Congressman Peter Welch says he’s
encouraged that a number of prominent Republicans are now backing his plan to
suspend shipments to the national Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
The head of the Vermont Republican Party says he hopes a
candidate will emerge in the next few weeks to challenge incumbent Democratic
Congressman Peter Welch.
Congressman Peter Welch is backing an energy
plan that industry officials say could reduce fuel prices by about a dollar a
gallon. But Welch says the proposal faces an uphill battle
in Congress.
Congressman Peter Welch grilled Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today over what Welch says is the Bush Administration’s failure to address massive corruption by the Iraqi government.
Welch says the Administration has done a terrible job overseeing billions of dollars in special war contracts.