Flood Recovery

RICHMOND, VT – Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Chair of the Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee, joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in welcoming Robert Bonnie, the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation with the U.S. Department of…

BURLINGTON, VT – Today, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) in thanking the Biden Administration for its continued support for New England communities impacted by flooding in July…

BURLINGTON, VT. – Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Congresswoman Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) today sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to work closely with Congress to secure supplemental disaster aid for urgent flood recovery and long-term disaster mitigation in…

ORLEANS, VT— Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) assessed flood damage and ongoing recovery efforts in Orleans County, Vermont, yesterday, following catastrophic flooding in July 2023. Senator Welch visited the Ethan Allen Manufacturing Plant in Orleans, the Disaster Survivor Assistance Registration Site and the Parsons Dinner House in…

BURLINGTON, VT - Senator Welch (D-Vt.) convened a meeting today with small business owners from across Vermont to discuss the challenges they are facing following catastrophic flooding in state earlier this month. Congresswoman Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) participated in the meeting.  “Small businesses drive Vermont’s economic…