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Mariam Zuhaib / Associated PressSen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., listens during a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry oversight hearing on the Department of Agriculture on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Washington. A new report from the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee finds that flooding…

JOHNSON and HARDWICK, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined local leaders and impacted Vermonters in Johnson and Hardwick on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing flood recovery and resiliency efforts in both communities following the July 2023 flood, and how the federal government can better…

Nearly a year after flood water rushed through Hardwick, Vermont-area businesses said there has been progress, but there is still much work to be done. HARDWICK, Vt. — In Caledonia County, Sen. Peter Welch and local officials continue to assess the damage left behind by…

Flooding in Montpelier July 2023 (file) | Vermont Agency Of Agriculture/Vermont Agency Of Agriculture In the wake of catastrophic disasters in each of their states in 2023, two Democratic U.S. Senators are calling on their peers to pass long-term relief funding. In July 2023, Vermont…

Vermont's Congressional delegation is not happy with the job the Federal Emergency Management Response Agency did in the wake of the historic flooding in Vermont in July 2023. The Great Vermont Flood of 2023, as the National Weather Service dubbed it, took two lives. More than 350 family…