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On September 8, 2022, VTDigger hosts a debate between Vermont’s Republican and Democratic U.S. Senate nominees. Republican nominee Gerald Malloy, a businessman and veteran of the U.S. Army, and Democrat Peter Welch, a member of the U.S. House, are competing for the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT.
9/8/2022
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A
Good
evening,
welcome
to
the
sixth
event
in
the
Digger
2022
debate
series
and
Vermont's:
first
U.S
Senate
debate,
I'm
John,
Reilly
I'm,
president
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
Vermont
journalism,
trust
which
is
the
governing
Organization
for
VT
digger,
we're
pleased
to
be
here
in
Manchester,
beautiful
town
and
at
the
southern
Vermont
Arts
Center,
and
special
thanks
to
Jeremy
and
the
crew
for
their
help.
They
got
me
set
up
with
the
Wi-Fi
for
one
of
those
annoying
Zoom
calls
that
spoiled
my
otherwise
beautiful
afternoon
in
Manchester.
A
Over
the
past
few
months,
VT
Digger
has
really
been
increasing.
Its
commitment
to
coverage
in
southern
Vermont
we've
increased
the
number
of
reporters
in
the
region
from
two
to
four
and
added
a
dedicated
Southern
Vermont
editor,
it's
just
crucial
to
having
Statewide
news
coverage.
We
know
that
news
is
very
important.
Local
and
Statewide
news
to
the
readers
in
this
area.
A
B
A
Yes,
we're
all
one
state.
It
was
so
important
that
we
cover
over
the
next
month,
we'll
be
covering
hosting
three
more
general
election
debates.
First
Thursday
September
15th
we'll
hold
an
online
only
debate
for
Vermont's,
open,
U.S,
House
seat
on
Wednesday
September
28th,
we'll
be
holding
the
gubernatorial
candidates
debate
in
Burlington
at
Main,
Street
Landing
and
the
following:
Wednesday
October
5th,
we'll
conduct
an
online
only
Lieutenant,
gubernatorial
debate.
All
events
start
at
6
pm
and
more
details
are
available
on
our
website.
Www.Vtdigger.Org.
A
And
before
we
get
to
the
main
event,
I
also
want
to
thank
our
sponsors
this
evening.
Sponsor
tonight's
debate
is
necrossen
group,
a
top-ranked
government
and
public
affairs
firm,
serving
clients
on
issues
important
to
those
who
work,
do
business
and
live
in
Vermont
I'd
also
like
to
thank
supporting
sponsor
Nanine
noibong.
Now
Paul
will
think
I
got
the
pronunciation
wrong,
but
I
just
had
the
pleasure
of
meeting
her
I
understand
that
that
is
the
correct,
German
pronunciation.
A
Finally,
I'd
like
to
remind
you
that
pizza
Digger
is
a
non-profit
news
organization
empowered
by
our
contributing
members.
We
simply
could
not
do
what
we
do
covering
the
news
hosting
events
like
this,
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your
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you're
able
we'd
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to
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urge
you
to
visit
vtdigger.org
donate
and
help
us
continue
to
shine
a
light
on
this
great
state
and
now
I
will
turn
it
over
to
VT
Digger
managing
at
our
Paul
Heinz,
to
outline
the
rules
for
tonight's
debate
and
introduce
the
candidates
and
moderators
Paul.
C
Thank
you
John
very
much
and
thank
you
to
the
members
of
VT
Digger
and
to
the
sponsors
who
made
this
event
possible
so
great
to
be
here
in
Manchester
with
you
all
before
I
introduce
the
candidates
and
the
moderators
I'd
like
to
briefly
outline
the
format
and
the
rules
of
this
debate.
We'll
start
by
asking
the
candidates
to
deliver
brief
introductory
remarks
focused
on
a
question
that
we've
provided
ahead
of
time.
We'll
then
turn
to
questions
that
our
moderators
will
pose
to
both
of
the
candidates.
C
C
Such
responses
will
be
limited
to
30
seconds
twice
during
the
debate,
we'll
allow
both
of
the
candidates
to
pose
a
question
to
one
another.
Finally,
we
expect
to
end
the
evening
with
a
lightning
round
during
which
the
candidates
will
answer
questions
in
just
a
few
words
and
we're
going
to
hold
you
to
just
a
few
words
and
time
permitting
will
have
closing
statements.
C
I
now
have
the
pleasure
of
introducing
our
candidates
and
moderators
joining
us
on
stage.
Are
the
two
major
party
nominees
for
the
U.S
Senate
seat
that
will
open
up
in
January
with
retirement
of
Veteran
U.S
senator
Patrick
Leahy
standing
to
my
immediate
right
is
Republican
nominee
Gerald
Beloit
he's
a
graduate
of
the
United
States
Military
Academy
at
West
Point
and
served
for
more
than
two
decades
in
the
U.S
army
since
retiring
as
a
major
in
2006,
he's
worked
in
emergency
management
and
business
management
and
he
lives
in
Perkinsville.
Welcome.
Thank
you,
foreign.
C
C
I
think
they
like
that
you're,
an
attorney
I,
think
that's
what
they're
trying
to
say
who
first
won
a
seat
in
the
Vermont
Senate
in
1980..
He
served
twice
as
president
protam
of
the
state
senate
and
won
Vermont's
at-large
seat
in
the
U.S
House
in
2006,
and
he
lives
in
Norwich.
Finally,
and
this
is
where
you
should
really
applaud,
I'm
pleased
to
introduce
our
All-Star
moderators
tonight,
BT
Digger,
reporter
Sarah,
meerhoff
and
Riley
Robinson,
Sarah
and
Riley.
Thank
you.
D
E
First
of
all,
the
stakes
in
this
election
are
extraordinarily
grave.
We
have
a
50-50
Senate
and
the
question
is
going
to
be
whether
we
have
a
senate.
That's
going
to
fight
for
democracy.
The
challenges
we
face
in
Vermont
are
coming
off
of
covet:
there's,
affordability,
the
cost
of
child
care,
the
cost
of
gas,
the
cost
of
housing,
there's
climate
change,
where
we
as
a
state
have
been
a
leader.
And
finally,
the
federal
government
is
providing
policies
to
help
us,
but
that
is
an
urgent
existential
issue.
E
There
is
reproductive
Freedom.
We
have
a.
We
have
a
supreme
court
that,
for
the
first
time,
has
taken
away
a
constitutional
right
from
all
women
in
this
country,
rather
than
expand
rights,
but
the
fundamental
issue
that
is
essential
for
all
of
us
to
make
progress
in
any
of
these
is
saving
our
democracy.
It
is
under
threat.
I
was
there
on
January
6,
but
that
threat
to
democracy
take
my
word.
It
is
serious.
F
Thank
you.
The
answer
is
the
economy
and,
and
the
truth
is
Washington
has
given
us
a
40-year,
high
inflation,
a
recession,
a
record
high
gas
prices
and
a
staggering
31
trillion
dollar
debt.
It's
from
massive
overspending
by
Congress,
including
my
opponent,
and
and
giving
up
our
oil
and
gas
Independence
that
we
had.
We
will
have
more
hardship
and
job
loss
and
even
possibly
the
collapse
of
the
dollar.
It's
time
for
a
change.
I
am
the
best
person
to
be
your
next
Senator,
because
I
bring
what's
missing
in
Vermont.
F
Excuse
me
in
Vermont
and
Washington,
but
in
Washington
leadership
and
performance
42
years
worth,
including
22
years
on
active
duty
in
the
Army
I,
also
bring
common
sense.
I
I
bring
I,
bring
discipline
and
I
bring
the
willingness
that
career
politicians
are
not
willing
to
do.
This
I
bring
the
willingness
to
make
the
tough
decisions.
I
will
represent
all
of
our
monitors,
not
just
as
not
just
a
portion
of
vermonters
it's.
So
what
we're
looking
at
is
either
status
quo
you
know,
and
for
for
not
change
or
change
towards
a
bright
future.
G
F
Well,
the
inflation
reduction
Act
is
not
going
to
reduce
the
inflation,
it's
probably
going
to
increase
inflation
and
it's
another
example.
As
I
mentioned,
massive
overspending
I
think
it
totals
out
to
about
780
billion
dollars
is
360
70
billion
dollars
of
overspending
in
in
that
bill
across
health
care
and
climate
and
another
area.
That's
the
problem
that
we're
facing
right
now
with
our
economy.
The
reason
we
have
a
40-year
high
inflation
is
that
we've
had
massive
overspending,
2.8
billion
dollars.
Excuse
me
trillion
dollars
last
year.
F
Well,
over
a
trillion
dollars
this
year,
civil
economics,
you
pump
money
into
the
economy,
it's
going
to
cause
inflation,
we've
had
a
horrible
response
to
that,
and
so
we
have
40
years,
eight
nine
percent,
that's
using
the
old
system,
it's
more
like
15.
16
actual
to
add
add
insult
to
injury.
We
have
fed
tamping
down,
so
we
actually
have
even
our
president
with
the
latest
constitutional
order.
F
Excuse
me
what
I
consider
unconstitutional
executive
order
spending
another
trillion
dollars,
but
further
overspending,
while
we're
tamping
down
the
economy,
what
most
people
don't
realize
is
every
time
we
add
75
basis,
points
that
adds
hundreds
of
billions
of
dollars
to
our
interest
costs
we're
on
a
death
spiral.
So
the
overspending
has
to
stop.
F
E
First
of
all,
inflation
is
a
very
serious
problem
if
you're
a
family
and
you're
heading
to
the
grocery
store,
and
you
fill
up
for
gas.
It
was
five
bucks.
A
year
ago,
it's
coming
down
a
little
under
four,
but
that's
tough,
and
when
you
have
to
pay
for
groceries,
you
got
a
family
of
three
or
four
that's
really
expensive.
So
we
do
have
to
do
everything
we
can
to
take
it
seriously.
A
lot
of
what
has
happened
with
inflation
is
a
residue
of
what
happened
with
covet.
Our
economy
went
into
a
total
stall.
E
We
had
to
spend
money
in
order
to
save
our
businesses.
Also,
we
saw
with
us
the
stoppage
of
work
in
China
chips
that
were
essential
to
the
manufacturing
of
our
automobiles
were
nowhere
in
Supply
and
the
price
of
automobiles
went
up.
We
have
to
do
a
steady
approach
to
Bringing
Down
cost
prescription
drugs,
for
instance.
We
finally
finally
have
price
negotiations,
so
the
cost
of
insulin
will
be
capped
at
35
bucks
a
month.
E
We
have
to
help
on
housing
where
young
families
have
no
ability
to
afford
the
housing
that
is
out
there,
and
that
is
a
combination
of
the
federal
government
providing
funds
to
bring
down
the
cost
of
housing.
By
helping
to
build
more,
we
passed
the
chips
act
which
is
about
on
sourcing
the
creation
of
chips
right
here
in
our
country
to
bring
manufacturing
jobs
back
here
and
make
certain
that
we're
not
subject
to
the
whims
of
China.
E
G
E
Well,
I
want
more
money
for
housing
that
has
to
be
in
partnership
with
our
state
and
local
government.
We
have
to
help
pass
support
for
child
care.
The
average
family
young
family,
with
two
kids
in
Vermont,
pays
30
percent
of
their
income
for
child
care,
and
when
we
had
build
back
better
that
was
going
to
come
down
and
by
the
way
Mr
Miller
we
can
pay
for
that,
and
you
know
how
we
pay
for
it.
We
buy
by
asking
the
folks
who
haven't
been
paying
their
fair
share.
There's
a
lot
of
folks
in
this
country.
D
E
G
You
for
our
next
question.
Our
next
question
comes
from
a
reader
comes
from
Allison
gothier
of
Brattleboro
Allison
wrote
in
to
ask
with
the
recent
forgiveness
of
some
student
debt
I'm
curious
about
your
ideas
on
other
solutions
to
The
Runaway
costs
of
higher
education,
given
the
oversized
endowments
of
many
institutions
and
the
economic
and
personal
cost
of
student
loans.
Again
you'll
each
have
90
seconds
Congressman
Welch.
E
Well,
first
of
all,
student
debt
is
really
scandalous
when
I
went
to
college,
if
I
had
a
summer
job
and
then
I
did
work
study
in
college
I
was
able
essentially
to
cover
the
cost
of
tuition
students
who
work
two
jobs
can't
do
it
any
longer.
So
I
support
the
debt
forgiveness,
that's
going
to
help
77
000,
Vermont
kids
by
the
way
and
their
parents,
but
we've
got
to
get
the
colleges
involved
here.
The
colleges
in
UVM,
the
last
three
years
has
had
a
tuition
freeze.
E
These
tuitions
have
been
going
up
and
up
and
up
the
last
30
years
up
170
percent,
so
the
colleges
have
to
pay
play
a
role
in
this
also
on
student
loans.
The
banks
have
made
out
like
Bandits
for
a
long
time,
and
the
fact
is,
the
interest
rates
should
be
substantially
lower
than
they
are.
You
know
for
much
of
that
time.
When
we
had
really
super
low
interest
rates,
the
government
was
borrowing
at
one
or
two
percent
and
charging
parents
and
students
seven
in
eight
percent.
That
is
outrageous.
E
That
interest
rate
should
have
come
down
to
be
much
lower
and
I
want
to
see
us.
Do
these
things
to
make
College
affordable
and
by
the
way
that
includes
support
from
the
state
and
the
local
government
to
help
have
tuition
be
affordable
so
that
when
kids,
who
are
starting
out,
don't
start
with
a
mountain
of
debt,
that's
like
a
first
mortgage
on
a
big
home
that
they
don't
own
but
would
like
to
buy
a
small
condo.
F
Well,
for
the
for
the
inflation
reduction
act,
I'm,
sorry
for
the
student
loan
forgiveness,
the
issue.
There
is
the
cost
of
gov
college
and
it
has
skyrocketed
and
it's
out
of
control
and
that's
the
issue
we
should
be
addressing.
I
did
read
a
recent
article
from
the
presidents
of
Purdue
University,
my
son's
actually
a
senior
there.
F
I
also
have
issues
with
the
fairness
of
the
alone
Forgiveness
Act.
For
instance,
we
have
served
students
that
decided
to
join
the
Army
for,
for
instance,
to
pay
for
their
help,
pay
for
their
college
they're,
not
getting
the
benefit
of
this.
It
does
seem
to
me
to
appear
to
be
like
an
attempt
to
buy
votes
so
I'm
overall,
not
in
favor
of
it.
D
About
what
he
called
Mega
Republicans
saying
quote,
they
refused
to
accept
the
results
of
a
free
election
and
they're
working
right
now,
as
I
speak
in
state
after
state
to
give
power
to
decide
elections
in
America
to
partisans
and
cronies,
empowering
election
deniers
to
undermine
democracy
itself.
End
quote:
do
you
agree
with
President
Biden
that
this
movement
represents
a
threat
to
democracy?
Why
or
why
not?
You'll
have
90
seconds
Mr
Malloy.
F
No
I
do
not
I
I'm
disappointed
with
President
Biden's
speech,
it's
further
divisive
and
are
already
divisive
country
and
using
words
as
such
as
semi-fascists
or
I.
Don't
agree
with
that
at
all.
I
want
to
unify
our
country
and
he's
not
doing
that
in
in
speeches
like
this
we're
all
Americans
and
we
need
to
move
forward
with
Solutions
and
not
name
calling.
E
You've
got
a
serious,
serious
threat
to
our
democracy.
I
mean
that
one
of
the
saddest
days
of
my
life
in
public
service
was
January
6.
and
a
mob
was
assembled.
There
was
money
raised
by
the
Trump
organization
to
bring
people,
and
it
was
all
based
on
his
assertion
from
the
day
of
the
election.
Actually,
even
before
the
election
that
the
election
was
stolen,
he
lost
my
7
million
votes,
but
he
said
the
election
was
stolen
and
the
motto
was
stop
the
Steal
and
there
was
violence
that
day.
E
I
was
in
the
Capitol
when
the
shots
were
fired,
when
the
mob
was
trying
to
break
down
the
doors
of
the
house
chamber
and
as
scary
as
that
was,
and
as
horrible
as
it
was,
it
was
worse
at
three
in
the
morning
when
I
came
back
and
my
job
was
to
certify
that
Joe
Biden
received
the
majority
of
votes
in
Vermont.
It
was
not
to
cast
my
vote.
It
was
to
validate
your
vote.
Donald
Trump
has
been
persistently
continuing
to
Peddle.
E
This
lie
about
a
stolen
election
and
that
has
been
used
to
motivate
people
who
believe
him
and
then
are
doing
everything
they
can
to
disrupt
what
has
served
this
country
so
well
since
its
founding,
and
that
is
the
peaceful
transfer
of
power
in
the
acceptance
by
all
in
the
political
process
of
the
winner.
According
to
who
voted
for
the
president,
so
I
do
believe
there
is
a
serious
threat
and
I
do
believe
we
have
to
face
it
and
I
do
believe.
E
D
D
And
Congressman
Welch
a
question
for
you
in
his
speech.
President
Biden
alluded
to
a
legal
strategy
that
could
give
state
legislatures
that
more
power
to
decide
future
elections
also
known
as
the
independent
state
legislature
Doctrine.
What
would
you
do
in
the
Senate
to
slow
or
reverse
these
types
of
state
level
reforms
30
seconds?
Well,.
E
I
would
support
the
Electoral
Reform
Act
that
has
some
bipartisan
support
with
Susan
Collins
in
Joe
manchin.
You
know
the
job
of
a
member
of
Congress
when
it
comes
to
certification
is
not
to
impose
his
or
her
judgment.
It's
to
certify
that
the
people
of
Vermont
voted
for
whoever
it
is.
The
people
of
Vermont
voted
for.
If
they
voted
for
Trump
I
would
have
certified
the
Trump
one.
They
voted
for
Biden
and
I
certified
that
Biden
won.
E
F
D
Okay,
in
light
of
the
U.S
Supreme
Court's
recent
decision
to
overturn
Landmark
Roe
versus
Wade
case
precedent,
thereby
striking
down
the
federal
right
to
an
abortion.
Numerous
VT
Digger
readers
submitted
questions
on
abortion
rights
for
this
debate.
Congressman
Welch
you've
stated
numerous
times
on
the
record
that
you
support
the
right
to
an
abortion.
What
measures
would
you
take
in
the
U.S
Senate
to
expand
abortion
access
and
how
would
you
get
it
across
the
Finish
Line,
with
a
razorthand
democratic
majority
or
possibly
minority,
come
January.
Well.
E
There's
two
things:
I
mean,
first
of
all,
as
I
said
earlier,
it's
staggering
decision
by
the
Supreme
Court
to
strip
away
a
constitutional
right
that
women
have
had
for
50
years
in
the
house.
I
have
already
voted
for
and
we
have
passed
in
the
house.
The
Women's
Health
protection
act
that
would
restore
reproductive
freedom
to
all
women
in
this
nation
in
the
Senate.
If
I
were
there
now,
I
would
vote
for
it
and
I
would
vote
to
end
the
filibuster.
E
If
that's
what
it
took
for
us
to
have
an
opportunity
to
pass
that
with
50
votes
in
the
decision
of
the
vice
president.
I
will
not
stop.
I
will
not
compromise
on
protecting
reproductive
Freedom,
not
just
for
women
in
Vermont
I'll
be
voting
for
proposition
five,
but
for
all
women
in
this
nation,
your
right
to
make
your
own
reproductive
choices
should
not
depend
on
the
zip
code.
You
live
in.
D
E
Know
I've
been
a.
We
have
an
incredible
leadership
of
women
in
the
Congress
who
have
been
our
leaders
in
every
item,
every
bill
that
has
done
anything
to
expand
access
to
reproductive
Choice,
everything
that
has
allowed
for
us
to
fund
Health
Care
for
Women
I
have
supported
from
top
to
bottom
consistently
and
always.
B
D
F
Well,
I
supported
I
talked
about
that
I
thought
per
the
Constitution
that
Roe
v
Wade
should
be
overturned
and
go
to
the
states
respectively
as
to
people
exactly
what
it
says.
In
the
10th
Amendment
that
happened.
It
took
50
years.
It
went
to
the
states,
it's
not
coming
back,
I
I,
don't
think,
there's
any
action
for
me
as
a
U.S
senator,
because
it's
that
is
a
state
issue.
That's
the
only
way
I
will.
Impact
from
Vermont
is
with
my
vote
as
a
vermonter.
It's
a
state
issue.
D
F
D
F
G
We'll
move
on
the
U.S
Supreme
Court's
decision
have
become
increasingly
polarized
and
the
Senate
confirmation
votes
for
new
justices
are
now
more
often
taken
on
party
lines
as
a
senator.
What
are
the
litmus
tests
or
criteria
you
would
use
when
deciding
to
vote
to
confirm
new
Supreme
Court
nominees,
Mr
Malloy.
F
F
I
would
want
I
talked
about
wanting
to
have
a
private
meeting
with
that
Supreme
Court
Justice
nominee,
as
that
is
a
lifetime
appointment
in
the
case
of
catanji
brown,
Jackson
I
voiced
it
I
would
not
have
supported
her
nomination
and
that's
because
I
found
that
she
was
soft
on
crime.
I,
don't
think
it's
right
to
have
a
lifetime.
Supreme
Court,
Justice,
Supreme,
Court
Justice
at
soft
on
crime
I
would
to
answer
your
question
again:
it's
based
on
character
and
qualifications.
B
E
You
know
we
like
to
say
that
we
wouldn't
have
a
litmus
test,
that
it's
based
on
characters
based
on
qualifications.
But
let
me
tell
you
something:
I
would
not
support
anybody,
and
this
would
be
a
litmus
test
who
gave
me
the
slightest
shiver
of
doubt
that
they
would
take
away
a
constitutional
right
that
a
woman
enjoyed
that
an
African-American
enjoyed
any
people
of
color
enjoyed
I
would
be
against
anyone
who
is
going
down.
This
McConnell
Federalist
approach
of
taking
away
rights
that
have
been
hard
fought,
hard
earned
and
that's
happening.
The
judicial
process.
E
Now
that
we
have
the
hearings
in
the
U.S
Senate.
But
what
Senator
McConnell
has
done
for
years
is
have
a
tryout
before
the
Federalist
Society,
where
the
folks
who
go
before
that
to
get
the
approval
so
that
Donald
Trump
or
will
nominate
them.
Is
they
make
it
clear
that
they're
willing
to
support
the
denial
of
rights
like
Roe,
v
Wade,
and
that
has
got
to
end.
So
any
justice
that
comes
before
me
has
to
be
absolutely
clear
that
they
will
protect
and
preserve
the
constitutional
rights
of
every
American.
G
E
Best
reform
that
I
have,
and
by
the
way
the
court
is
broken.
Let
me
be
clear
about
that.
I
mean
this
court
is
as
bad
as
the
court
in
1857
in
the
Tani
decision
when
they
said
an
African-American
was
not
a
person,
and
this
court
in
the
Dobbs
decision
not
only
took
away
reproductive
freedom
but,
as
you
saw
with
what
Justice
one
of
the
justices
said,
is
that
substantive
to
substantive
due
process
doesn't
exist,
so
it
can
be.
Can
I
get
a
little
extra
time?
Yes,.
F
Do
not
have
any
reform
in
mind
for
the
Supreme
Court
I,
as
I
mentioned
I.
Think
it's
been
making
some
appropriate
decisions
in
line
with
the
Constitution
I
was
encouraged
most
recently
with
the
West
Virginia
versus
the
EPA
decision.
I
saw
that,
as
as
a
supreme
court
telling
Congress
to
do
its
job,
because
we've
gotten
very
far
away
from
Congress
making
the
law
so
I
don't
have
any
reforms
in
mind.
G
E
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
vaccination.
You
know
I,
we
went
through
code,
but
it's
been
tough
and
Vermont
did
an
outstanding
job.
I
give
governor
Scott
an
immense
amount
of
credit,
and
we
had
most
of
us
vaccinated
and
vaccinated
quickly.
Mr
Malloy
I
understand
that
you
chose
not
to
be
vaccinated
and
I'm
interested
in
knowing
why
you
made
that
decision.
F
Well,
that
was
my
personal
choice
and
I
decided
to
go
with
the
natural
immunity
route
and
I
respect
anyone's
decision
to
be
vaccinated.
I,
don't
think
it
was
right
to
mandate
vaccines,
but
if
anyone
wants
to
be
vaccinated,
that's
that's
an
individual
decision.
I
decided
early
on
to
go
with
the
natural
immunity
route.
That's
my
personal
choice.
E
Can
I
can
I
ask
you
a
question,
your
short
follow-up?
What's
the
health
basis,
though
you
know,
let
me
just
be
blunt
here:
the
actual
immunity
means
we
all
get
sick
so
that
enough
of
us
get
sick
and
by
the
way
die
that
the
virus
will
die
out
itself
at
a
certain
point.
But
how
many
lives
will
that
cost,
but
as
I
understand
it
and
I?
Listen
to
you
and
one
of
your
other
discussions
it
had
to
do
with
your
view
on
abortion.
F
F
It
was
my
it
was
my
choice
to
go
with
natural
immunity.
I
can
tell
you
I,
actually,
I
have
worked
for
pandemic
response
for
the
government
and
I
did
learn
a
lot
in
that
process
many
years
ago
about
how
vaccines
are
made
and
vaccines
are
made
through
aborted
fetal
cell
lines.
I
do
not
agree
with
that,
but
my
decision
here
was
to
go
with
personal
immunity,
with
whatever
the
immunity
term
is.
F
One
of
the
most
frightening
things
that
a
family
or
small
business
owner
can
go
through
is
to
be
audited
by
the
IRS.
They
are
expensive
and
time
consuming.
One
audit
can
destroy
a
small
business.
A
recent
analysis
by
Syracuse
University
upon
the
poor
families
are
audited
five
times
as
much
at
the
rate
of
wealthy
families
five
times
yet.
Despite
this,
you
Mr
Welch
voted
this
year
to
increase
funding
for
the
at
the
IRS
by
80
billion
dollars,
including
hiring
87
000
new
IRS
employees.
F
E
E
The
head
of
IRS
is
a
republican
appointed
by
Donald
Trump
and
he
was
shocked
by
two
things:
one,
the
non-compliance
at
the
high
income
level
and,
of
course,
President
Biden
has
made
it
clear
that
anyone
with
an
income
under
four
hundred
thousand
they're
not
going
to
be
subject
to
more
audits.
Okay,
it's
going
to
be
that
top
one
percent.
But
the
second
thing
is
you
know
what,
when
you
call
the
IRS,
you
deserve
somebody
to
pick
up
the
phone
and
answer
your
question.
E
One
of
the
most
common
calls
to
my
office
is
from
people,
including
small
business.
People
who
can't
get
in
the
answer
from
the
IRS
and
they've
got
to
call
their
Congressman
to
get
that
answered.
That's
not
right!
So
we
have
to
have.
This
is
like
8
000
people
that
would
be
hired
each
year
in
this
vast
country
of
ours
to
provide
good
customer
service.
E
It's
overdue,
so
customer
service
number
one
compliance
for
the
top
one
percent,
who
are
stiffing
us
for
160
billion
dollars
a
year
and
by
the
way,
if
you
don't
have,
we
don't
have
that
money
that
they
owe
not
new
taxes.
That
means
you're
going
to
ultimately
pay
more
or
your
kids
aren't
going
to
have
a
chance
to
have
the
government
help
out
with
child
care
things
that
we
need.
Thank
you.
F
Okay,
I
thought
can
I
ask
a
follow-up,
go
ahead
sure,
so
the
bill
doesn't
specify
where
these
new
audits
will
be.
It
leaves
It
Wide
Open
the
bill.
Also
many
vermonters
earn
extra
money
on
the
side
drops
through
apps
like
venmo
and
PayPal.
These
are
now
going
to
start
sending
reports
to
the
IRS,
with
poor
people
being
audited
five
times
the
rate
of
rich
people.
Are
we
supposed
to
just
trust
the
government
to
be
honest
about
this.
E
You
know
I've
been
dealing
with
this
for
a
number
of
years
and
what
I'm
getting
are
two
things
is
I
said:
Mr
Malloy,
one
of
the
calls
and
people
are
just
exasperated-
they
don't
know
where
the
refund
is.
They
can't
get
an
answer
on
a
deduction
and
number
two
that
the
absolute
rampant
non-compliance,
Janet
Yellen,
the
Secretary
of
Treasury,
the
president
and
really
Republicans
and
Democrats
together-
do
not
want
to
hassle
everyday
folks
who
are
struggling
to
pay
the
bills.
E
D
D
F
So
we
are
a
nation
of
immigrants
and
I'm
in
favor
of
immigration
reform
and
provision
and
developing
policies
related
to
that
I'm
in
favor
of
legal
immigration.
Not
illegal
immigration
and
you've
probably
heard
me
I
do
I
am
in
favor
of
putting
up
a
wall,
but
that's
that's
to
stop
the
drug
crisis
and
the
human
trafficking
crisis
that
we
have
right
now.
I
think
it's
a
top-down
leadership
issue
to
have.
Actually
our
border
agents
actually
start
enforcing
immigration
laws.
E
Well,
I
definitely
am
in
favor
of
expanded
legal
immigration,
and
that
means
that
we
have
to
act.
We
our
immigration,
by
the
way
our
legal
immigration
is
about
the
lowest
it's
been
in
the
history
of
our
country,
and
our
country
has
always
been
made
stronger
when
we
have
illegal
immigration
process,
so
I
am
one
who
is
very
much
in
favor,
hopefully
on
a
bipartisan
basis
to
increase
the
number
of
people
who
are
allowed
to
apply
and
go
through
a
legal
process
to
be
an
immigrant
and
become
eventually
an
American
citizen.
E
Secondly,
I
do
think
we
have
to
give
relief
to
the
dreamers
and
of
course
these
are
young
children,
oftentimes
five,
six,
seven
years
old,
who
were
brought
here
when
they
were
that
age
and
the
only
country
they
know.
In
many
cases,
the
only
language
they
speak
is
English.
Many
of
these
people
served
in
Iraq
in
Afghanistan.
D
F
I
I
talked
about
I
think
it's
a
leadership
issue
that
we're
not
enforcing
our
immigration
laws
at
the
border
and
I
would
look
to
influence
that,
and
that
comes
from
the
president
in
the
executive
branch,
but
as
a
U.S,
senator
I
would
look
to
have
our
border
agents
actually
enforce
our
immigration
laws.
Congressman.
H
E
D
Congressman
Welch.
Excuse
me
I'm.
Sorry,
we'll
stay
with
you
for
the
next
question.
You
pledged
in
this
campaign
that
you
would
no
longer
accept
donations
from
corporate
political
action,
committees
or
Pax,
but
you
had
previously
accepted
corporate
donations
in
your
eight
previous
Congressional
runs
and
carried
over
funds
from
those
past
campaigns
to
this
one.
E
Well,
all
of
my
all
of
my
contributions
and
all
of
my
expenditures
are
disclosed
in
every
one
of
my
votes
is
based
on
my
judgment
about
what's
best
for
voters
and
the
PAC
contributions
is
for
many
people,
a
symbol
of
how
our
campaign
system
does
not
work
I
happen
to
believe
it
doesn't
work,
and
it's
one
of
the
reasons
I
have
the
endorsement
of
end
citizens
united.
What
has
happened
in
this
country
is
the
PAC.
Contributions
are
one
thing,
but
those
are
limited
to
five
thousand
dollars.
E
What's
really
astonishing,
since
citizens
united,
is
that
dark
money,
that
is,
a
million
dollar
check,
can
be
written
by
a
person
whose
identity
is
not
disclosed
can
be
sent
to
a
state
and
it
would
start
influencing
elections.
So
we
have
got
a
real
frustration
in
this
country
with
how
broken
our
campaign
Finance
system
is.
I
I
am
supported
by
citizens
united
in
part,
because
I've
been
a
long
time
advocate
for
campaign.
Finance
reform,
including
including
public
financing
of
our
elections,.
D
E
It
can
be
a
labor
pack
where
you've
got
individuals
who
are
part
of
the
union
or
contributing
to
the
pack.
It
can
be
farmers
who
are
contributing
to
the
pack
and
keep
in
mind
that
amount.
The
map,
the
most
it
can
be,
is
five
thousand
dollars
and
it
has
to
be
disclosed.
So
I
am
proud
to
get
contributions
from
people
through
their
joint
effort
to
contribute
to
my
campaign
and
I
got
to
tell
you
another
thing
in
this
election.
E
D
F
F
I,
do
I
do
think
that,
as
we,
you
know,
go
through
politics
and
I'm
here
against
Mr
Welch
and
he's
been
a
politician
for
many
many
many
years
that
does
grow
the
the
campaign
fund
for
a
politician
to
a
huge
amount
and
it
makes
it
very
difficult
for
anyone
to
come
in
and
be
competitive,
so
I
think
I
am
somewhat
interested
or
actually
interested
in
term
limits
and
I.
Think
maybe
part
of
that
could
be
have
some
language
in
there
in
terms
of
managing
the
funding
amount
for
for
elections.
G
For
our
next
question
weeks
after
Russia
invaded
Ukraine
in
gas
and
oil
prices
skyrocketed
both
domestically
and
abroad,
the
Biden
Administration
in
April
announced
plans
to
resume
selling
leases
for
new
oil
and
gas
drilling
on
federal
lands.
Breaking
a
campaign
promise
of
the
president
as
a
U.S
senator.
How
would
you
balance
U.S
energy
independence
with
protecting
the
Integrity
of
federal
lands
and
larger
climate
goals?
Do
you
support
increased
drilling
on
federal
lands,
Mr
Malay.
F
My
answer
is
yes
and
I've
talked
about
what
I
believe
was
an
unconstitutional
executive
order
by
President
Biden
day,
one
to
effectively
kill
the
oil
and
gas
industry.
I
I,
don't
think
that's
right.
It
has
put
financial
hardship
on
all
Americans
and
it
kind
of
ties
into
the
desire
to
move
to
the
Future,
Energy
I
think
we
can.
We
can
actually
do
both
at
the
same
time
I'm
not
in
favor
of
what
I
call
a
crusade
to
kill
the
oil
and
gas
industry
it
has
caused.
F
That
is
the
reason
why
we
had
four
five:
six:
seven
dollar,
a
gallon
gas.
We
had
oil
and
gas
Independence
here
in
the
United
States
and
we
lost
that
it's
the
reason
now
you
know
our
president
has
gone
to
strategic
reserves
there
at
1984
levels
and
he's
gone
to
some
other
countries
seeking
oil
from
them.
G
E
E
E
The
price
of
oil
went
way
up,
they
can
make
money
without
drilling
just
by
raising
the
price.
They've
got
Monopoly
pricing
power
and
they
have
been
ripping
us
off.
That's
true,
you
know
we
have
a
challenge
here
because
of
what
happened
in
Ukraine
and
all
of
us
want
to
do
everything
we
can
to
help
the
folks
in
Ukraine
thwart
that
Invasion
by
Vladimir
Putin,
but
it's
had
a
real
consequence
and
you
know
what
why
couldn't
the
oil
companies
just
lighten
up
a
little
bit,
they're,
making
record
profits
literally
record
profits?
E
They've
never
had
such
a
rich
moment.
Why?
Couldn't
they
just
lighten
up
on
those
price
increases,
maybe
lighten
up
a
little
bit
on
those
stock.
Buybacks
they're
spending
billions
of
dollars
on
maybe
give
us
a
break
at
the
pump.
They
could
contribute
to
our
well-being
by
taking
the
pressure
off
everyday
American
families
who
are
really
getting
hurt
at
the
pump.
G
Thank
you.
Both
several
VT
Digger
readers
submitted
questions
related
to
the
F-35
fighter
jets
stationed
at
the
Vermont
Air
National
Guard
base
in
South
Burlington
activist
activists,
Express
concerns
about
noise
pollution.
For
years
before
the
Jets
arrived
nearly
three
years
into
their
operation.
Some
residents
still
describe
persistent
disruptions.
G
E
Do
maintain
the
position
I
mean
the
question.
We
have
an
air
guard,
we're
very
proud
of
our
National
Guard
Air
Guard
needs
airplanes.
There
was
a
comprehensive
approach
that
I
was
not
directly
involved
in
to
decide
where
to
recommend
the
basing
of
those
f-35s
and
the
decision
was
to
have
it
be
in
Burlington.
Now.
Having
said
that,
that's
tough
on
some
folks
in
the
neighborhood.
It
really
is
because
there
is
noise
associated
with
that
and
I've
been
a
persistent
advocate
for
noise
mitigation,
including
buying
up
Homes
at
a
fair
price.
G
F
Do
that's
part
of
our
National,
Defense
and
I
actually
have
walked
up
and
down
Williston,
Ave
and
I
call
that
the
sound
of
Freedom
I've
I've
actually
written
about
this
in
seven
days,
and
if
there
is
concern
with
the
noise
I
would
Engage
The
stakeholders
involved
the
local
community
and
the
businesses.
I
would
also
discuss
a
possible
relocation
if
that
was
a
possibility
with
the
military,
but
I
I
do
support
it.
At
this
point,.
H
D
F
Well,
I
looked
at
my
career
and
I
think
I'm
going
to
be
a
great
U.S.
Senator
and
I
have
42
years
of
Highly
relative
service
and
experience
military
government
business,
particularly
the
business,
the
last
11
years.
What
I've
been
doing
is
engaging
customers
and
listening
and
developing
solutions
for
mostly
government
customers
in
the
Washington
DC
area,
I
think
that's
very
applicable
to
how
I
can
serve
vermonters.
Across
my
experience,
I've
worked
with
20
NATO
partners
and
allies.
F
Our
country
is
going
in
the
wrong
direction
and
when
I
looked
at
Senator
Leahy
retiring,
that's
when
I
thought,
I
met,
campaigned
all
across
vermontres
and
vermonters
want
change.
I
live
here
right
up
the
road
in
Perkinsville,
happily
married
I
have
four
children:
I
have
three
children
in
Vermont
Vermont
schools,
I'm,
not
disconnected
so
I
I,
feel
I
am
actually
the
best
candidate
to
serve
all
vermontres,
all
the
mantras,
not
a
portion
of
for
moderns,
but
all
vermonters.
D
Vermont
Remains,
the
only
state
in
the
nation
which
has
never
sent
a
woman
to
Congress,
nor
has
it
sent
a
person
of
color
further
Senator
Leahy's
outsized
influence
in
the
Senate
was
possible
in
large
part
because
he
was
first
elected
at
the
age
of
34,
which
gave
him
decades
to
build
seniority
in
the
chamber.
If
you
win
in
November,
you
will
be
75
when
you
take
office.
E
January
6th
and
what
we
saw
leading
up
to
it.
You
know
no
one
is
too
young.
No
one
is
too
old
to
serve
their
country
in
our
country
is
imperiled
and
when
I
talked
to
vermonters
after
January
6
the
dismay
that
was
expressed
that
this
was
actually
happening.
There
was
an
effort
to
overturn
a
peaceful
election,
and
the
question
people
asked
me
constantly
is
Peter.
What
can
I
do?
E
And
you
know
each
of
us
had
to
make
a
fundamental
decision
about
whether
we
were
going
to
just
get
depressed
because
of
what
happened
or
we
were
going
to
try
to
find
a
way
with
our
own
circumstances.
Our
own
abilities,
our
own
situation
in
life,
to
be
helpful
and
the
challenge
we
face
now,
it's
an
all
hands
on
deck
moment
and
I
have
served
16
years
and
I
have
relationships
with
members
of
the
House
in
the
members
of
the
Senate
and,
most
importantly,
I
have
relationships
with
the
people
of
Vermont.
E
G
E
E
There
is
a
bill
that
I
voted
on.
That
will
be
voting
on
again
to
make
certain
that
we
have
marriage.
Equality,
I
would
vote
for
that
when
it
comes
up
and
I
would
vote
for
that
in
the
United
States
Senate
Mr
Malloy.
Could
you
tell
us
how
you
would
vote
on
a
bill
that
would
guarantee,
throughout
this
country,
marriage
equality.
F
Well,
I
I.
That
is
a
lot
I.
Don't
know
why
that
would
come
back
up.
I
have
no
actual
interest
to
revisit
that.
But
if
marriage
close
it
marriage,
equality,
marriage,
equality
or
use
of
contraceptives
or
or
gay
marriage
did
come
up,
I
have
no
issues
with
bank
with
any
of
those
at
all.
For
my
personal
freedom.
F
Vermont
voters
are
well
known
for
being
independent
thinkers.
This
is
why
we've
had
a
republican
as
our
governor
since
2016..
Yet,
despite
this
independent
spirit,
your
voting
record
Mr
Welch
has
aligned
with
Nancy
Pelosi
99
of
the
time
who's
from
California
Mr
Welch.
Are
you?
Are
you
representing
Vermont,
or
are
you
representing
California
in
your
own
political
ambitions,.
E
Well,
you
know
I'm
proud
to
represent
Vermont
in
every
vote.
I
make
is
based
on
my
best
judgment
about
what
is
the
best
thing
that
we
can
do
for
Vermont.
If
you're
asking
whether
I've
disagreed
with
President
Biden
at
times,
yeah
I
have
he's
wrong
on
ethanol.
We
should
not
be
subsidizing
ethanol,
it's
bad
for
our
small
engines,
it's
bad
for
our
grain,
it's
bad
for
our
farmers
in
the
caustic
rain.
E
With
with
so
the
decision
is
not
based
on
how
anybody
else
votes
it's
based
on
what
I
believe
is
in
the
best
interest
of
vermonters
and
by
the
way
you
left
out,
there's
been
a
lot
of
times,
I've
even
voted
with
Republicans.
In
fact,
I've
worked
with
Republicans
on
bipartisan
legislation.
So
I'll
continue
to
do
that
in
my
reputation
in
the
state
house,
when
I
served
as
Senate
President
and
in
Congress.
E
Is
that
I
want
to
work
with
anybody
who
wants
to
work
to
solve
problems
that
we
share
in
common,
like
Broadband
I
work
with
Republic
applicants
to
get
the
pack
that
passed
and
that
was
to
finally
get
health
care
for
our
men
and
women
who
served
in
Iraq
and
Afghanistan
and
who
were
exposed
to
these
toxic
burn
pits.
It
was
a
couple
of
women
widows
here
in
Vermont
and
I.
E
Don't
know
what
the
political
affiliation
was,
but
they
were
the
ones
who
came
to
me
and
led
the
charge
and
I
congratulate
Pat,
Graham
and
I
congratulate
June
Heston.
But
my
service
is
about
serving
vermonters
and
it
is
the
joy
of
my
life
that
I
have
the
opportunity
in
this
job,
as
if
you're
a
member
of
Congress,
to
be
able
to
help
when
and
where
I
can.
E
B
F
I'd
like
to
respond
to
that
with
a
specific
example,
please
Vermont
is
very
Pro.
8
Pro,
2A,
State
and
I
have
a
100
hu
rating
with
the
NRA
Mr
Welch
has
a
zero
rating
with
the
NRA
just
like
Nancy
and
Nancy
Pelosi
has
a
zero
rating
with
the
NRA.
This
shows
that
Mr
Welch
is
more
interested
in
representing
Nancy
Pelosi
than
in
representing
Vermont.
E
E
You
know
what
almost
happened
at
Fairhaven
Vermont
I
mean
this
is
serious
folks.
We
know
it
and
do
we
really
need
to
have
AK-47s
weapons
of
war
available
to
an
18
year
old
seriously?
Do
we
need
that
the
Second
Amendment
I,
respect
it
and
I
certainly
respect
the
Vermont
tradition
of
safe
gun
ownership?
E
D
Jumping
around
a
bit
here
but
Mr
Malloy
I,
have
a
follow-up
question
for
you.
Regarding
Congressman
Welch's
question
on
marriage
equality,
you
you
describe
marriage
equality
for
lgbtq
people
for
interracial
marriages
as
a
settled
law.
That
was
also
the
prevailing
belief
on
Roe
v
Wade
several
of
the
sitting,
Supreme
Court
Justices,
said
as
much
when
they
were
confirmed
and
then
later
voted
to
overturn
Roe
v
Wade.
So
can
you
explain
to
me
why
Roe
versus
Wade
was
not
settled
law,
but
you
believe
marriage,
equality
and
contraception
is
well.
F
A
couple
of
things:
I
I,
am
pro-life,
but
I
looked
at
the
Constitution
and
I
think
for
the
10th
Amendment
that
Roe
v
Wade
should
not
have
been
cited
by
the
Supreme
Court.
It
should
that
power
not
reserved
elsewhere
in
the
Constitution,
should
go
to
the
states
respectively
and
the
people,
which
is
exactly
what
the
10th
Amendment
says,
that
I
agreed
with
that.
E
All
right,
do
you
have
a
rebuttal
sure
you
know
this
is
just
too
seriously
just
too
serious
to
slide
over
what
Justice
Thomas
said
in
the
dob's
decision.
Is
he
challenged,
what's
known
as
the
doctrine
of
substantive
due
process,
and
they
have
this
crackpot
Theory
called
originalism,
where,
if
something
wasn't
in
the
constitution
in
the
1700s
When
It
Was
Written,
then
it
doesn't
have
in
any
entitlement
to
constitutional
protection.
Well,
we
didn't
have
abortion,
then
we
didn't
have
interracial
marriage.
We
didn't
have
gay
marriage,
we
didn't
have
con.
You
know.
E
F
G
E
I'd,
beef
up
the
background
checks.
You've
got
to
make
certain
that
the
person
who
is
applying
to
get
a
weapon
passes
the
background
check
and
there's
the
Charleston
local.
That
was
the
reason
why
that
killer
at
the
church
in
Charleston
was
able
to
get
a
gun
to
do
his
violence.
So
I
think
that's
a
place
to
start
and
go
from
there.
F
I
am
not
in
favor
of
any
additional
gun,
control,
I
believe
in
the
Constitution
I
served
over
22
years
to
support
and
defend
the
Constitution
I
believe
it's
the
exact
same
oath
that
a
U.S
senator
takes
I
do
believe.
We
have
a
health
care
issue
in
the
United
States
and
we
need
to
increase
our
health
care
capabilities.
D
E
Know
I've
had
an
answer
for
every
question,
but
you
kind
of
stumped
me
on
that.
One
on
my
first
campaign
was
in
1974
when
Patrick
ran
for
the
U.S
Senate.
The
first
time
and
I
got
to
tell
you
working
with
him
these
past
16
years
handing
glove
discussing
what
we
need
to
do,
how
we
can
cooperate
and
coordinate
I'm
very
proud
of
his
service
and
I.
Don't
second
guess
his
decision
I
felt
a
great
honor
to
be
able
to
be
a
team
member
with
him
in
Bernie
that
I
have
been
for
these
past
16
years.
B
D
F
Well,
I've
spoken
many
times
about
Senator,
Leahy
and
I
want
to
all
say
again.
I
want
to
thank
him
for
his
service.
48
years
of
service
is
quite
an
accomplishment
and
service
to
Vermont
in
our
in
our
country.
I
also
don't
have
anything
specific
that
I
would
do
different.
I
am
a
different
person
than
Senator
Leahy
I
Look
to
serve
vermonters.
You
know
admirably
just
as
Senator
Leahy
did.
D
Thank
you.
Both
our
final
segment
tonight
will
be
a
lightning
round.
Each
of
you
will
have
a
chance
to
answer
these
questions,
but
please
do
so
in
just
a
few
words.
First
question:
do
you
support
reforming
the
Senate's
filibuster
rules
in
order
for
legislation
to
pass
by
simple
majority,
Mr
Malloy,
no
Congressman
Welch?
Yes,.
E
D
F
E
B
E
I'm
open
to
it
I
think
majority
vote
is
what
should
determine
who
our
president
is,
and
what
we
saw
with
the
electoral
college
is
in
several
of
the
recent
elections.
The
person
with
minority
votes
is
the
one
who
ended
up
getting
the
majority
of
the
electoral
college,
so
I
think
it
does
need
to
be
reformed.
E
F
H
D
E
F
E
D
F
You
very
much
for
for
this
evening,
for
so
we,
the
people
are
at
a
critical
juncture.
Washington
has
led
us
to
a
bad
State
of
the
Union,
but
for
mantras
can
vote
for
change
towards
a
bright
future
for
42
years
of
experience
and
Leadership
demonstrated
leadership,
and
excuse
me
demonstrated
leadership
and
performance
that
includes
22
years
in
active
duty
in
the
Army
I
will
serve
under
the
values.
F
F
That
was
when
you
jump
it's
just
you
and
when
you,
when
you
vote
it's
just
you
and
I,
would
ask
you
to
think
about
what
Senator
Leahy's
talked
about
that
I
vote
vote
with
your
conscience,
the
economy,
crime,
drug
economy,
drug
crime,
crises
are
not
going
to
get
better
unless
we
are
unless
we
make
changes.
As
for
your
consideration
and
I,
ask
for
your
vote.
The
veteran
this
veteran
will
serve
and
fight
for
All
America.
All
vermonters
I
will
deliver
a
better
future
for
all
of
vermonters
with
a
14
stars.
E
Thank
you,
Vermont
Tigger.
Thank
you,
Mr
Malloy.
You
know
it's
a
really
tough
time
that
we're
in
in
this
country
we've
come
off
covet
and
we're
really
not
all
out
of
it,
especially
The
Economic
Consequences.
The
political
dialogue
and
debate
is
really
making
people
upset,
and
understandably
so,
but
you
know
what
we're
starting
to
get
things
done,
the
things
that
we've
gotten
done
in
the
last
couple
of
months,
the
first
major
federal
commitment
to
addressing
climate
change
that
is
going
to
have
policies
that
help
unleash
the
market
and
our
the
dynamic
of
the
marketplace.
E
Our
first
gun
safety
legislation,
the
burn,
Pitts
legislation
led
by
three
Vermont
veteran
widows,
the
prescription,
drug
price
negotiation.
Where
we're
going
to
cap
the
cost
of
your
insulin
about
35
bucks
a
month
to
chips,
act
where
we're
going
to
be
onshoring
manufacturing
of
these
Advanced
chips,
building
jobs
here
and
creating
Independence.
Here
the
infrastructure
legislation
that's
going
to
allow
us
to
make
our
roads
and
bridges
safer.
We
can
get
things
done.
E
E
G
G
D
I
also
want
to
thank
both
of
the
candidates
for
joining
us
tonight
and
as
well
as
our
sponsor
the
necrasen
group,
and
also
supporting
sponsor
Nanine
nuban.
Once
again,
thanks
also
to
the
southern
Vermont
Arts
Center
for
hosting
us
tonight
in
Manchester
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