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From YouTube: CHI-21 State Representative Forum - 9/12/2022
Description
00:01:14 Opening Statements
00:05:11 Ballot Issues
00:09:53 Education
00:13:21 Health Care
00:18:18 Citizen Legislature
00:23:47 Language Access
00:28:22 Community Access
00:31:56 30 Second Answers
00:43:58 Closing Comments
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A
Hello,
everyone
and
welcome
to
ongoing
coverage
of
town
meeting
tv's
comprehensive
election
coverage.
This
is
one
of
a
series
of
forums
that
we
are
bringing
you
as
part
of
our
election
coverage
ahead
of
the
general
election,
which
is
november
8th.
So
we
time
meeting
tv
hosts
forums
with
all
of
the
candidates
on
the
ba
on
the
ballot,
as
well
as
all
the
ballot
items,
and
tonight
we
have
the
chittenden
district,
21
state
representative
forum
and
I
am
joined
by
incumbent
taylor,
small
as
well
as
daisy,
burbeco
and
jordan
matt.
A
Otherwise,
we
will
work
our
way
through
a
list
of
questions
that
we've
pre-prepared
and
you
can
watch
taming
tv
on
comcast,
channel,
1087,
burlington,
telecoms,
channel,
17
and
217
as
well
as
online
at
our
youtube
channel.
So
with
that
being
said,
let's
get
right
into
it.
Thank
you
all
for
joining
us
and
being
here
tonight
we're
going
to
start
with
taylor
for
an
opening
statement.
Can
you
please
tell
us
why
you're
running
and
what
experience
you
bring
to
the
position?
Wonderful.
B
Thank
you
so
much
for
hosting
us
this
evening
and
thank
you
town
meeting
tv
for
covering
all
of
the
forums
across
the
state
and
really
providing
access
for
all
voters
to
know
who
is
on
the
ballot
and
what
they're
standing
for.
As
was
said.
I'm
representative
taylor,
small,
are
you
seeing
her
pronouns
and
I'm
going
in
for
hopefully
my
second
term
in
the
vermont
legislature?
B
And
I
look
forward
to
continuing
this
fight
as
we
work
towards
housing,
equality
and
really
quality
for
housing
across
the
board,
as
well
as
health
care
and
human
services,
and
making
sure
that
we're
fully
funding
the
services
that
are
needed
by
some
of
our
most
vulnerable
populations.
Here
in
the
state
of
vermont.
C
C
We
have
fantastic
neighbors,
we
have
a
great
school,
but
the
reality
is
that
that
is
getting
harder
and
harder
every
day
for
a
lot
of
us
that
live
here.
It's
getting
harder
to
find
affordable
child
care
to
find
housing
and
it's
getting
harder
to
get
health
care,
and
I
think
for
a
lot
of
people
who
live
in
winooski,
it's
even
harder
to
be
part
of
creating
a
solution
to
those
issues.
C
D
D
I
mean
it's
been
on
a
great
track
for
several
several
years.
I'd
like
that
to
continue
sustainably
right.
I
think
we
have
to
be
mindful
of
how
fast
we're
growing.
You
know,
as
you
guys
had
mentioned,
that
you
know,
services
have
to
be
funded
things.
There
have
to
be
funding.
I
think
we
have
to
do
that
wisely
and
also
keep
in
mind
making
policies
that
benefit
everybody
in
winooski
and
vermont
as
a
whole.
A
The
question
relates
to
some
issues
on
the
ballot,
so
there
are
three
regional
questions
on
chittenden
county
ballots:
this
year,
the
champlain
water
district
bond,
the
formation
of
a
communications
union
union
district
and
bonding
for
a
new
materials
recovery
facility
for
cswd.
These
are
all
described
as
revenue
neutral
ballot
items.
What
is
your
take
on
these
ballot
items.
C
C
You
could
have
voted
today
at
city
hall,
if
you're
a
witness
if
you're
a
winooski
resident.
Otherwise
you
have
to
go
to
south
burlington
tomorrow.
So
my
take
on
that
is
it's
an
equity
issue,
because
winooski
residents
should
not
be
driving
to
south
burlington
or
should
the
other
people
who
reside
within
the
water
district,
the
other
one
is
the
the
recycling
one.
Sorry,
I'm
not
remembering
what
the
can.
You
repeat
the
title.
C
Yes-
and
I
support
that
it
is,
it
is
essentially
revenue
neutral
because
it
will
pay
for
itself
over
time
and
it
won't
increase
our
taxes.
So
I
would
support
that
and
the
third
one
regarding
the
communications
district
isn't
we're.
We
don't
fall
within
that.
It's
it's
other
cities,
so
I
don't
think
that
is
even
on
our
ballot.
In
november,
I'm.
A
C
D
Take
on
them
sure
I
think
they're,
all
good
they're,
no
cost
they're.
You
know
the
they're
we're
maintaining
our
infrastructure,
basically
and
improving
it.
Everybody
wants
good
quality
drinking
water
and
I
think
federally
that's
funded
at
like
80,
so
really
there's
no
cost
there
and
then
the
rest
is
through
bonds
and
then,
if
you
care
about
recycling
and
trash
upkeep,
the
facilities
that
they
have
currently
are
outdated.
D
B
B
Looking
a
bit
deeper
at
them
when
we
think
about
water,
water
is,
is
life
at
the
end
of
the
day,
and
I
think
what
we
need
is
to
be
protecting
our
water
sources
and
doing
more
to
protect
our
water
sources.
I
know
this
past
year
we've
been
focusing
a
lot
on
pfas
or
if
I
could
pronounce
the
full
name
of
those
toxins.
B
I
would
be
a
scientist
and
not
a
legislator,
but
recognizing
that,
whether
it's
through
leachate
in
our
landfills
but
understanding
that
it's
getting
into
our
groundwater
and
into
our
drinking
sources,
we
need
to
invest
more
in
our
and
our
water
sources
and
making
sure
that
we're
doing
everything
we
can
to
have
clean
drinking
water
for
everyone
in
the
state,
of
course,
with
communion
or
communication
universe,
univisory
districts.
What
we're
really
looking
for
is
broadband
expansion.
B
It's
been
what
our
our
rural
parts
of
vermont
have
been
asking
for
for
far
too
long,
especially
when
it
comes
to
high-speed
internet.
Not
just
internet
but
high-speed
internet,
where
folks
don't
have
to
travel
into
chittenden
county
to
be
able
to
do
something
as
simple
as
send
an
email
or
connect
with
their
neighbors,
and
I
know
it's
not
directly
to
the
question.
But
thinking
about
ballot
measures
that
I
think
we
need
for
winooski
in
particular,
is
thinking
about
our
high
renter
percentage
and
moving
in
a
direction
of
having
rental
control
as
well
as
rent
protections.
A
A
D
I
do
think
that
we
always
need
to
be
looking
at
ways
to
improve
funding,
make
a
little
more
efficient,
but
I
think
currently
the
way
that
it
is
bet
winooski
benefits
quite
a
bit
from
the
way
it
is
funded
right
now
the
legislature
passed
a
bill
last
year
that
greatly
benefits
winooski
because
we're
you
know
a
lot
of
english.
Second
language
learners,
pretty
the
poverty
rate
in
winooski
is
pretty
high,
so
it
benefits
us
per
people
that
way
also
limits.
A
B
What
we
need
to
be
moving
towards
is
an
income
tax
based
funding
system
and
funding
model
for
education
right
now.
Property
taxes
are
soaring
and
we're
seeing
that
in
rent
prices,
we're
seeing
that
in
folks
not
being
able
to
sustain
in
their
housing
within
winooski
and
beyond,
and
so
by
moving
to
an
income
tax.
B
It
is
a
more
equitable
distribution
of
funding
and
revenue
for
our
education
system,
and
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
enacting
these
updated
pupil
weights
in
due
time
right
now,
we're
looking
at
it
across
a
five-year
process
of
updating
the
weights.
So
we're
not
going
to
see
the
direct
impacts
this
year,
but
I'm
hoping
that
we
can
energize
and
move
those
updates
forward
so
that
we
can
see
that
impact
more
directly.
A
C
Here
this
it
really
resonates,
and
I
you
know
this
is
why
I
I
moved
here
and
to
raise
my
kids
in
this
school,
and
I
I
understand
that
many
rural
kids
in
vermont
will
benefit
from
this
new
funding
model.
And
I
look
forward
to
seeing
what
recommendations
come
out
of
the
study.
That's
happening
right
now
and
look
forward
to
working
with
my
colleagues
in
the
legislature
to
further
them.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
with
that
we'll
move
on
to
our
next
question
that
focuses
on
health
care
and
we're
going
to
start
with
taylor
for
this
one.
So
the
increasing
cost
of
healthcare
is
putting
pressure
on
vermonters
and
the
state's
economy.
Kovit
has
sharpened
our
focus
on
inequities
in
health
care.
What
is
next
for
health
care
changes
in
vermont,
and
please
be
specific
excuse
me,
please
be
specific
if
you
can.
B
Oh
happy
to
be
specific
on
this
one,
as
I
as
I
ran
in
2020
on
this
exact
same
issue.
Recognizing
that
health
care
is
is
a
human
right,
or
at
least
it
should
be
because,
as
we
know,
right
now,
health
care
is
really
a
privilege
to
the
few
who
can
actually
afford
it
and,
knowing
that
this
year,
through
the
green
mountain
care
board,
we're
potentially
seeing
an
increase
in
personal
and
business
plans
for
health
insurance
to
be
increased
up
to
15
to
17.
A
C
C
I
think
winooski
needs
to
take
a
long
hard
look
at
how
much
we
really
need
the
state
to
do
for
us
just
in
terms
of
our
ability
to
recover
from
this
pandemic
and
what
resources
we
have.
In
order
to
do
that,
I
would
like
to
see
the
state
take
advantage
of
some
of
the
federal
incentives
that
we
can
have
to
improve
access
to
better
health
care,
and
if
we
look
at
what's
happening
at
the
federal
level,
both
in
terms
of
policy
and
financing,
we'll
see
a
lot
more
opportunities
to
access
integrated
healthcare.
C
So
what
I'm
talking
about
is
things
like
substance
use
treatment,
centers
that
are
merging
with
mental
health
treatment
centers.
So
that's
through
the
ccbhc
model,
which
offers
us
as
people
residents
of
winooski
the
ability
to
get
both
treatment
for
both
of
those
things
and
one
stop.
It
also
offers
providers
and
the
state
higher
medicaid
rates.
So
that's
just
one
example
of
where
we
see
federal
incentives
that
the
state
isn't
yet
tapping
into
and
I
think
those
trends
are
going
to
continue
and
when
I
get
into
office.
I
look.
A
D
D
Another
thing
is:
we've
seen
just
an
influx
of
travel
nurses,
which
is
great.
We
need
nurses,
but
I
feel
that
we
need
to
keep
more
nurses
here
at
home
instead
of
paying
absorbent
amount
of
money
for
them
to
come
into
the
state
they
take
up.
You
know
short-term
rental,
sometimes
only
six
months.
You
know
it
takes
a
lot
of
housing
off
the
market.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
before
we
move
on
to
our
next
question,
I
just
want
to
remind
folks
who
are
watching
at
home
to
please
call
in
at
802-862-3966
with
any
questions
that
you
have
for
candidates
and
they'll
answer
them.
They'll
answer
your
question
live
on
air
for
you,
so
please
call
in
and
with
that
said,
we'll
move
on
to
our
next
question
and
for
this
one
we'll
start
with
daisy
and
daisy.
This
question
revolves
around
citizen
legislature
and
all
the
questions
just
for
everybody's
awareness
after
this
relate
to
complex
systems
issues.
A
C
C
Now,
unfortunately,
mineos
just
have
our
backyard
gardens
and
if
we're
lucky,
we
do
so.
I
don't
know
that
that
that
calendar
is
is
really
necessary,
but
whether
we
can
still
accomplish
our
jobs.
I
think
legislature
has
been
working
that
way
and
not
having
been
a
legislator.
Yet
I
can't
see
whether
I
would
recommend
changing
it,
but
I
would
I'm
certainly
always
open
to
debate.
A
D
Yeah
I
mean
I
agree
with
daisy.
It's
it's
worked.
They.
It
is
a
short
amount
of
time
to
get
things
done,
but
they
have
done
special
sessions
where,
if
there's
a
push
to
get
stuff
done,
then
then
they
make
it
happen.
That's
the
attractive
thing
about
vermont
politics.
You
don't
have
to
be
a
professional
politician
to
be
in
it
it's
open
to
everyone.
I
do
would
like
to
see.
I
don't
know
if
this
would
happen,
but
kind
of
like
a
sliding
scale
for
folks
that
are
in
office.
D
For
more
of
a
diverse,
you
know,
legislative
body
is
that
maybe
based
off
income
rates,
the
higher
income
that
you
have
outside
of
being
in
the
legislature,
you
get
paid
less
being
in
the
legislature
and
then
paid
more
if
you're
on
the
bottom
scale
of
income.
So
it
kind
of
helps
people
entices
people
that
are
maybe
looking
looking
to
get
into
politics,
a
chance
to
really
reach
and
do
it
without
burdening
themselves
too
much
by
leaving
a
day
job
for
three
or
four
months
out
of
the
year.
B
What
a
what
a
great
question,
one
that
we're
trying
to
tackle
as
a
legislature
right
now
and
recognizing
that
the
turnover
is
just
one
piece
of
the
issue
that
there
are
so
many
folks
in
the
legislature
who
were
exhausted
at
the
end
of
coved,
whether
it
was
from
zoom
legislating
or
whether
it
was
just
because
there
were
so
many
issues
and
that
took
so
much
time.
It
was
more
time
than
usual.
I'm
going
past
our
kind
of
five
month
mark
and
going
year
round.
B
But
what
I,
what
I
always
think
of
is
is
the
inaccessibility
for
so
many
folks,
even
within
calling
this
the
citizen
legislature
right
now,
the
pay
is
not
one
that
is
sustainable
for
young
people
and
people
of
diverse
backgrounds.
We
we
don't
have
any
benefits
that
come
along
with
the
position
either.
B
So,
as
we
were
talking
about
health
care
in
the
last
issue
and
the
last
question,
what
I
was
really
reflecting
on
is
the
fact
that
people
who
are
serving
in
the
legislature
need
to
hold
another
position
in
order
to
be
able
to
access
basic
needs,
such
as
health
care,
such
as
benefits
for
time
off
and
paid
family
leave.
Since
we
do
not
have
that
enacted
on
the
statewide
level,
but
do
I
think
we
can
tackle
the
complex
issues
we
have
been?
B
B
So
I
would
really
push
for
us
to
look
at
our
pay
and
make
sure
that
we're
working
and
striving
towards
pay
equity
that
we're
looking
at
benefits,
making
sure
that
folks
have
access
to
health
care
and
child
care
as
well
as
transportation,
and
that
we're
thinking
about
what
a
full-time
legislature
could
do
and
really
understanding
that
the
issues
are
becoming
more
and
more
complex
in
vermont.
And
we
need
committed
individuals
who
are
able
to
do
the
work
year
round.
A
D
I
mean
it's
extremely
valuable
when
everybody
can
be
on
the
same.
You
know
playing
field
and
understand
exactly
what's
going
on.
We
saw
during
the
pandemic,
winiski
had
a
few
outbreaks
and
there
was
a
huge
language
barrier
between
social
distancing
mask
wearing.
You
know,
testing
all
this
stuff,
so
that
was
a
pretty
big
wake-up
call.
Winooski,
of
course,
is
the
most
diverse
place
in
vermont,
with
I
think
over
20
languages.
So
things
really
need
to
be
translated
and
and
kind
of
put
out
there.
D
So
people
see
you
know
we
don't
really
have
to
search
for
it,
but
it's
kind
of
interface.
They
know
what
is
actually
going
on.
What's
going
through
the
legislature,
how
our
government
works,
I
mean
people
born
here,
don't
even
know
how
our
government
works
so
translating
materials
into
into
different
languages
and
doing
that
I
think
just
benefits
everybody
across
the
board,
not
just
when
you
ski
but
statewide.
B
Yeah
thinking
about
language
access
really
is
thinking
about
opportunity
to
connect
and
participate
in
local
government
or
connect
and
participate
on
the
larger
scale.
When
you
don't
have
the
information,
when
you
don't
know,
what's
going
on,
how
are
you
able
to
offer
your
opinion
or
your
perspective
in
the
proceedings?
So
often
in
the
legislature?
B
It
is
that
it
was
tough,
especially
when
we
were
talking
about
education,
funding
and
being
able
to
connect
with
folks
in
the
community
to
understand
what
those
specific
needs
were
and
what
I
was
able
to
hear
time
and
time
again
was
busing
busing
being
the
thing
that
we
were
not
able
to
afford
and
that
we
kind
of
took
for
granted
that
we're
a
small
city
of
just
one
and
a
quarter
square
mile.
Of
course,
kids
are
able
to
walk
to
school,
and
yet,
when
it
is
bitter
cold
or
when
it
is
very
hot.
A
C
C
You
know
upwards
of
a
hundred
different
families
in
winooski
that
speak
a
language
other
than
english
at
home,
and-
and
we
really
saw
that
you
know
during
the
pen
pandemic,
as
jordan
mentioned
the
urgency
of
the
need
for
critical
health
information,
sometimes
life-saving
health
information
to
be
translated
into
languages
that
are
other
than
english
and
thankfully,
in
our
school
we
have
these
language
liaisons
and
cultural
liaisons.
It's
a
vast
network
of
them
and
they're
they're.
C
You
know
people
who
have
been
that
role
has
been
held
up
as
a
national
best
practice
in
the
recent
equity
audit
that
our
city
and
the
school
district
did
together,
but
again
back
to
the
start
of
the
pandemic.
The
city
and
the
state
didn't
have
a
robust
network
like
that
that
could
really
bridge
that
cultural
and
linguistic
gap,
so
I
think,
there's
an
opportunity
there.
So
language
access
is
critical,
not
only
for
those
life-saving
moments
that
we
need
to
to
share
health
information.
A
B
This
is
what
allows
regular
community
members
to
be
able
to
have
their
stories
be
told
whether
it's
from
renting
cameras
out
or
having
a
space
like
this
to
be
able
to
share
their
stories
and
to
share
perspectives
that
aren't
getting
on
to
the
mainstream
television
or
on
to
the
news,
and
I
think
of
it.
Experiences
just
like
this,
where
we're
able
to
have
candidates
come
together,
have
free
access
for
communities
to
know
exactly
who
their
candidates
are
and
what
issues
they
stand
for.
C
I
agree,
I
think
this
is
a
really
important
part
of
you
know,
making
sure
that
we
have
active
active
democracy
within
our
community
and
shows
like
this
are
an
example
of
that
in
my
house.
We
certainly
appreciate
this
this
station
and
you
know,
take
active
part
in
in
watching
our
city
council
meetings
and
other
municipal
meetings.
We
we
otherwise
wouldn't
have
access
to,
because
we
have
young
kids
that
keep
us
homebound
in
the
evening.
A
D
You
know
through
potentially
federal
grant
funding.
You
know.
Npr
only
gets
two
percent
of
their
funding
through
federal
grants,
but
I
think
that
could
happen
here
with
with
channel
17.
Absolutely
the
the
legislature
could
look
through
other
funding
mechanisms
like
the
communication
union
districts.
D
There's
the
house
committee
on
energy
and
technology
within
their
scope
is
utilities,
so
it
could
be
something
that
they
could
look
at
and
make
recommendations
on
how
to
help
fund.
But
I
agree:
it
is
a
great
platform
for
people
to
see
local
candidates
to
know
what's
going
on,
not
just
in
politics
but
stuff
around
the
community.
That's
outside
of
paid
for
cable
tv.
A
Our
candidates
would
love
to
answer
your
questions
so
with
that
being
said,
we'll
move
on
to
this
next
set
of
questions
which
are
designed
to
be
answered
in
30
seconds
or
less
just.
Do
your
best,
no
strict
time
limit
really
here.
So
with
that
being
said,
we're
going
to
start
with
daisy,
and
the
first
question
is
out
of
thousands
of
bills
introduced
each
year.
What
are
the
two
most
important
pieces
of
legislation
that
you
can
take
up
and
why.
A
D
D
B
Oh,
I'm
glad
that
you
brought
up
the
airport
and
I'm
hoping
that
the
study
committee
that's
happening
right
now.
Looking
into
regionalization
also
recommends
the
same
for
us
this
upcoming
session,
and
I
would
say
that
the
two
most
important
bills,
in
my
mind,
would
be
again
addressing
the
overdose
crisis
that
we're
seeing
that
are
we're
losing
so
many
vulnerable
vermonters
too
unnecessarily.
B
It
is
a
policy
choice
and
a
policy
failure
that
we're
seeing
on
the
statewide
level,
and
the
second
would
be
around
housing,
making
sure
that
we
have
safe,
affordable
housing
for
everyone
in
the
state
of
vermont,
whether
that's
through
a
rental
registry,
or
whether
that's
investing
continued
funds
into
our
communities
to
make
sure
that
we're
building
sustainable
housing,
not
ones
that
are
not
with
able
to
withstand
the
climate.
Change
that
we're
all
experiencing.
A
D
B
You
know
I
very
much
appreciated
my
last
two
years
on
the
house
human
services
committee,
working
on
things,
ranging
from
reproductive
liberty
and
autonomy
to
end
of
life,
choice
to
child
care
and
expanding
child
care
funding
here
in
the
state
of
vermont.
But
as
we
move
into
this
next
session,
I
see
a
strong
need
for
us
to
really
update
our
judiciary
committee
and
the
work
happening,
especially
around
youthful
offenders.
B
Vermont
is
one
of
the
the
lowest
in
the
nation
and
protecting
human
rights
for
children
in
our
judicial
system,
as
well
as
recognizing
as
vermont
is
leading
when
it
comes
to
reproductive
liberty
and
autonomy
on
the
national
nationwide
level.
We
are
really
struggling
in
provider
protections
for
abortion
care
providers,
as
well
as
gender,
affirming
care
providers
so
hoping
to
really
provide
some
more
support
in
those
areas.
A
C
A
C
A
D
So
my
top
three
are
housing,
climate
and
transportation.
I
mean
a
lot
have
to
do
with
each
other,
so
there's
a
little
bit
overlap
there
and
yeah.
Absolutely,
I
think,
we're
all
in
agreement
on
balancing
the
budget.
I
mean
you
don't
want
to
put
yourself
into
debt
because
then
it
starts
snowballing
year
over
year
and
then
apps
actually
cutting
anything
out
of
the
system
to
you
know
slim
that
out
in
the
future.
A
C
D
So
in
winooski
we
already
have
a
local
nonprofit,
the
winooski
partnership
for
prevention.
They
run
kind
of
local
forums
like
this
that
allow
you
to
residents
to
speak
with
and
listen
to,
people
that
are
in
politics
and
are
making
policy
decisions
and
such
another
one
would
be
civics
education
in
school
again
with
it'd
be
translated
out
and
people
would.
You
know,
I
think,
get
to
understand
how
the
system
works
at
a
young
age,
so
they're
informed
when
they
are
able
to
vote,
and
thirdly,
really
advertise
more
forums
like
this.
D
B
Oh,
I
really
appreciate
both
of
your
perspectives
on
youth
and
really
thinking
about
ways
that
we
can
make
politics
and
government
more
accessible
for
youth,
and
I
would
say,
to
expand
on
the
civics
education
within
our
schools.
I
think
we
need
to
lower
the
voting
age
really
giving
youth
that
opportunity
to
both
learn
about
voting
and
learning
about
diplomacy
at
the
time
when
they're
able
to
participate
fully.
B
I
would
also
say
that
we
need
to
look
at
our
physical
building.
If
we
look
at
the
state
house,
if
we
look
at
our
local
buildings,
we
need
to
not
fall
back
on
preserving
the
historical
nature
of
the
buildings,
but
really
thinking
about
physical
accessibility,
whether
that
is
from
bathrooms
to
ramps
that
folks
are
able
to
get
into.
B
I
know,
even
the
state
house
itself
has
some
work
to
do
in
making
sure
that
it's
physically
accessible
for
all
people
in
the
state
who
want
to
participate
and
be
there
in
person
and,
lastly,
I
think
about
captioning
again.
I
think
it
is
really
important
that,
on
all
videos
that
are
going
out,
whether
it
is
from
state
government
or
whether
it's
online,
that
we're
able
to
provide
captioning
so
folks,
who
are
deaf
or
hard
of
hearing,
are
able
to
read
and
participate
in
that
manner,
as
well
as
allowing
for
translation
via
subtitles
and
captioning.
B
A
B
You
know
I'll
double
down
on
transparency
and
accessibility.
As
I
said
before.
During
this
time,
we
allowed
the
most
transparent
diplomacy
here
in
the
state
of
vermont,
by
having
all
of
our
committee
meetings
all
of
our
special
hearings,
all
of
our
floor
time
recorded
and
available
online
for
folks
to
be
able
to
participate,
which
made
it
more
accessible.
C
I
would
say
I
learned
through
covet
that
we're
really
innovators,
great
innovators
in
this
state,
as
well
as
really
vulnerable,
going
tacking
on
to
what
both
taylor
and
jordan
kind
of
mentioned.
I
I
saw
us
in
the
state
just
remarkably
expand
our
transparency.
I
was
at
the
time
working
as
a
policy
advisor
for
the
state
and
spent
two
years
at
a
had.
A
computer
screen
watching
legislators
in
session
and
just
the
the
access
to
the
legislative
process
was
amazing
and
incredibly
empowering.
But
you
know
to
the
vulnerability
aspect.
B
A
C
Well,
it
was
lovely
to
be
here
with
all
of
you
and
I
would
be
honored
to
represent
winooski
as
one
of
their
next
state
reps
and
I
think
just
one
takeaway.
I
noticed,
as
we
were
talking
here,
about
improving
access
to
language
and
and
healthcare
and
child
care
and
housing.
I
would
also
just
say
that
I
think
we
can
also
hold
ourselves
accountable
for
as
we
continue
to
make
policy
and
changes
for
the
city
that
we
also
think
about
learning
some
new
languages
ourselves
and
think
about
as
we
shape
policy.
D
Sure,
I'd
like
to
thank
channel
17
like
thank
you
for
moderating
both
of
you
guys
getting
here
before.
I
did
and
yeah
that
we're
actually
able
to
sit
down
and
discuss
ideas,
and
it's
it's
civil
and
we
do
agree
on
a
lot
of
things
and
I
think
we
all
want
to
better
winowski,
better
vermont,
make
it
more
attractive
to
for
folks
to
stay
and
to
come
to
the
state
at
winooski
is
the
opposite
of
the
rest
of
vermont
or
getting
younger
and
more
diverse.
D
B
To
echo
the
gratitude
of
my
fellow
candidates
here,
it's
been
a
true
pleasure
being
here
and
to
discuss
what
the
issues
are
for
winooski
and
again,
it's
been
a
true
honor
to
represent
winooski
for
the
past
two
years,
and
I
hope
to
do
so
again
this
next
session,
but
I'll
use
my
closing
statement
to
really
focus
on
some
amazing
opportunities
that
are
also
on
your
ballot.
This
year,
which
are
proposition
2
and
proposition
5.
proposition
2
is
officially
abolishing
slavery
here
in
the
state
of
vermont.
B
I'm
surprised
I
even
have
to
say
that
in
2022,
but
our
constitution
clearly
needs
an
update,
and
I
hope
folks
will
join
me
in
voting
in
support
of
proposition
two,
as
well
as
proposition
five,
which
allows
reproductive
liberty
and
autonomy
for
all
vermonters
and
a
time
where
we're
seeing
reproductive
rights
being
taken
away
on
the
national
scale.
Vermont
is
able
to
enshrine
these
liberties
in
our
constitution
and
allow
folks
to
really
thrive
and
have
that
economic
opportunity
across
the
board.
B
A
You
very
much
taylor
and
thank
you
to
jordan,
daisy
and
taylor
for
joining
us
all
tonight,
as
well
as
thank
you,
everyone
for
tuning
in
to
tau
meeting
tv's,
ongoing
election
coverage
of
statewide
and
regional
candidates
and
ballot
issues
that
will
be
on
your
ballot.
This
november.
8Th.
That
being
said,
don't
forget
to
vote
on
or
before
november
8th
ballots
will
be
mailed
to
every
vermonter,
who
is
registered
to
vote
to
confirm
that
you're
registered
and
everything's
all
set
to
go
and
ready
with
that.