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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Rep. Schiff Announces Almost 40 Members of Congress Have Participated in NOH8 CampaignThursday, 11 October 2012 Last month, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) hosted a photo shoot with the NOH8 Campaign titled, "NOH8 on The Hill." At the event, Members of Congress and their staffs were invited to pose for a photograph in support of the NOH8 Campaign and lend their voice towards LGBT rights and marriage equality. During the event, Schiff commented on his support of the ca... CONTINUE READING |
Markey, Frank, DeLauro, Welch Back CFTC Appeal of Dodd-Frank Position Limits CaseThursday, 11 October 2012 One day after the head of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission backed an appeal of a court's decision to block a key rule in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform legislation, four key House Democrats threw their own weight behind appealing the ruling. The rule in question deals with "position limits" that would control the amount of contracts Wall Street traders an... CONTINUE READING |
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 |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: 'People with Medicare Save $4.8 Billion on Prescription Drugs Because of the Health Care LawThursday, 25 October 2012 As a result of the Affordable Care Act, 5.6 million seniors and people with disabilities have saved $4.8 billion on prescription drugs since the law was enacted, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. This year alone, 2.3 million people in the Medicare prescription drug coverage gap known as the “donut hole” have saved an average of $6... CONTINUE READING |
Times Argus: 'Banks, retailers square off again over swipe fees'Sunday, 21 October 2012 It's been a year since a law took effect that lowered the debit card swipe fees paid by merchants. Now, Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., says it's time to tackle the problem of excessive credit card swipe fees imposed by the nation's biggest banks and credit card companies. "Our merchants pay the highest credit card fees in the world," Welch said. Last year, Co... 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 |
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