Vermont's congressional delegation is speaking out against the planned doubling of the interest rate on a big student loan program.

Congressman Peter Welch wants a bipartisan group of his colleagues from rural areas to fight the U.S. Postal Service plan to close mail processing centers. Welch also wants to preserve mail delivery on Saturdays.

Congressman Peter Welch is compiling stories about student debt. He met with students at UVM yesterday, some of whom are working multiple jobs and studying full time as they accumulate student loan debt.

Representative Peter Welch is going to be compiling stories about student debt.

Newscast: Monday, April 16, 2012, 5:50 p.m.

Congressman Peter Welch said Monday that he has a plan to head off the scheduled doubling of student loan interest rates. Stafford loans currently carry a 3.4 percent interest rate, which is scheduled to balloon to six-point percent in July. Welch wants to extend the existing rate.

Congressman Peter Welch outlined his ideas during an event Monday with students and their families, as well as representatives of the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation.

We hear both sides of the debate over how CVPS should return $21 million to its ratepayers as part of its merger with Green Mountain Power and Congressman Peter Welch discusses campaign finance reform.

Congressman Peter Welch says members of Congress who want to take military action to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon don't fully understand how the approach could unleash a major war in the Middle East.

Vermont's congressional delegation has been on the move lately, traveling to other parts of the world where America has interests. They say their travel helps them craft foreign policy back in Washington. 

Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressman Peter Welch have both been abroad recently studying the U.S. role in Cuba and Haiti, and in the Middle East.

Congressman Peter Welch acknowledges that having the U.S. or Israel take military action to undermine Iran's nuclear program is an option. But he says it has to be evaluated very carefully before it's put into place.

Congressman Peter Welch says tax relief may be available to Vermont individuals and businesses affected by Tropical Storm Irene.

Congressman Peter Welch travels to Waterbury to describe what sorts of tax relief might be available to people who suffered losses in Tropical Storm Irene.

Congressman Peter Welch is backing a multi-billion dollar plan to repair the country's transportation and communications infrastructure. Welch is convinced voters will support the legislation, because he says it will have a positive impact at every level of the economy.

Congressman Peter Welch is praising President Obama's decision to reject a plan to build a 2,000-mile oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.

Congressman Peter Welch is on a trip to the Middle East.

Congressman Peter Welch says he's confident that the House and Senate will avoid a government shutdown this weekend.

Time has run out for the super committee in Congress to craft a plan to cut the national deficit by at least $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years. Congressman Peter Welch said Friday he didn't think the committee would succeed, in large part, because the panel has been far too secretive.

Congressman Peter Welch makes recommendations on cutting the deficit, VPR's Ross Sneyd provides analysis on the Burlington mayoral race and we listen back to the voices in the news this week.