WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCAX) – With just two weeks left before the legislative break, leaders in Washington are trying to send more disaster recovery money to Vermont.
Senator Peter Welch took to the Senate floor urging his colleagues to pass a disaster aid package before the session ends.
Congress hasn’t passed comprehensive disaster aid since 2022 – something Welch highlighted.
He detailed disasters over the last 2 years, saying they need to act now.
“The longer we wait to help disaster victims, the more disaster victims we will have. The list of needs will only grow. Delay hurts, it doesn’t help. That’s why I am asking my colleagues in the Senate and the House to act now and act quickly. For Vermont, and for every state hit by a disaster since we last passed a disaster bill so many storms ago…We cannot wait. We have common ground in our common crisis. We must send a disaster bill to President Biden’s desk,” said Welch.
Welch also pushed for a new farm bill which is now months overdue.
Farmers would be forced away from bigger projects and food shelves are already feeling the pinch with snap benefits in the balance.
The Senate plans to adjourn on December 20th.