In The News
Jul 15, 2025
Sen. Peter Welch called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to step down or be fired over her handling of FEMA and mass deportations. FILE: JAMES BUCK ©️ SEVEN DAYS U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) on Tuesday called for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem…
Press Release
Jul 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this morning published an opinion in Fox News entitled: “I’m a Democrat and we need to fix FEMA with local control.” Read Senator Welch’s op-ed and view an excerpt below: SENATOR PETER WELCH: I’m a Democrat and we need…
Press Release
Jul 11, 2025
BURLINGTON, VT - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced that Vermont farmers and producers affected by crop losses from natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now submit applications for assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Supplemental Disaster Relief Program. More than…
In The News
Jul 11, 2025
President Donald Trump visited Texas Friday to assess the damage of last week’s floods that have killed more than 120 people and left around 160 more missing. The visit comes as local officials are expressing concern that cost controls are slowing down the Federal Emergency…
Press Release
Jul 10, 2025
Welch’s Disaster AID Act filed on the anniversaries of Vermont’s July 2023 and July 2024 floods WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) commemorated the anniversaries of the July 2023 and July 2024 floods today from the Senate Floor. Senator Welch also urged Congress…