Congressman
Peter Welch says he’s optimistic that Congress will pass a new five-year Farm bill
before the current law expires at the end of September. He’s working with
a bipartisan group of House members to break the current logjam on this
legislation.
Vermont’s lone congressman is reacting to the news that one of his New
York counterparts, Anthony Weiner, lied about sending a lewd
photo of himself over Twitter.
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Rep. Peter Welch talks about everything from the financial reform bill to BP’s responsibility in the Gulf Coast. Also, the first landscape auction in the U.S. is set for Vermont next month, and we read from our mailbag.
We check in with Rep. Peter Welch about Congress’ work so far this term. You can send your questions to vermontedition@vpr.net. Also, we visit the town of Brunswick, Vermont.
New congress considers health care for children; Vt. Foodbank meets increased demand; Forensics lab says it can’t handle expected workload under proposed new law; Two counties declared disaster areas from December ice storm; Cold snap hits northeast; and commentator Mike Martin on Presidential places.
Members of Congress are due to be sworn in to a new term in office at this hour; a business that wants to open a store in downtown Rutland could get free rent for a year; more…
After meeting with president elect Barack Obama today, Governor Jim
Douglas says he’s optimistic the new administration will help the
states with a federal bailout.
Governor Jim Douglas is calling on Congress to draft a bill that includes more money for
Medicaid, unemployment benefits, transportation and water projects.