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Jul 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Streamlining International Food Assistance Act of 2024, legislation that strengthens the United States’ ability to address global hunger by allowing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to use funds…
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Jul 13, 2024
BURLINGTON, VT – Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement after former President Donald Trump and rallygoers were hit by apparent gunfire at an event in Butler, Pennsylvania this evening: “I am thankful former President Trump is safe, and I am appreciative of the…
Press Release
Jul 12, 2024
BARRE, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today toured flood damage from the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl, which impacted communities across central and northern Vermont and required more than 100 rescues and evacuations. Senator Welch toured flood damage in Moretown, Plainfield, and Barre. “I know I speak…
In The News
Jul 12, 2024
“I can’t believe we’re here again,” the senator told city officials as he stood on a muddy sidewalk along Second Street, which was devastated by flooding last year and flooded again this week. U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, third from right, visits a flood-damaged neighborhood…
Press Release
Jul 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the one-year anniversary of the Vermont floods, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate Floor to call for increased supplemental disaster funding for Vermont communities impacted by catastrophic flooding. Sen. Welch highlighted legislation to help communities impacted by natural disasters,…
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…