I am committed to expanding opportunities for working Vermonters. As a nation, we have always been at our best when we've focused on building a strong middle class.
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VIDEO - Watch Congressman Welch discuss Vermont priorities in the fiscal year 2009 budget
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9.26.08 - Welch supports, House passes economic stimulus
9.26.08 - Welch votes to expand tax incentives for renewable energy
9.24.08 - JOINT STATEMENT - Major Victory on Home Energy Assistance Clears House
9.23.08 - Welch-supported bill to protect consumers from predatory credit card practices passes House
9.22.08 - Welch says any Wall Street bailout must first protect middle class
9.22.08 - LIHEAP Remains In The Mix As Congressional Session Winds Down
9.16.08 - Welch introduces bill to prevent ousted Fannie and Freddie CEOs from receiving ‘golden parachute' payments
7.31.08 - Welch renews call to use oil profits to fund heating assistance
7.31.08 - Welch provision on college affordability bill clears House
7.30.08 - President signs housing bill with Welch-led small state minimum
7.28.08 - EDITORIAL - Our mission for a new energy future
7.23.08 - Welch backs bill to fund affordable housing, address mortgage crisis
7.11.08 - Welch calls on President Bush to release oil from SPR to address fuel cost emergency
6.24.08 - Welch supports, House passes bill cracking down on gas price gouging
5.16.08 - Department of Energy will suspend filling oil reserve following passage of Welch-led bill
5.15.08 - Welch gas prices bill sent to president; Vt. Congressman urges signature
5.13.08 - Welch's bill to reduce fuel prices passes House
5.12.08 - Welch will introduce legislation to crack down on excessive credit card fees
5.8.08 - Welch supports House-passed legislation to ease housing crisis
4.29.08 - Welch calls Bush ‘out of touch' on gas prices
4.28.08 - Pelosi calls on Bush to end shipments to oil reserve, bolstering Welch-led gas prices initiative
4.14.08 - EDITORIAL - Abusive practices by credit card companies must be stopped
4.11.08 - Welch joins local officials to announce $500,000 for Bennington transportation improvements
3.27.08 - Leahy, Welch announce CLEAN Grant program for Vt. colleges
3.24.08 - At Leahy-led hearing, Welch calls for federal support to combat rural crime
3.12.08 - Welch scores 100 percent on middle class legislation
3.3.08 - Welch discusses state's nursing shortage, announces $341,000 for Norwich program
2.28.08 - Welch takes Vermont voices to budget hearing
2.21.08 - Welch seeks to protect consumers from predatory credit card practices
2.19.08 - Welch offers proposal to cut gas prices
2.7.08 - Welch fights to improve college affordability with amendment to House bill
1.24.08 - OP-ED - Economic opportunity should top Congressional agenda
1.16.08 - JOINT RELEASE - Delegation announces $3.9 million for Vermont home heating assistance
12.04.07 - JOINT RELEASE - Sanders, Leahy, Welch Propose $1 Billion for Home Heating Aid
11.29.07 - Welch aims to ease middle class squeeze
11.01.07 - Welch bill shuts ‘Enron Loophole' inflating heating fuel bills
10.10.07 - Landmark affordable housing bill passes with small state minimum, adopts Vt.'s successful model
9.27.07 - Landmark college affordability bill with $61 million for Vermonters becomes law
9.26.07 - Vermont Delegation Announces Heating Assistance
9.12.07 - Welch advocates for federal affordable housing support
9.7.07 - Congress passes landmark college affordability bill with $61 million for Vermonters
8.27.07 - Welch backs greatest commitment to college affordability since 1944 GI Bill
7.24.07 - OP-ED - Helping a new generation of Vermonters afford a college education
7.23.07 - Welch says Tuesday's minimum wage hike a reflection of new priorities, progress
7.11.07 - Welch backs passage of largest student aid increase since 1944 GI Bill, no new cost to taxpayers
6.20.07 - Welch takes aim at billion dollar tax loophole
6.20.07 - Barre City and Addison Rutland Supervisory Union awarded nearly $2M to improve teaching of American history
5.8.07 - Welch advocates for legislation to address rising gas prices
5.3.07 - Welch amends Head Start Act, improving rural early childhood development services
1.25.07 - Vermont Delegation Calls on Specialty Filaments to Explain Failure to Give Workers Notice
1.24.07 - Vermont Delegation Urges Resolution Between COTS Board and Employees
1.19.07 - OP-ED - Taking America in a New Direction in Our First 100 Hours
1.10.07 - Welch embraces raising the minimum wage on House floor