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title: "2 Boost Quotes By Peter Welch"
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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/home-star-is-a-common-sense-idea-that-would-create-jobs-and-provide-a/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

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> [For an economic recovery program to be effective, it must not only create a short-term economic boost but also generate lasting value. Home Star would accomplish that by breaking down the key barrier between homeowners and money-saving retrofits: upfront costs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/for-an-economic-recovery-program-to-be-effective-it-must-not-only/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

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## Other authors on Boost

## More by Peter Welch

> [Historically, the minority party in Congress votes against raising the debt limit, forcing the majority party to whip its members into casting politically painful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/historically-the-minority-party-in-congress-votes-against-raising-the/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [In Washington, 'delay' is too often code for 'derail.' Wink, wink.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/in-washington-delay-is-too-often-code-for-derail-wink-wink/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [America pays its bills. It always has. It always will. The fact that Washington is now debating whether to honor its debts and obligations,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/america-pays-its-bills-it-always-has-it-always-will-the-fact-that/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/last-night-i-had-a-telephone-townhall-for-my-constituents-back-in/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/the-rhetoric-on-the-hill-is-getting-very-heated-and-it-s-getting/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [Home Star is a common sense idea that would create jobs and provide a boost to local economies, while helping families afford their energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/home-star-is-a-common-sense-idea-that-would-create-jobs-and-provide-a/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [The potential for Home Star to create jobs is proven and real. In Vermont, our statewide energy efficiency utility, Efficiency Vermont, created more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/the-potential-for-home-star-to-create-jobs-is-proven-and-real-in/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [Last year, Congress passed a law that directs the Federal Reserve to set limits on debit card swipe fees that are reasonable and proportional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/last-year-congress-passed-a-law-that-directs-the-federal-reserve-to/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [If you ask the question of Americans, should we pay our bills? One hundred percent would say yes. There's a significant misunderstanding on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/if-you-ask-the-question-of-americans-should-we-pay-our-bills-one/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [To the extent that people overpay as a result of the Libor manipulation, they should be able to get their money back. Individuals who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/to-the-extent-that-people-overpay-as-a-result-of-the-libor/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/i-represent-a-rural-state-and-live-in-a-small-town-small-merchants/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/one-of-the-things-i-give-nancy-pelosi-a-lot-of-credit-for-is-that-she/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [We urge the Department of Justice to carefully investigate and aggressively prosecute all senior bank officials who participated in manipulating the London interbank offered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/we-urge-the-department-of-justice-to-carefully-investigate-and/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [If I tried to shout over my older brother, my mother told me keep quiet. If I tried to shout over my little sister,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/if-i-tried-to-shout-over-my-older-brother-my-mother-told-me-keep/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

> [I favor the extension of the middle-class tax cuts because in a recession they're stimulative and they help with demand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-welch/i-favor-the-extension-of-the-middle-class-tax-cuts-because-in-a/)

[Peter Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-welch/)

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