Peter Welch Quotes

• In Washington, 'delay' is too often code for 'derail.' Wink, wink.

  Peter Welch

  Delay, Code

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• 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 in favor.

  Peter Welch

  Party, Favors, Casting

  "Playing chicken with U.S. economy". www.politico.com. March 17, 2011.

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• 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.

  Peter Welch

  Class, Conscious, States

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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 foreign oil, imperiling our national security and increasing our contribution to climate change.

  Peter Welch

  Home, Oil, America

  "Creating Jobs by Investing in Energy Efficiency" by Rep. Peter Welch, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 5, 2010.

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• 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 and compensate the countless victims of the disaster it caused.

  Peter Welch

  Responsibility, People, Week

  "Rep. Peter Welch to make BP Put 'Its Money Where Its Mouth Is'" by Peter Welch, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 16, 2010.

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• There's a tendency in politics to attribute bad motivation much too quickly, and the sooner you attribute bad motivation to someone you disagree with, the harder it is to find some common ground to make some progress that would give people confidence that you got it more right than wrong.

  Peter Welch

  Motivación, Personas, Dar

  "Peter Welch rises as liberal voice of reason". www.politico.com.

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• The potential for Home Star to create jobs is proven and real. In Vermont, our statewide energy efficiency utility, Efficiency Vermont, created more than 430 jobs in 2007 and 2008, generating more than $40 million in income.

  Peter Welch

  Estrellas, Empleo, Real

  "Creating Jobs by Investing in Energy Efficiency" by Peter Welch, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 5, 2010.

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• La Petición Ciudadana refleja el espíritu de pragmatismo y cooperación general de Vermont. Aplaudo a la "Campaña para Arreglar la Deuda" por llamar la atención sobre uno de los problemas más acuciantes del país, nuestra abultada deuda nacional, y por instar a los responsables políticos a encontrar soluciones prácticas.

  Peter Welch

  Country, Calling, Debt

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• 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 together because she shows us that she's doing everything possible to get our views into these bills.

  Peter Welch

  Views, Giving, Together

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• 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 the cost of processing those transactions. Like most Americans, I had no idea that swipe fees charged to American businesses are the highest in the world.

  Peter Welch

  Law, Ideas, Years

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• Anoche, tuve una reunión telefónica con mis electores en Vermont, en la que participaron 11.500 personas. Y había gente de la Seguridad Social diciendo que si recibir menos prestaciones nos ayuda a pagar la deuda, están a favor. Y un agricultor me dijo que había recibido subsidios durante 35 años, pero que ya no podíamos permitírnoslos.

  Peter Welch

  Night, Years, People

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• 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 or control them. They've tried, but they have no leverage against the big banks and issuers. So they get ignored.

  Peter Welch

  Years, Cards, Ignored

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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.

  Peter Welch

  Stars, Recovery, Home

  "Creating Jobs by Investing in Energy Efficiency" by Peter Welch, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 5, 2010.

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• 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 American people that our party takes the nation's faith and credit seriously.

  Peter Welch

  Party, Play, People

  "Playing chicken with U.S. economy". www.politico.com. March 17, 2011.

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• 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 father told me to shut up. I found the best way to be heard was to lower my voice and actually speak when I had something to say.

  Peter Welch

  Madre, Hermano, Padre

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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 and construction jobs that could not be outsourced to China.

  Peter Welch

  Stars, Jobs, Home

  "Creating Jobs by Investing in Energy Efficiency" by Peter Welch, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 5, 2010.

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• I favor the extension of the middle-class tax cuts because in a recession they're stimulative and they help with demand.

  Peter Welch

  Cutting, Class, Favors

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• 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 Congress is holding it and its got a hair trigger. We've got to pay our bills.

  Peter Welch

  Gun, Hair, Pay

  "Arena Profile: Rep. Peter Welch". Interview with Erika Lovley, www.politico.com. July 18, 2011.

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• 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 ceiling. People think it's authorizing new spending. The debt ceiling doesn't authorize new spending; it allows us to pay obligations already incurred.

  Peter Welch

  Pensar, Gente, Pagar

  "Rep. Peter Welch". Interview with Seung Min Kim, www.politico.com. April 21, 2011.

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• Represento a un estado rural y vivo en una pequeña ciudad. Los pequeños comerciantes constituyen la mayoría de las pequeñas empresas de Vermont y son el hilo conductor de nuestro Estado. Son las tiendas de ultramarinos, las tiendas de suministros agrícolas, las cafeterías, las librerías y las barberías donde los habitantes de Vermont se relacionan, hacen negocios y se informan unos a otros.

  Peter Welch

  Mom, Coffee, Together

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• 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, should come as a surprise. But playing political football with a necessary vote to raise the nation's debt ceiling has become as predictable as a Twitter rant from Charlie Sheen.

  Peter Welch

  Football, America, Political

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• 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 tough, especially when there has been such gridlock here in D.C. You know, when we are fighting and can't get anything done, whether you are liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, no one wins.

  Peter Welch

  Fighting, Thinking, Winning

  "Congressman Welch: We in Congress have to look in the mirror". "On the Record", www.foxnews.com. January 24, 2012.

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• To the extent that people overpay as a result of the Libor manipulation, they should be able to get their money back. Individuals who have mortgages, pension funds who had pensioner investments - whoever was ripped off is entitled to get their money back.

  Peter Welch

  People, Able, Manipulation

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