When he was asked for AIG's p.r. tab, Ashooh gave a stock corporate response: "Contracts are proprietary." "That's the whole culture of concealment that's helped some of our bigger financial enterprises get away with murder," Representative Peter...

Reps. Peter Welch and Rosa DeLauro attend a news conference Feb. 15 at the House Triangle on the effort to find funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. ...

Reps. Peter Welch and Rosa DeLauro attend a news conference Feb. 15 at the House Triangle on the effort to find funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. ...

The energy aid, Markey said in a press conference today, “is more than just a line in the budget; it is a lifeline in these hard economic times.” Markey was joined by three co-sponsors of his bill: Representatives John Larson and Rosa DeLauro, both...

BURLINGTON, Vt.—Vermont Congressman Peter Welch has unveiled bipartisan legislation to create a nationwide energy efficiency program that he says will create jobs, save homeowners money and reduce carbon emissions. The Home Owner Managing Energy Savings...

Senators Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy, as well as Congressman Peter Welch, took the stage at the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce's legislative breakfast. The three men took turns fielding questions. The hour long Q & A focused on...

February 10, 2012 EMR will decrease the amount of time our staff spends completing daily documentation and increase the amount of time they spend with our veterans and members," she said. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. , meets Friday with officials from the...

Prices for the fish delicacy not only varied between fishmongers, but some retailers were charging different prices at their different outlets. While there is no official record of retail prices, Marine Fishers Association executive officer Peter Welch...

TransCanada will reapply for a permit. Its backers say it will generate jobs and provide a secure supply of oil to the United States; opponents say extracting heavy crude in Canada will accelerate climate change and transporting the oil could imperil...

On Thursday, another group of House Republicans introduced a new bill that would approve the pipeline, mirroring legislation developed in the Senate by North Dakota Senator John Hoeven. "We have a constitutional responsibility and ability to do this,"...

Congressman Peter Welch says there are no simple ways to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Welch acknowledges that having the U.S. or Israel take military action to undermine Iran's nuclear program is an option. But he says it has to be...

Brought up in the Senate last week, the bill became a magnet for amendments on far-reaching ethics reforms. The large majority of the 96-3 vote on Thursday masked discomfort over some of the provisions. “Over in the Senate, they were trying to outdo...

U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy headlined the 70-person soiree, which took place at the home of his former chief of staff, Luke Albee. Co-hosting was Bob Rogan, U.S. Peter Welch's chief of staff. "It's a sad day for Burlington when you have someone who's...

The criteria for drawing new lines was the preservation of equality of representation among the districts, as well as maintaining characteristics like geography, social interaction and common interests. Because Vermont has only one seat in the U.S....

I-89 overpass in Montpelier. Congressman Peter Welch says legislation supporting the country's transportation and communications infrastructure has a decent chance of passing this year. (Host) Congressman Peter Welch is backing a multi-billion dollar...

Peter Welch is backing a multi-billion dollar plan to repair the country’s transportation and communications infrastructure. Welch is convinced that voters will support new revenue to pay for the legislation, because he says it will have a positive...

REPUBLICANS APPEALED TO OBAMA and congressional Democrats to work with them, noting that their plan contained elements Democrats have supported in the past. But Senate Majority Leader Reid called the plan “unfair,” and a group of 127 House Democrats...

Vt. The fundraiser, thrown by Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch, was held in D.C. on behalf of Democratic candidate Miro Weinberger. Republican candidate Kurt Wright criticized the fundraiser and said that he would not take funds from outside...

Peter Welch, right, talks with veteran Robert McCallum, left, in Barre. Welch says he has a plan to help put unemployed veterans to work. Congressman Peter Welch was among those in support of President Barack Obama's recent rejection of the Keystone XL...