Source: Fox News
by Peter Welch
“The threat of natural disasters has again gripped the nation. In Texas, more than 120 people are dead after horrific flooding, and at least 170 are still missing. Tragically, young children and counselors from a camp are among those lost. In New Mexico, houses have been washed down a river. And in North Carolina, more than 10 inches of rain flooded entire communities. The scenes from these disasters are horrific and all too familiar. My state of Vermont faced catastrophic flooding two years ago …. one year later, another flood devastated our state. Communities were left reeling — two once-in-a-generation floods, back-to-back. After two consecutive floods, Vermonters know firsthand how essential local volunteer responders and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were to our state’s immediate recovery.” (07/14/25)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/senator-peter-welch-im-democrat-we-need-fix-fema-local-control