In The News
Jul 12, 2024
“I can’t believe we’re here again,” the senator told city officials as he stood on a muddy sidewalk along Second Street, which was devastated by flooding last year and flooded again this week. U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, third from right, visits a flood-damaged neighborhood…
Press Release
Jul 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the one-year anniversary of the Vermont floods, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate Floor to call for increased supplemental disaster funding for Vermont communities impacted by catastrophic flooding. Sen. Welch highlighted legislation to help communities impacted by natural disasters,…
In The News
Jul 10, 2024
Welch is calling for more flexible federal funding for municipalities affected by flooding, aiming for fewer slowdowns from FEMA SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, says his state's flooding disasters in 2023 demonstrated the need for long-term resiliency that will better protect infrastructure…
Press Release
Jul 09, 2024
Recent investigation shows students from African countries were denied at significantly higher rates WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt) led seven Senators in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on the State Department to update its student visa adjudication…
In The News
Jul 01, 2024
The three members of Vermont’s Congressional Delegation weighed in on Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution on many of the charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. U.S. Rep. Becca Balint and Vermont…