Statement record
Peter Welch — Jul 11, 2024
U.S. Senator (D-VT) · Jul 11, 2024
On July 11, 2024, Welch convened a Senate Agriculture subcommittee hearing on rural emergency response. His office said the hearing fell on the one-year anniversary of the 2023 Vermont floods “and on a day when areas across Vermont received more torrential rain and flooding as the remnants of Hurricane Beryl hit the state.” Quoted remarks are about the 2023 flood, first responders, and the Rural Recovery Act. Witnesses and a prior JEC report discuss climate resilience and future flood costs. Welch does not link Beryl itself to climate change.
Analysis notes
Core senator. In-window. Event yes — office names Beryl remnants hitting Vermont that day. Climate no — resilience / future-cost talk is not Beryl causation. Obstruction no. Tally already yes from July 10 floor.
Codes
- Disaster Mention yes — Office names remnants of Hurricane Beryl hitting Vermont that day.
- Climate Connection no — Resilience and “last month” JEC future-cost language; not Beryl causation.
- Mentioned Policy yes — Rural Recovery Act / disaster assistance.
- Mentioned Republican Obstruction of Climate Action no — No obstruction claim.