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Welch: Government must take action to restore confidence in economy
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Congressman Peter Welch says he supports the idea of allowing the Treasury Department to take a partial ownership stake in a number of private banks to help open up national credit markets.VPR News
VT Edition: Peter Welch on his bailout vote
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Congressman Peter Welch talks with VPR’s Bob Kinzel about last week’s bailout vote and what steps he thinks are needed to restore consumer confidence in the national economy.VPR News
Welch’s vote for bailout bill becomes issue in U.S. House race
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Progressive candidate Thomas Hermann says Congressman Peter Welch was wrong to vote for the legislation. But Welch says the bill is an important first step to help restore the country’s financial system.VPR News
Midday Newscast: October 7, 2008
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Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department works to control a non-native species that preys on Lake Champlain fish; Peter Welch has some questions for executives of the insurance company American International Group; more…VPR News
In change of heart, Welch votes for bailout plan
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Congressman Peter Welch was one of several dozen members of the House who changed his vote on the bailout.VPR News
Midday Newscast: October 3, 2008
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Peter Welch has faced the question of whether to support the latest version of the federal bailout of the financial industry; Former Vermont federal prosecutor George Terwilliger says the Justice Department should drop its criminal investigation of Alberto Gonzales;VPR News
Welch undecided on amended bailout bill
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Earlier this week, Congressman Peter Welch voted against the bail out plan because he was concerned that it placed too great a burden on taxpayers. Welch says he needs to balance several factors as he decides how he’ll vote on the amended bill.VPR News
Bailout plan moves to U.S. Senate
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Senator Patrick Leahy says he won’t vote for the bill unless it includes new protections for taxpayers and some new oversight of the financial industry.VPR News