Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced the delivery of more than $12 million in new federal funding, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to help fund repairs to infrastructure from the 2023 and 2024 floods.   Infrastructure repair and replacement projects in the towns…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin demanding information and records regarding the “mounting evidence of widespread corruption orchestrated by former Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…

BURLINGTON, VT – The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), today announced the delivery of over $33.2 million in new federal funding, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to support flood recovery and resiliency in Vermont.  This funding includes more than $27.6 million to support the buyout…

BURLINGTON, VT—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks:   “September 11th is a day that America will never forget. The pain of the attacks is felt to this day in New York,…

Welch welcomes Vermont Entrepreneur and GameTheory Founder Marguerite Dibble as Keynote Speaker for this year’s conference RANDOLPH, VT – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.)  announced registration is now open for this year’s annual Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference (WEOC), held on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM at Vermont State University in Randolph. All…

Welch delivered remarks at this year’s Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame awards ceremony  ESSEX JUNCTION, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today delivered remarks at the Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame’s awards ceremony to celebrate this year’s inductees and discuss the future of the agricultural industry…