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Senator from Windsor criticizes federal policies, urges state action for farmers; remarks journalized
Summary
A senator identified as the senator from Windsor delivered a personal-privilege floor speech criticizing the prior federal administration's treatment of farmers, citing trade disruptions, climate policy rollbacks and a reported $55,000,000 in flood losses; the Senate voted to journalize the remarks.
The senator from Windsor used a point of personal privilege on the floor to criticize federal policies and urge the Senate to take action to support Vermont farmers, and the Senate voted to journalize the comments.
Speaking from the floor as vice chair of the chamber’s agriculture committee, the senator from Windsor described current conditions for farmers as ‘‘heartbreak and pain’’ and blamed…
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