Daniel Davis

On Tuesday, work crews resumed the damage recovery effort in Barnet Village. (Photo by Robert Blechl) BARNET VILLAGE — On Tuesday, as part of his flood damage tour to Vermont communities ravaged by last week’s rains, U.S. Peter Welch, D-VT, visited Barnet Village, where he…

BURLINGTON, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in reaction to Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.)’s conviction on 16 felony counts: “The evidence was heard, due process was granted, and justice was served. That’s what everyone is entitled to in America, and that’s…

“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…

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,…

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…