Republicans Control the Government: Here’s What is at Stake

If you have seen or read the news lately, you have undoubtedly heard that the government shut down last night. It can be hard to cut through all the noise of cable news and social media and really understand what is going on in our nation’s capital. Let me tell you more about what is happening, and what I believe we should be doing to fund the government and improve the lives of Vermonters and people throughout the country.

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We Must Not Allow Anyone to Take Away Our Fundamental Freedoms

On Tuesday night, after ABC reconsidered its decision to remove Kimmel from the air, millions of Americans tuned in to watch his return to late-night television. His opening monologue has already been viewed over 26 million times. But Vermonters were denied the chance to see it when it originally aired. Nexstar Media Group, which owns ABC affiliate WVNY in Vermont and some 200 stations around the country, refused to broadcast it.

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The American System is Badly Broken

By: Sen. Bernie Sanders; The GuardianLet’s take a deep breath and, for one moment, forget about Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel, the UN, Charlie Kirk, Gaza, a government shutdown and the other…

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