Dear
Friend,
Protecting
a
Vital
Nutrition
Lifeline
for
Millions
of
Americans
Peter
took
to
the
House
floor
to
condemn
proposed
draconian
cuts
to
the
Supplemental
Nutrition
Assistance
Program
(SNAP)
that
will
eliminate
a
lifeline
of
nutrition
assistance
to
millions
of
Americans.
“We
passed
a
tax
cut
that
wasn’t
paid
for,”
he
admonished.
“The
bill
has
come
due
and
we
have
a
proposal
here
to
come
up
with
$23
billion
to
pay
for
it
by
taking
meals
off
the
tables
of
disabled
people.”
See
his
full
remarks
below.
The
Cost
of
War
Must
Include
Caring
for
the
Warrior
Peter
testified
before
the
House
Veterans
Affairs
Committee
urging
approval
of
his
legislation
to
help
veterans
exposed
to
burn
pits
in
Iraq
and
Afghanistan.
At
the
hearing,
he
shared
the
story
of
Sgt.
Major
Michael
Cram,
a
respected
Winooski
Police
Department
policeman
and
Vermont
Army
National
Guard
solider
of
30
years
who
died
of
prostate
cancer
just
weeks
after
receiving
a
Purple
Heart.
Sgt.
Major
Cram
and
several
Guard
soldiers
from
his
unit
were
exposed
to
toxic
fumes
from
military
burn
pits
while
serving
overseas.
See
his
full
remarks
below.
Standing
Up
for
Pure
Vermont
Maple
Peter
joined
Senator
Leahy
and
local
sugar
makers
for
a
press
conference
in
Montpelier
to
call
out
a
potential
federal
mandate
that
would
require
labels
on
pure
maple
syrup
to
list
the
amount
of
‘added
sugar'
it
contains.
“This
would
be
misleading
for
consumers
and
undermine
decades
of
education
efforts
to
distinguish
pure
natural
maple
from
industrially
produced
sweeteners
and
artificial
flavors,”
Peter
charged.
Expanding
Access
to
Affordable
Housing
in
Vermont
At
the
request
of
Congressman
Welch
and
Senators
Leahy
and
Sanders,
federal
officials
approved
more
than
$2.5
million
in
federal
grants
to
six
Vermont
housing
authorities
to
preserve,
improve,
and
develop
public
housing
across
Vermont.
“It
is
critically
important
to
improve
and
expand
the
stock
of
decent,
safe
and
affordable
housing
in
our
state,”
Peter
insisted.
“These
grants
are
an
important
federal
investment
to
help
ensure
that
Vermont
housing
authorities
have
the
resources
they
need
to
meet
the
demand
for
affordable
housing
across
the
state.”
We
Have
a
Winner!
37th
Annual
Congressional
Art
Competition
Congratulations
to
Aidan
Bundock
of
Champlain
Valley
Union
High
School,
winner
of
the
37th
Annual
Congressional
Art
Competition! His
brilliant
work,
“Midnight
Snacks,”
was
selected
from
169
student
entries
representing
39
Vermont
high
schools
and
will
be
displayed
in
the
halls
of
Congress
for
one
year.
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