Press Release
Oct 01, 2024
USPS has an internal benchmark of restoring service 180 days after a natural disaster. Montpelier’s Post Office has been closed for more than 440 days MONTPELIER, VT—U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large) on Tuesday…
Press Release
Sep 30, 2024
BURLINGTON, VT—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the FEMA Operational Transparency Act, a new bill directing the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to audit how the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is spending it’s budget, and recommend ways to reduce the Agency’s bloated administrative costs.…
Press Release
Sep 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the Senate and House passage of a Continuing Resolution, which will fund the government through December 20th and avoid a costly government shutdown: “It's unacceptable that some in Congress view paying our bills and…
Press Release
Sep 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large) called on Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to address concerns raised by Vermont municipalities about high staff turnover and other bureaucratic inefficiencies…
Press Release
Sep 23, 2024
Welch: "This Continuing Resolution will not meet the needs of Vermont, or any state recovering from a disaster." WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in response to both Chambers of Congress reaching a bipartisan agreement on a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR),…