Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today released the following statement on Senate Republicans’ draft Farm Bill:  America’s agriculture policy is broken—farmers can’t afford to farm, families can’t put food on the table, and rural communities have been left behind. Farmers in Vermont and across the nation create an immense amount of wealth, but…

Senators Urge DOE Secretary to allow working families the freedom to purchase energy appliances that lower their utility bills  WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), today announced the delivery of $20.83 million in federal funding, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to support the Vermont Agency for Transportation (VTrans) and the City of Montpelier to repair damage caused by severe…

Welch offered amendment to Republicans’ budget resolution that would protect Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program from being zeroed out  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, took to the Senate floor Monday evening to emphasize how President Trump’s threat to cut 100% of federal funding for the Low-Income Home…

Bill would help 30 million Americans—including nearly 100,000 Vermonters— access rural housing assistance for the first time  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today joined U.S. Senators Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, in introducing the Fostering the Availability in Rural Markets of (FARM) Home…