Press Release
Jul 11, 2024
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…
Press Release
Jul 11, 2024
CENTRAL VERMONT – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in reaction to overnight floods that caused damage to homes, businesses, and farms across Vermont: “It is beyond heartbreaking to see more devastating floods in the same communities exactly one year later—yet, this is…
Press Release
Jul 09, 2024
BURLINGTON, VT — One year ago this week, extreme rain caused catastrophic flooding across Vermont. Some areas of the state received more than two months-worth of rain—over nine inches of rainfall—in a matter of two days. Homes, businesses, and farms were damaged; many were destroyed.…
Press Release
Jul 09, 2024
Recent investigation shows students from African countries were denied at significantly higher rates WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt) led seven Senators in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on the State Department to update its student visa adjudication…
Press Release
Jul 02, 2024
LONDONDERRY and LUDLOW, VT – Nearly one year after the July 2023 floods, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large) sat down with community members and flood-impacted small businesses in Londonderry and Ludlow. Sen. Welch and Rep. Balint discussed the communities’…
Press Release
Jul 01, 2024
Welch secured federal funding for the project in 2024 SHELBURNE, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined the Champlain Housing Trust (CHT), local leaders and organizations in celebrating the groundbreaking of the Bay Ridge neighborhood project, which will provide 94 new permanently affordable…