FEMA

MORRISVILLE, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today announced the delivery of over $1.79 million in federal funding, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to repair catastrophic damage to the Morrisville Water & Light and the Town of Marshfield caused by severe flooding in…

Funding will support the restoration of Vermont Studio Center’s Kahn Studio, railroad, and energy infrastructure replacement  WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced the delivery of $4,042,993 in federal disaster recovery funding, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding was awarded to the Vermont Studio Center, the Vermont Agency for Transportation (VTrans), and the Washington…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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 $20.83 million in federal funding, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to support the Vermont Agency for Transportation (VTrans) and the City of Montpelier to repair damage caused by severe…

BURLINGTON, VT—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council’s recently-released recommendations to slash the agency in half:  “FEMA is essential in the aftermath of a disaster, but there’s no question the long-term recovery processes within the…

Senators: “As the agency turns a new page, under your leadership, we write to outline several priorities that we hope to advance together.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter sent this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, alongside U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the…