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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jan 31, 2023

There is a constant issue about food aid--leave out the climate issues for a minute--about what we can do to help local agriculture culture.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jan 31, 2023

Thank you, Senator Welch, and it was a pleasure to be up in Vermont last week with you and to meet with the Course family.

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Becca Balint
@beccabalint· Democratic · VT· Jan 27, 2023

Over 65 million Americans rely on Social Security benefits. They shouldn't have to choose between essentials like medication, food, or housing. That is why it is our job to expand and shore up Social Security and not gut it. Cutting these…

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Jan 26, 2023

Today I rise in support of H.R. 21, the Strategic Production Response Act. President Biden's energy policies that stifle domestic oil and gas production have pushed energy prices up and made everything we buy in this country more…

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Jan 26, 2023

The Biden administration continues to fail the American people. Just last month, Customs and Border Protection had 251,487 migrant encounters along the southern border, the highest number of encounters ever recorded in a single month…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 24, 2023

I think once the American people understand what the Republican agenda is, I think they're going to retreat from that agenda.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 24, 2023

Do you really want to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid several years after Republicans gave huge tax breaks to the richest people and the largest corporations, and at a time when we have more income and wealth inequality than we…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 24, 2023

You said today that President Biden is absolutely right to refuse to negotiate with Republicans over the debt ceiling.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 24, 2023

The idea that under Trump, as you recall, we gave a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the very rich and large corporations and now Republicans are coming back and saying, oh, guess what, we're really worried about the deficit, the national…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 24, 2023

None other than our old friend Donald Trump, who I disagree with, needless to say, on everything, Trump told the Republicans, hey, you're crazy. You can't cut Social Security and Medicare.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jan 24, 2023

You know, it's look, you have a guy who is a pathological liar, but he happens to be the former President of the United States and he has a right to express his views.

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Jan 11, 2023

I think the Press always gets indignant, if they don't get a full serving of whatever.

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Jan 11, 2023

I think Trump comes across, as somebody who's got something to hide, and Biden comes across, as a guy, who made a silly mistake.

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Becca Balint
@beccabalint· Democratic · VT· Jan 11, 2023

The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was dehumanizing and dangerous. It does not reflect the will of the majority of Americans who deeply value control over their own bodies. As leader of the State senate in Vermont, I…

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Jan 11, 2023

Today I rise in support of H.Con.Res 3 and urge my colleagues to vote in favor of its passage. In June of last year, following the decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, a pro-life pregnancy center that assists pregnant…

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Jan 11, 2023

I think they could have probably done better. I certainly don't think I would have exposed myself to the Press corps, as the way Joe did.

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Jan 2, 2023

No, I don't think so. I mean, the problem is exactly what Congressman Walsh said. He has no core. He never has had a core.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Dec 22, 2022

the Johnson amendment asks us to cede the power of the purse to public servants in the executive branch who are unaccountable to the voters. These public servants, dedicated though they may be, cannot possibly share the depth of knowledge…

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