WELCH STATEMENT ON FEMA REVIEW COUNCIL'S REPORT

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council's recently-released recommendations to slash the agency in half (https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/05/07/fema-review-council-final-report/):

"FEMA is essential in the aftermath of a disaster, but there's no question the long-term recovery processes within the agency are too slow, too bureaucratic, and too difficult to navigate. Vermont knows this frustrating reality firsthand. The FEMA Review Council's recommendations to the White House include many commonsense proposals to cut red tape, but the Council ultimately ...