# Peter Welch on The No Agenda Show

Peter Welch comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from April 2014 to December 2024.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** April 2014 – December 2024
- **Related topics:** [Black Budget](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/black-budget.md), [Confirmation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/confirmation.md), [Fbi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fbi.md), [Hakeem Jeffries](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hakeem-jeffries.md), [Heartbleed](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/heartbleed.md), [Joe Manchin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-manchin.md), [Josh Hawley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/josh-hawley.md), [Kash Patel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kash-patel.md), [Nsa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nsa.md), [Senate Democrats](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/senate-democrats.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Kash Patel Seeks Senate Support for FBI Confirmation

- **Episode:** [1720: Psyop Season](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1720-psyop-season.md)
- **Published:** 2024-12-12
- **Time:** 1:15:34–1:19:03
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1720-psyop-season/chapter/kash-patel-seeks-senate-support-for-fbi-confirmation.md

Kash Patel has been meeting with senators on Capitol Hill to secure support for his nomination as FBI Director, promising a "smooth transition" and a restoration of "law and order." While Republican Senator Josh Hawley expressed confidence in Patel's confirmation, Democrats like Peter Welch raised concerns over Patel's past statements regarding the use of authority against political opponents. Patel emphasizes his intent to earn the trust of the Senate through the formal advice and consent process.

Keywords: [kash patel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kash-patel.md), [fbi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fbi.md), [senate judiciary committee](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/senate-judiciary-committee.md), [josh hawley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/josh-hawley.md), [peter welch](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/peter-welch.md), [confirmation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/confirmation.md)

### Senate Democrats Tense Meeting with Biden Campaign

- **Episode:** [1677: Donald Duck!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1677-donald-duck.md)
- **Published:** 2024-07-14
- **Time:** 1:13:33–1:17:25
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1677-donald-duck/chapter/senate-democrats-tense-meeting-with-biden-campaign.md

Internal Democratic turmoil is detailed following a tense two-hour meeting between Senate Democrats and Biden campaign officials. Senator Peter Welch of Vermont becomes the first senator to publicly call for Biden to withdraw. The discussion notes that lawmakers are seeking "hard data" showing a path to success in November that the campaign has yet to provide.

Keywords: [senate democrats](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/senate-democrats.md), [peter welch](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/peter-welch.md), [joe manchin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/joe-manchin.md), [hakeem jeffries](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hakeem-jeffries.md), path to victory

### Intelligence Budget Transparency Act, Black Budgets, and Heartbleed

- **Episode:** [607: Big Sandy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/607-big-sandy.md)
- **Published:** 2014-04-10
- **Time:** 2:38:25–2:41:28
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/607-big-sandy/chapter/intelligence-budget-transparency-act-black-budgets-and-heartbleed.md

Congressman Peter Welch is promoting the "Intelligence Budget Transparency Act" to force the disclosure of the total dollar amounts spent by the 17 US intelligence agencies. The hosts discuss the "Heartbleed" bug in OpenSSL, questioning why the open-source community failed to catch a vulnerability that existed for two years. They suggest the NSA likely exploited the bug for years while ignoring its potential for domestic harm.

Keywords: [black budget](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/black-budget.md), [peter welch](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/peter-welch.md), [nsa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nsa.md), [heartbleed](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/heartbleed.md), openssl

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