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BURLINGTON, VT – Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement after former President Donald Trump and rallygoers were hit by apparent gunfire at an event in Butler, Pennsylvania this evening: “I am thankful former President Trump is safe, and I am appreciative of the…

BARRE, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today toured flood damage from the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl, which impacted communities across central and northern Vermont and required more than 100 rescues and evacuations. Senator Welch toured flood damage in Moretown, Plainfield, and Barre. “I know I speak…

“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,…

Hearing held on the one-year anniversary of the Vermont floods  WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) convened a Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy hearing entitled, “The State of Rural Infrastructure: Emergency Response, Recovery, and Resilience.” The hearing fell on…

CENTRAL VERMONT – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in reaction to overnight floods that caused damage to homes, businesses, and farms across Vermont:     “It is beyond heartbreaking to see more devastating floods in the same communities exactly one year later—yet, this is…

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…