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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jul 26, 2021

What would you do and the Commission do to ensure that our market operators, such as IFO New England, are able to meet their compliance dates for the order?

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jul 26, 2021

I have worked with others for the deployment of smart meters, energy efficiency technology, and so on.

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Jul 22, 2021

I thank Chairman Nadler for offering me this minute and a half, and I thank him for his leadership for bringing this bill to the floor. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the ALLIES Act. This bill will save lives and protect our allies. It…

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Jul 22, 2021

Last week marked a year since our country lost a giant and a friend to all, John Lewis. Republicans and Democrats of both Chambers rightfully used our platforms to memorialize a man who gave so much, and as many say, he was the conscience…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jul 22, 2021

I will get right to the point: the very definition of democracy in the United States is under attack. You see it in State legislatures across the country. Powerful partisans advancing bill after bill to restrict voters' access to the…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jul 22, 2021

it has been 40 years since the Nation lost a champion for the hungry, and the American people lost a talented and inspirational musical artist. And I lost a dear partner and friend. I was proud to have been able to work side by side with…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jul 22, 2021

since the start of the pandemic, the State of Vermont, at every level of its leadership, has taken heroic efforts to mitigate spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus. With strong leadership from Gov. Phil Scott, and bolstered by a firm belief…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jul 21, 2021

I have 9 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph S(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jul 21, 2021

I rise on the floor today to honor the legacy of one of the country's most cherished heroes and a very dear and close friend of mine, John Lewis. This past Saturday marked 1 year since we said goodbye to Congressman Lewis. The pain of his…

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John Rose
@johnrose· Republican · VT· Jul 21, 2021

The right to life is one of the founding principles of our Nation. Every human being, born or unborn, is entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Yet today, we see this right under attack as the Biden administration…

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Howard Dean
@howarddean· Democratic · VT· Jul 20, 2021

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule. PFAS water contamination is personal for all of us. Nearly all of us have been contaminated without our consent, without our knowledge. We all have PFAS in…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 20, 2021

the real outrage, it seems to me, and this is above and beyond the culprit, the horrors of the COVID pandemic, is that not all of our society is seeing a decline in life expectancy.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 20, 2021

the truth is that our life expectancy, how long our people live, trails behind many other industrialized countries.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 20, 2021

What we are discussing today, and this is such an important point, is poverty is like that.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jul 20, 2021

I urge a ``no'' vote on this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.

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Patrick Leahy
@patrickleahy· Democratic · VT· Jul 20, 2021

I will oppose this amendment today. I base it on my experience as an advocate for victims of crime that began when I was a prosecutor, certainly during the time when I was the Vice President of the National District Attorneys Association…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 20, 2021

what I want, and I believe Members of the Committee want, and certainly the American people want, is to create a Nation in which the people in the United States can live long, healthy, happy, and productive lives.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 20, 2021

This reality of today is a moral and economic failing.

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