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A more substantial and expedient transition towards electric and zero-emission transportation is critical to address the worsening impacts of climate change.

I am so pleased to see the new $1 billion fund proposed by the administration to help schools hire more counselors, nurses, and mental health professionals.

A competing proposal in Congress is the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act, introduced by Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

It is a little hard for me to characterize with a broad brush, you know, all those people and what motivated each of them.

These communities were really hurt badly during the past year.

Get your facts first. Then you can distort them as you wish.

Thank you very much. And coming from Vermont, you know I am going to talk about the dairy economy and producers.

we had interesting news in Vermont this morning. Our Governor, Governor Scott, announced that we have reached 80 percent immunity--vaccinations--and so the State will, in effect, reopen. Now, I mention this because, right from the…

I am a big supporter of the work of my colleagues, Congresswoman Schrier, Butterfield, McKinley, and Joyce on their Strengthening Vaccines for Children Act.

It also further exposes the weaknesses and injustices that our consolidated food supply chain has long contained.

We hit the 80 percent vaccine rate yesterday. And Governor Scott, our Republican Governor who has done an incredibly good job, incredible job, was able to announce the reopening.

I was glad to see the Administration's budget for USDA reflects the President's commitment to our rural communities.

And they were encouraged to do so by former President Trump, correct?

I just made a note to myself, in 20 some odd years asking questions of cabinet members about when are you going to do something, it is the first time I got today.

I think you may be mute.

We really can’t move on by ignoring what has been an extraordinary breach of constitutional rights by -- and an abuse of power by the president.