Watchdog Finds $15B in U.S. Taxpayer Waste on Afghanistan Reconstruction
The U.S. has wasted at least $15 billion in taxpayer dollars on failed reconstruction projects in Afghanistan.
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House Dems Push Bill to Abolish Debt Limit
How much do the Democrats want to spend your money? They are submitting a bill to eradicate the debt ceiling. They are also accusing Republicans who want to keep the debt limit instead of jettisoning it of “weaponizing” the debt
Dem Rep Has No Problem With U.S. Going over Fiscal Cliff Into Massive Recession
VPR- Congressman Peter Welch speaks with reporters in his Burlington office Monday before returning to Washington. “Up to this point there has been no negotiation,” he says. “It’s been an all-or-nothing approach.” As the lame-duck Congress reconvenes Tuesday, Congressman Peter
Messaging: Dem Rep Joins Obama Campaign In Attacking 'Greedy' Adelson
Congressman Peter Welch mentioned Sheldon Adelson on the Ed Schultz Show as an example of someone who is “greedy” and “not sharing the wealth.”
Vermont's Three Members of Congress Give Staffers $236,830 in Taxpayer-Funded Bonuses
With only one congressman and two senators, Vermont’s congressional delegation may be small. But that isn’t stopping Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) from doling out big dollars–$236,830, to be exact–to members of
Rangel Gave Campaign Contributions to Three Dems on Ethics Committee Charged With Investigating Him
WCBS: CBS 2 HD has discovered that since ethics probes began last year the 79-year-old congressman has given campaign donations to 119 members of Congress, including three of the five Democrats on the House Ethics Committee who are charged with