FEMA

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the urgent need to pass disaster aid before the conclusion of the 118th Congress:  “The last time Congress passed a comprehensive disaster package was December 2022. Since then, the United States has had…
Sen. Peter Welch, right, talks with Bruce Kaufman, owner of Riverside Farms, which experienced severe crop losses during the summer floods of 2023 and 2024. Welch says bureaucratic inefficiencies at FEMA have hobbled the recovery process for individuals and municipalities.Peter Hirschfeld/Vermont Public Sen. Peter Welch…
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.…