Flood Recovery

Welch’s Disaster AID Act filed on the anniversaries of Vermont’s July 2023 and July 2024 floods     WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) commemorated the anniversaries of the July 2023 and July 2024 floods today from the Senate Floor. Senator Welch also urged Congress…

**THURSDAY** Introduction of the Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization (AID) Act will mark the anniversaries of catastrophic flooding across Vermont on July 10-11, 2023, and July 10-11, 2024  WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) will hold a Pen and Pad with reporters this Thursday to…

On the tour, Welch will unveil the Disaster AID Act, new legislation to improve FEMA and cut red tape Welch to host Listening Sessions for Vermonters in Killington and Barre KILLINGTON, LUDLOW, WESTON — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) will travel across Vermont to discuss…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the Oval Office Tuesday, President Trump said he plans to start ‘phasing out’ FEMA after the hurricane season and ‘give out less money’ to disaster victims. Trump also said he plans to ‘give [disaster aid] out directly. It’ll be from the…

MONTPELIER, VT– U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, traveled to Vermont’s Capital City last night to deliver remarks at the Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation (CVEDC) Annual Dinner and Meeting to recognize the hard work…