Peter Welch Quotes

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• 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…
• Swipe fees have increased steadily since the introduction of debit cards 20 years ago, when there were no swipe fees at all. Merchants can't negotiate…
• If I tried to shout over my older brother, my mother told me keep quiet. If I tried to shout over my little sister, my…
• 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.…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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,…
• 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…
• 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 debt…
• 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…
• I favor the extension of the middle-class tax cuts because in a recession they're stimulative and they help with demand.
• In Washington, 'delay' is too often code for 'derail.' Wink, wink.
• 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.
• 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…
• 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…
• Historically, the minority party in Congress votes against raising the debt limit, forcing the majority party to whip its members into casting politically painful votes…
• 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…
• Last year, Congress passed a law that directs the Federal Reserve to set limits on debit card swipe fees that are reasonable and proportional to…
• 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…
• 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…

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