Welch presses for disclosure of intelligence agency spending

Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., wants top-line spending of 16 intelligence agencies to be disclosed. Photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger
WASHINGTON — Under current law, the country’s top intelligence agencies are not required to make public any information about their budgets.
A new bill offered by a bipartisan group of lawmakers including Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., seeks to change that.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with our weekly headlines in your inbox.