Press Release
Dec 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) today called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to release the FEMA Review Council’s full, unaltered report. According to reports, Secretary Noem edited the report and recommendations…
Press Release
Oct 17, 2025
ORWELL, VT — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined Vermont farmers, state officials, and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) at Lazy Dog Farm in Orwell to hear from…
Press Release
Oct 17, 2025
ORWELL, VT — On Friday, October 17th at 11:00 AM, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, will join Addison County farmers and legislators at Lazy Dog Farm in Orwell for a drought-impact tour…
Press Release
Oct 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, called on the Trump Administration to help drought-impacted Vermont farmers access urgently-needed disaster assistance. The Senator requested that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Press Release
Dec 18, 2024
Vermont experienced devastating flooding, severe storms July 2023 & July 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement: “This comprehensive disaster aid is the result of months of bipartisan work. It is vitally necessary to Americans in red states and blue states…