Fighting to make college affordable
The cost of a college education is skyrocketing. Rep. Welch is working to curb rising tuition costs that are threatening to put higher education out of reach for middle class families.
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Vermont Wins Two Grants for Regional DevelopmentTuesday, 2 October 2012 The Northern Border Regional Commission has awarded grants totaling $373,447 for regional development projects in Vermont, Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced today. The grants will support the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail in Lamoille County and develop key regional business clusters in the Northeast Kingdom. The $249,982 grant for the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail wi... CONTINUE READING |
Welch announces legislation to curb college tuition costsMonday, 24 September 2012 Joined by students and families at the University of Vermont, Rep. Peter Welch today announced legislation to reduce the regulatory burden on colleges and universities and curb rising tuition costs, which ballooned by 8.3 percent last year. “A college education is the clearest path to the American middle class,” Welch said. “But rapidly rising tuition costs are narrowing that path for mi... CONTINUE READING |
Leahy, Sanders, Welch Announce $1.9 Million For Burlington Area Transit ImprovementsTuesday, 18 September 2012 U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced Tuesday that the Federal Transit Administration is releasing $1,948,000 to the Chittenden County Transportation Authority (CCTA) to design the new downtown transit center in Burlington, expand commuter service to Hinesburg, and upgrade bus shelters throughout the system. The Vermont congressional delegation secured the fu... CONTINUE READING |
Leahy, Welch, Sanders Push For Stopgap Patch For The Dairy Safety Net Until New Farm Bill Is EnactedFriday, 14 September 2012 With hopes rapidly fading for a new Farm Bill before the current one expires at the end of September, dairy policy leaders in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House -- led by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and joined by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) -- are pushing for a temporary fix for the dairy safety net un... CONTINUE READING |
Vermont Communities To Receive Additional Post-Irene Support From $300,000 U.S. Economic Development Administration InvestmentWednesday, 12 September 2012 More support to Vermont communities for long-term revitalization is on the way, according to Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressman Peter Welch (D). They announced Wednesday that the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development has been given a $300,000 investment award by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA). The award, which is funded through the Fi... CONTINUE READING |
vtdigger: 'Welch plan links curbing college tuition growth with regulatory relief'Wednesday, 26 September 2012 Congressman Peter Welch frequently says that he thinks Congress is dysfunctional. He repeated the criticism at a press conference this week, in this case while explaining his latest legislative proposal to control the cost of college tuition.Flanked by a parent, a student and Don Vickers, president of the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. (VSAC), Welch said that "Congress has contributed to th... CONTINUE READING |
Burlington Free Press: 'Welch calls for legislation to contain college costs'Monday, 24 September 2012 College attendance is often portrayed these days as a key to membership in the middle class, a point that U.S. Rep. Peter Welch was eager to reiterate Monday. That's a key, he said, that families of moderate means are increasingly hard-pressed to afford, so he has drafted a bill to that he hopes will ease their burden. The occasion was a news co... CONTINUE READING |
New England Cable News: 'Vt. Rep. Welch targets tuition costs in new legislation'Monday, 24 September 2012 Student Claudia Abbiati said she worries about the seemingly constant rise in college costs. "It's scary. It's stressful," she told NECN. "If I could have one wish, it would be that it would stop; stop increasing so much every year." The University of Vermont senior is studying to become a speech pathologist, and predicted she'll graduate with nearly $20,000 in debt, ev... CONTINUE READING |
St. Albans Messenger: 'Downtown retail: Shop owners bend Welch’s ear'Friday, 21 September 2012 As part of his meeting with local business leaders at St. Albans City Hall on Tuesday, Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., heard about plans for downtown, the impact of weak consumer demand, and local sentiment regarding the arrival of Walmart next year. The city will begin work this fall on a streetscape project within the business district. Welch helped secure $380,000 federal fu... CONTINUE READING |
Burlington Free Press: Welch: 'Dairy farmers are in jeopardy'Thursday, 20 September 2012 Congress will leave town Friday for nearly two months without taking action on a farm bill, leaving Vermont dairy farmers with no safety net in place if milk prices drop. The current federal subsidy for dairy farmers, the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program, expires at the end of this month. The farm bill, which passed the Senate but is stalled in... CONTINUE READING |
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