Vermont Floods Prompt Sen. Peter Welch to Ask Congress for Federal Aid
Vermont Floods Prompt Sen. Peter Welch to Ask Congress for Federal Aid
Vermont residents awakened Aug. 1 to a quieter weather forecast with no flood warnings following another round of destructive storms earlier in week. Even before floodwaters receded, though, the state's Democratic U.S. Sen. Peter Welch asked Congress to pass a disaster aid package that would help communities across Vermont cope with the disaster as well as other areas of the country battling wildfires, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes....
Vermont residents awakened Aug. 1 to a quieter weather forecast with no flood warnings following another round of destructive storms earlier in week. Even before floodwaters receded, though, the state's Democratic U.S. Sen. Peter Welch asked Congress to pass a disaster aid package that would help communities across Vermont cope with the disaster as well as other areas of the country battling wildfires, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes....