Under Secretary Noem’s watch, FEMA instituted a new policy that requires her signature on any new expenses more than $100,000. That includes search and rescue teams.
She confirmed it would take “a minimum of five days” for review.
In a disaster, you don’t have five days.
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Peter Welch
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Yes30%
No64%
Present0%
Not Voting6%
Party align95%
Cross-party3%
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Peter Welch
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Secretary Noem has suggested she and President Trump want to eliminate FEMA altogether rather than reform it.
We can’t have a leader in charge of FEMA that is committed to its destruction.
In her short tenure, Secretary Noem has overstepped, under-performed, and endangered the lives of countless Americans.
Today, I’m calling on her to resign or be fired.
President Trump has made it clear from the moment he took office that he would attempt to use the power of the presidency to go after his political opponents.
His obvious lies are a disturbing attack on our democracy.
I stand with Senator Schiff.
There’re many ways that public broadcasting improves our society. Taking funding away from public media will have serious safety consequences and hurt our communities.
This week, President Trump and Republicans in Congress are attempting to revoke over $1 billion in funding for public broadcasting, including millions from Vermont.
Our local public media played an essential role, circulating updated safety guidance in the midst of the floods and sharing recovery resources in the aftermath.
For so many Vermonters, the floods were terrifying. People need safety guidance in a constantly shifting emergency and there’re many recovery resources that are hard to find once the flood water recedes.
The last two years, Vermont has suffered deadly flooding that demolished houses, destroyed bridges, swept away cars, and ruined crops.
I’m very pleased to announce the Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference will return on September 27 at Vermont State University in Randolph.
Visit my website for more information and updates.
www.welch.senate.gov/weoc/
I’m a Democrat serving a state that was devastated by brutal flooding.
We need to reform FEMA and give more control to local governments who know what their communities need to recover.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/sena...
Secretary Kennedy purged the vaccine advisory council of vaccine experts.
Now, the U.S. now has the highest number of measles cases in 33 years.
This isn’t making America healthy.
"Who dies from malnutrition? Children. Who dies from malaria? Children. Who dies from untreated HIV? Children."
President Trump's proposed $400 million cut to PEPFAR will be a death sentence for children across the globe. The Senate must block it.
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-religiou...
This is clear evidence released by Senate Judiciary Democrats that the Trump Administration knew a judge had ordered them to turn around a plane of migrants, and ignored it anyway.
Violating a court order is illegal. Emil Bove shouldn’t get a lifetime appointment to the bench.
For this Administration, the cruelty has always been the point.
Giant bugs, massive temperature swings, and no access to bathroom facilities are just some of the inhumane conditions detailed in the first reports from detainees at Alligator Alcatraz, the Trump administration’s premier wetland concentration camp.
https://trib.al/GZPIhSD
Secretary Kennedy has already purged the entire vaccine advisory board and replaced them with anti-science physicians. Postponing the meeting of this task force is an ominous sign that he's trying to prevent experienced physicians from keeping people across America healthy.
Making preventive care free helps people catch disease early or prevent it entirely, keeping Americans healthier in the long run (and saving our health care system money).
The Preventive Services Task Force is made up of physicians who make recommendations on which services insurance should cover without any cost to patients. They're the reason you don't pay when you get vaccines or screenings for things like cholesterol and lung cancer.
Secretary Kennedy’s Department of Health and Human Services just called off the upcoming meeting of an important health panel you've probably never heard of.
Today, I’m introducing a new bill that will improve FEMA so communities hit by natural disasters can cut through the maze of bureaucratic red tape and get the recovery funding they need.
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890 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | S. Res. 412 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46) |
| 2025-10-01 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-45) |
| 2025-10-01 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-10-01 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (55-45, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-10-01 | S. 2882 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-09-30 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Bill Defeated (55-45, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-09-30 | S. 2882 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Bill Defeated (47-53, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-09-29 | S. 2806 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (37-61, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-09-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-45) |
| 2025-09-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-45) |
| 2025-09-19 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (47-43) |
| 2025-09-19 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (47-45) |
| 2025-09-19 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Bill Defeated (44-48, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-09-19 | S. 2882 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Bill Defeated (47-45, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-09-18 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-47) |
| 2025-09-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-09-17 | — | Decision of the Chair PN12-19 and PN25-28 and PN12-45 and PN22-1 and PN22-2 and PN22-5 and PN22-27 and PN22-20 and PN22-21 and PN26-8 and PN26-34 and PN26-35 and PN55-41 and PN22-4 and PN22-8 and PN22-19 and PN26-1 and PN22-23 and PN25-40 and PN26-7 and PN26-19 and PN26-31 and PN60-3 and PN26-44 and PN25-2 and PN55-16 and PN60-9 and PN60-10 and PN129-8 and PN26-45 and PN141-37 and PN141-7 and PN141-28 and PN12-22 and PN25-21 and PN22-3 and PN26-22 and PN13-5 and PN22-24 and PN25-33 and PN141-18 and PN150-5 and PN345-16 and PN55-42 and PN54-6 and PN54-7 and PN55-45 and PN55-25 | YES | YES | ✓ | Decision of Chair Not Sustained (47-52) |
| 2025-09-17 | — | Motion to Reconsider PN55-25 and PN55-45 and PN54-7 and PN54-6 and PN55-42 and PN345-16 and PN150-5 and PN141-18 and PN25-33 and PN22-24 and PN13-5 and PN26-22 and PN22-3 and PN25-21 and PN12-22 and PN141-28 and PN141-7 and PN141-37 and PN26-45 and PN129-8 and PN60-10 and PN60-9 and PN55-16 and PN25-2 and PN26-44 and PN60-3 and PN26-31 and PN26-19 and PN26-7 and PN25-40 and PN22-23 and PN26-1 and PN22-19 and PN22-8 and PN22-4 and PN55-41 and PN26-35 and PN26-34 and PN26-8 and PN22-21 and PN22-20 and PN22-27 and PN22-5 and PN22-2 and PN22-1 and PN12-45 and PN12-19 and PN25-28 | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Reconsider Agreed to (51-47) |
| 2025-09-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-09-16 | S. Con. Res. 22 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Rejected (36-62) |
| 2025-09-16 | S.J. Res. 60 (119th) | Begin consideration | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-51) |
| 2025-09-15 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (48-47) |
| 2025-09-15 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-44) |
| 2025-09-15 | S. Res. 377 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Resolution Agreed to (51-44) |
| 2025-09-11 | S. Res. 377 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-43) |
| 2025-09-11 | S. Res. 377 (119th) | Decision of the Chair S.Res. 377 | YES | YES | ✓ | Decision of Chair Not Sustained (45-53) |
| 2025-09-11 | S. Res. 377 (119th) | Motion to Reconsider S.Res. 377 | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Reconsider Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-09-11 | S. Res. 377 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-09-10 | S. 2296 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Table Agreed to (51-49) |
| 2025-09-09 | S. Res. 377 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45) |
| 2025-09-09 | S. Res. 377 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Table Agreed to (53-46) |
| 2025-09-09 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Nomination Confirmed (53-45) |
| 2025-09-09 | — | End debate | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-09-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (49-46) |
| 2025-09-09 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-09-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-45) |
| 2025-09-08 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-43) |
| 2025-09-04 | S. 2296 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | YES | ✕ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (83-13) |
| 2025-09-04 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46) |
| 2025-09-04 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45) |
| 2025-09-02 | S. 2296 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-14, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-08-02 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (71-23) |
| 2025-08-02 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | — | — | Nomination Confirmed (72-22) |
| 2025-08-02 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (59-35) |
| 2025-08-02 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (52-42) |
| 2025-08-02 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (50-45) |
| 2025-08-02 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Nomination Confirmed (78-17) |
| 2025-08-02 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (76-19) |
| 2025-08-02 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (50-45) |
| 2025-08-02 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.