to serve it, Congress, Supreme Court, the Presidency, then things fall apart.

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Jun 14, 2023

I am extremely worried about what's happening on the Supreme Court and what's happening with the failure of the Chief Justice to do what would relieve us of this public spectacle.

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Jun 14, 2023

I'm worried about judicial abuse of legislative power by refusing to uphold a bipartisan campaign finance law sponsored by John McCain, among others, Russ Feingold, that was intended to restore credibility to the election process.

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Jun 14, 2023

I'm worried about how that's eroded with the unwillingness of that Court to subject itself to the same ethical requirements that 850 other Federal judges adhere to.

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Jun 14, 2023

If there's not credibility among the public for the institutions that are here to serve it, Congress, Supreme Court, the Presidency, then things fall apart.

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Jun 14, 2023

Do you think they can maintain credibility with the public, or even deserve to, if they won't disclose when they are the beneficiary of extraordinarily generous and completely out-of-reach vacations?

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Jun 13, 2023

I am extremely worried about what's happening on the Supreme Court and what's happening with the failure of the Chief Justice to do what would relieve us of this public spectacle.

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Jun 13, 2023

I'm worried about how that's eroded with the unwillingness of that Court to subject itself to the same ethical requirements that 850 other Federal judges adhere to.

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Jun 13, 2023

I'm worried about judicial abuse of legislative power by refusing to uphold a bipartisan campaign finance law sponsored by John McCain, among others, Russ Feingold, that was intended to restore credibility to the election process.

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Jun 13, 2023

Do you think they can maintain credibility with the public, or even deserve to, if they won't disclose when they are the beneficiary of extraordinarily generous and completely out-of-reach vacations?

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Jun 13, 2023

If there's not credibility among the public for the institutions that are here to serve it, Congress, Supreme Court, the Presidency, then things fall apart.

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Jun 8, 2023

Thank you. Do we know when somebody is booking an airline and you are trying to get to the pricing, it says two left at this price. Is that true?

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Jun 8, 2023

So, should there be an obligation on the part of the seller, an airline, to make certain that that is in fact true?

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Jun 8, 2023

It is not reasonable, in my view, to make people pay to have a family sit together.

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Jun 8, 2023

I totally agree with Senator Markey. The baggage fee is different. I hate it.

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Jun 8, 2023

Thank you. Do we know when somebody is booking an airline and you are trying to get to the pricing, it says two left at this price. Is that true?

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Jun 8, 2023

So, should there be an obligation on the part of the seller, an airline, to make certain that that is in fact true?

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