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Jan20

Vermont Democratic Party Chair’s Statement on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade

For Immediate Release
January 20, 2012
Contact: Alicia D’Alessandro

Vermont Democratic Party Chair’s Statement on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade

Jan9

VDP Chair Perkinson and Randy Johnson Expose Romney’s Real Jobs Record

SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT- This morning, Vermont Democratic Party Chair Jake Perkinson welcomed Randy Johnson to speak in South Burlington at the IBEW/Building Trades office.

Dec16

Vermont Democratic Party Chair Releases Statement End of Iraq War

Montpelier, VT- Vermont Democratic Party Chair Jake Perkinson released the following statement in response to the end of the war in Iraq:

Nov28

Vermont GOP Conveniently Forgets GOP Role in Data Mining Law

Montpelier, VT- Yesterday, Vermont Republicans sent out a press release critical of the 2007 data mining law and the ensuing legal battle that s

Nov11

VDP Chair Issues Veterans Day Statement

Montpelier, VT- Vermont Democratic Party Chair Jake Perkinson issued the following statement in honor of Veterans Day:

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Jan31

Want to go to the Democratic National Convention?

The Vermont Democratic Party is gearing up for the State Democratic Convention on May 26 at the Barre Auditorium and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC, September 3-5. To learn how you could be a Delegate to State Convention, or how you could represent Vermont at the National Democratic Convention, check out the delegate page on our website!

Jan24

Come check out our new office!

Jan10

Let the 2012 Election Year begin!

Dec20

News from Vermont Democrats

State Street News
This week, Governor Shumlin and Public Service Commissioner Elizabeth Miller unveiled the Vermont comprehensive energy plan. The plan creates a blueprint to allow Vermont to address 90% of its total energy needs with renewable sources by 2050.

Dec13

The News from Vermont Democrats

On Sunday, the Burlington Democrats concluded their caucus and selected Miro Weinberger as the Democratic nominee for mayor of Burlington. We congratulate Miro on his win! We also praise the thoughtful, issues-oriented campaigns run by State Senator Tim Ashe, City Councilor Bram Kranichfeld, and State Representative Jason Lorber. Burlington Democrats were fortunate to have such a great slate of candidates to choose from. The Burlington City Democratic Committee did an excellent job in managing a challenging process.

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News Articles

Dec20

Vermont Congressional Delegation Statements on the Keystone Pipeline

Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy

December 17, 2011

Senate Floor

Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, we are close to voting on a payroll tax extension bill that includes a House provision designed to force the President to approve the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. Proponents of this tar sands project argue that it belongs on this bill for one reason: building the pipeline would create jobs.

Oct21

Vermont View: Scott: 'In retrospect, it wasn't the best thing to say'

Rutland Herald

MONTPELIER – Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Scott spent some time this week digging himself out of a rhetorical rut after suggesting Republicans were playing a larger role in the flood recovery effort than Vermonters affiliated with other parties.

Scott's comments, made at a Republican fundraiser in Rutland, were reported by True North Reports, the right-leaning news website founded by the former chairman of the Vermont Republican Party, Rob Roper.
Here's what Scott said, according to Roper's report in True North:

Oct18

NYT Editorial: Another Test of Marriage Equality

New York Times

Senator Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, took a step toward true equality for all Americans last week by planning a vote next month on whether to repeal the law that bars the federal government from recognizing lawfully performed marriages between same-sex couples.
Mr. Leahy’s committee held a hearing on the Defense of Marriage Act in July, the first since Congress passed a bill 15 years ago that defined marriage as limited to a man and a woman and President Bill Clinton signed that mean-spirited constitutional affront into law.

Aug1

Much ado about MVP and single payer health care reform

VT Digger

"A nasty tit-for-tat ensued last week between a GOP operative and the Vermont Democratic Party over Gov. Peter Shumlin’s single-payer health care plan, and the Dems, who aggressively counter-attacked, won the dogfight."
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