Vermont labor
officials say hundreds of people could lose their unemployment
benefits if Congress fails to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. The federal
unemployment insurance program that has been providing additional weeks of
benefits to the long-term unemployed is set to expire.
Congressman
Peter Welch says he believes it’s unlikely that lawmakers and President Obama
will avert the so-called fiscal cliff, blaming House Speaker John Boehner.
Congressman Peter Welch is urging Vermont seniors to sign up for
Medicare benefits under the new health care law, through which the Obama administration
says Vermonters have saved $10.6 million.
As the lame-duck Congress reconvenes Tuesday, Congressman
Peter Welch is outlining his priorities for the session. But Vermont’s lone congressman is skeptical a deal will be
reached to avert what is being called the looming fiscal cliff
Vermont’s Congressional delegation is pleased and relieved that
the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama’s health care law, including
the mandate that all Americans have health insurance or pay a fine.
Vermont’s Congressional delegation expressed relief at Thursday’s Supreme Court
ruling, hoping to now focus on
the implementation of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act without the cloud of legal uncertainty.