Disaster Relief

Sanders said that — like the rest of the state’s delegation — he supported major disaster relief funding included in the deal, but he was opposed to how lawmakers cut out other policy proposals that had drawn the ire of billionaire Elon Musk. From left:…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — From the Senate floor tonight, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) urged his colleagues to work together to pass disaster aid for communities across America, admonishing his House Republican colleagues for holding up the bipartisan funding deal and threatening a government shutdown.  Watch…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) delivered opening remarks today at a hearing held by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, where he urged the committee to advance an appropriations package that includes Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds, which are critical to helping communities…