WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Flood Anniversaries, Welch Talks FEMA Reform in Barre and Montpelier * Welch held a Listening Session in Barre with flood-impacted Vermonters BARRE, VT -- Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) met with flood-impacted Vermonters and community leaders in Barre and Montpelier and discussed the need to pass legislation to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Last week, Senat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Visibility Union (MANEVU) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the proposed approval of Vermont's regional haze state implementation plan (SIP). The letter expresses support for Vermont's compliance with the Clean Air Act and the EPA's Regional Haze Rule but raises objections to the agency's additional Uniform Rate of Progress (URP) criterion. In the correspondence, the organization cle more ST

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Welch to Hold 'Pen and Pad' on His New Bill to Reform FEMA * **THURSDAY** Introduction of the Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization (AID) Act will mark the anniversaries of catastrophic flooding across Vermont on July 10-11, 2023, and July 10-11, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) will hold a Pen and Pad with reporters this Thursday to discuss hi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Demand Trump Administration Release Over $300 Million for Senior Jobs Program * WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Rep. Becca Balint (Vt.-AL) today sent a letter to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging her to release more than $300 million in congressionally-appropriated funding for the Senior Community Service Employ more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, July 8 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Peter Smiar Featured in Engineering News-Record * Peter Smiar, Vermont Director of Land Development, was recently featured in Engineering News-Record, sharing insights on VHB's role in the current $5 billion expansion of Killington Ski Resort. VHB is leading civil  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Power Generators Air Coalition (PGen) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency backing its proposed rule for Vermont's regional haze state implementation plan. This proposal was published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2025 aiming to approve Vermont's plan for ensuring visibility in Class I federal areas. PGen emphasizes that Vermont has demonstrated reasonable progress toward compliance with national visibility goals, notin more ST

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Keeps Sounding the Alarm on Health Care Emergency Worsened by Trump Budget Bill * WASHINGTON, July 9 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today delivered remarks on the impact of the Republican reconciliation bill -- which passed the Senate by one vote and will throw nearly 17 million Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 9, 2025: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Keeps Sounding the Alarm on Health Care Emergency Worsened by Trump Budget Bill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today delivered remarks on the impact of the Republican reconciliation bill -- whi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Announces Expedited Assistance for Vermont Farmers Impacted by Natural Disasters * 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 $16 bill more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Introduces Bill to Reform FEMA * Welch's Disaster AID Act filed on the anniversaries of Vermont's July 2023 and July 2024 floods Legislation would cut red tape and improve processes for FEMA's Public Assistance and long-term recovery efforts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization (AID) Act, new legislati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Padilla, Booker in Cosponsoring New Bill to Require Immigration Officers to Display Clear Identification * Welch also joined letter to DHS requesting information about ICE's use of unidentified plainclothes agents WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in cosponsoring new legislation to require immigratio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Speaks on the Anniversary of Vermont Floods * 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 to take up his Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization ( more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Speaks Out Against President Trump's Efforts to Cut Federal Funding for Public Broadcasting * Welch Defends Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, spoke out against President Trump's request to cut $9.4 billion in federal funding--which was alre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on Trump's Escalation of Trade War with Canada * BURLINGTON, VT -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following reaction to President Trump's threat to impose a 35% tariff on Canada, beginning August 1, 2025: "The president's unnecessary trade war with Canada has already hurt Vermont's businesses, farmers, and manufacturers--this escalation will only throw fuel on t more PR