Sen. Bartlett

Sen. Bartlett
against believe bites governor portray sound trying vermont
If the governor is trying to portray this, if you are for scholarships, you are against scholarships, you believe in Vermont and don't believe in Vermont, you believe in the future, you don't believe in the future. I believe those are just sound bites and I don't think that is really serious.
believe
I don't believe it is well thought through. I don't believe it is comprehensive.
ball budget budgets faith glue held next problems severe together
We have severe problems next year. This year's budget is held together on a ball of twine, glue and a whole lot of faith.
point
Absolutely, positively, from my point of view, it is DOA.
ask care doors government group guard money open parts
It is not very often that a group is told that the doors of Appropriations are open for us to ask them about their needs. But, for this group, for the Guard and its families, it is. We will find the money to take care of them if other parts of the government won't.
If we've got the money, we should use it.
address governor hope serious situation
If I thought the situation were that dire, than I would hope the governor would come to the legislature and say this is really serious we need to address it immediately.