FEMA

Welch’s Disaster AID Act filed on the anniversaries of Vermont’s July 2023 and July 2024 floods   Legislation would cut red tape and improve processes for FEMA’s Public Assistance and long-term recovery efforts  WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the Disaster Assistance Improvement and…

Vermont Sen. Peter Welch held a listening session about flood recovery at the Barre Social Club on Monday, July 7. Photo by Terry J. Allen. Marking the anniversary of the catastrophic floods of 2023 and 2024, Sen. Peter Welch has been barnstorming across Vermont to…

Welch held a Listening Session in Barre with flood-impacted Vermonters  BARRE, VT — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) met with flood-impacted Vermonters and community leaders in Barre and Montpelier and discussed the need to pass legislation to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Last…

KILLINGTON, VT — This week in Killington, Ludlow, and Weston, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) unveiled his new bill, the Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization (AID) Act, and met with flood-impacted Vermonters and community members to discuss the importance of reforming FEMA’s long-term recovery process,…

“I appreciate Senator Welch taking on the challenge to create an expedited, more efficient, and flexible emergency management system.”  “Nearly every municipal leader impacted by recent flooding in Vermont has told me that FEMA has been difficult to work with. I’m pleased to see Senator…