Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development

Hearing held on the one-year anniversary of the Vermont floods  WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) convened a Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy hearing entitled, “The State of Rural Infrastructure: Emergency Response, Recovery, and Resilience.” The hearing fell on…

BRATTLEBORO, VT – Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, toured a floodplain restoration project along the Whetstone Brook in Brattleboro, which is funded in-part through the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Hazard Mitigation…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, this week voted to confirm David Roser and Judy Chang to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for terms ending in…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, joined U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10) and Alma Adams (D-NC-12) in introducing the bicameral Capital for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act, legislation to help…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday evening, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, delivered remarks on the Senate Floor urging Congress to work together to advance the Senate’s recently-unveiled Farm Bill, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act.…