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Peter Welch Biography

Peter Francis Welch (born May 2, 1947) is an American politician of the Democratic Party serving as the U.S. Representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district since 2007.

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The rhetoric on the Hill is getting very heated and it's getting quite dangerous. The gun is at the head of the American economy and Congress is holding it and its got a hair trigger. We've got to pay our bills.

Gun, Hair, Pay

You know, I think when you are unemployed, especially for a long time, it's hard to be inspired or hopeful almost about anything. So it's tough, especially when there has been such gridlock here in D. C. You know, when we are fighting and can't get anything done, whether you are liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, no one wins.

Fighting, Hard, Liberal, Long, Thinking, Winning

One of the things I give Nancy Pelosi a lot of credit for is that she's able to get things passed and hold her members together because she shows us that she's doing everything possible to get our views into these bills.

Bills, Credit, Giving, Shows, Together, Views

I represent a rural state and live in a small town. Small merchants make up the majority of Vermont's small businesses and thread our state together. It is the mom-and-pop grocers, farm-supply stores, coffee shops, bookstores and barber shops where Vermonters connect, conduct business and check in on one another.

Coffee, Mom, Represent, Thread, Together, Vermonters

There's no conscious plan here; my whole life in politics as a state legislator and in Congress has been about strengthening the middle class.

Class, Conscious, Legislator, State, States

Home Star is a common sense idea that would create jobs and provide a boost to local economies, while helping families afford their energy bills. By encouraging homeowners to invest in energy efficiency retrofits, Home Star would create 170,000 manufacturing and construction jobs that could not be outsourced to China.

170000, Boost, Create, Home, Jobs, Stars

Democrats can neither control nor predict whether our GOP counterparts are really ready to play chicken with the U. S. economy. But we can assure the American people that our party takes the nation's faith and credit seriously.

Party, Play, People, Credit, Chicken

America pays its bills. It always has. It always will. The fact that Washington is now debating whether to honor its debts and obligations, then, should come as a surprise. But playing political football with a necessary vote to raise the nation's debt ceiling has become as predictable as a Twitter rant from Charlie Sheen.

America, Bills, Debts, Football, Pays, Political

I favor the extension of the middle-class tax cuts because in a recession they're stimulative and they help with demand.

Class, Cutting, Demand, Favor, Stimulative, Tax

In Washington, 'delay' is too often code for 'derail. ' Wink, wink.

Code, Delay, Derail, Washington

Last night, I had a telephone townhall for my constituents back in Vermont, and we had 11,500 people on it. And I had people on Social Security saying if getting fewer benefits will help us on the debt, they're for it. And I had a farmer saying that he's had subsidies for 35 years but we can't afford them anymore.

Anymore, Night, People, Social, Townhall, Years

BP has finally acknowledged what the American people have been saying for weeks: It must take responsibility for its reckless conduct, clean up the Gulf and compensate the countless victims of the disaster it caused.

American, People, Reckless, Responsibility, Saying, Week

The potential for Home Star to create jobs is proven and real. In Vermont, our statewide energy efficiency utility, Efficiency Vermont, created more than 430 jobs in 2007 and 2008, generating more than $40 million in income.

430, Create, Created, Jobs, Real, Stars

Homes and buildings, many of which are old and drafty, eat up 40 percent of the energy America uses. Such inefficiencies perpetuate our reliance on foreign oil, imperiling our national security and increasing our contribution to climate change.

America, Foreign, Home, Imperiling, Oil

The Citizen's Petition reflects Vermont's spirit of pragmatism and across-the-board cooperation. I applaud the 'Campaign to Fix the Debt' for calling attention to one of the country's most pressing problems, our ballooning national debt, and for urging policymakers to find practical solutions.

Boards, Campaigns, Country, Fix, Petition, Practical

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