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Dear
Friend,
Potholes
Don't
Fix
Themselves
“Enough
is
enough!
Right
now,
America
has
a
21st
century
economy
supported
by
a
20th
century
infrastructure.
Potholes
don’t
fix
themselves.
Our
roads
and
bridges
are
crumbling.
Meanwhile,
Congress
just
kicked
the
can
down
the
road
with
yet
another
short
term
Band-Aid
patch.
America
needs
a
long-term
highway
bill
with
a
sustainable
funding
source.
No
more
patches.
No
more
gimmicks.”
–
Peter
Watch
Peter’s
remarks
on
the
House
floor.
The
President
Signs
Peter’s
Energy
Efficiency
Bill
in
Oval
Office
Ceremony
In
a
live
Facebook
Question
and
Answer
session,
Peter
broke
the
news:
“Tomorrow,
I
am
going
to
a
White
House
bill
signing
ceremony
for
my
energy
efficiency
bill.
Think
about
it:
The
work
so
many
in
Vermont
have
done
on
energy
efficiency
will
now
become
the
law
of
the
land.
Makes
me
proud
of
Vermont.
And
this
is
just
the
beginning.
I
have
several
more
bills
we
will
be
taking
up
in
committee
soon.” Read
more
here
about
Peter’s
bipartisan
legislation
signed
into
law
by
President
Obama.  | |
President
Obama
signs
Peter's
energy
efficiency
bill
into
law |
Vermonters
Have
the
Right
to
Know
What’s
in
Their
Food
Last
week
Peter
was
joined
in
Washington
by
Vermont’s
own
Jerry
Greenfield
of
Ben
&
Jerry’s
to
stand
up
for
Vermont’s
GMO
food
labeling
law.
Together,
they
are
fighting
legislation
introduced
in
the
House
that
would
block
states
like
Vermont
from
requiring
GMO
labeling. Read
more.
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Peter
and
House
colleagues
leading
the
fight
for
consumers'
right
to
know
what's
in
our
food |
House
Approves
Peter’s
Bipartisan
Legislation
to
Combat
Prescription
Drug
Abuse
Peter
worked
with
House
colleagues
to
pass
bipartisan
legislation
to
combat
prescription
drug
abuse
by
improving
the
distribution
process
for
prescription
drugs. Read
more.
As
5
Wall
Street
Banks
Plead
Guilty
to
Criminal
Activity,
Peter
Works
to
Close
Tax
Loophole
Allowing
Corporations
to
Write
Off
Penalties
and
Fines
Under
current
law,
a
corporation
can
write
off
fines
and
penalties
related
to
its
misdeeds
as
an
ordinary
business
expense.
Peter’s
legislation
would
ensure
that
no
corporation,
including the
five
major
banks
that
pleaded
guilty
to
felony
charges
this
month,
could
deduct
any
portion
of
their
penalties
or
settlement
under
the
tax
code.
“Allowing
a
financial
institution
found
guilty
of
criminal
activity
and
harming
consumers
the
benefit
of
writing
off
related
penalties
is
offensive
and
adds
insult
to
injury
to
the
taxpayer,”
Peter
said.
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