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About 65,000 Vermonters rely on 3SquaresVT each month — support that keeps food on tables and our local economy moving. Every delay means skipped meals, overwhelmed food banks, and lost income for grocers and farms. We’re fighting to protect Vermont families.
Trump is making a deliberate, illegal, and inhumane choice not to fund food assistance for millions of Americans. Vermont AG Charity Clark is fighting back. No one should go hungry when Congress already set aside funds to keep SNAP running.
While Trump and his allies are playing political games, Vermont leaders are putting people first. When D.C. turns its back on Vermonters, Vermont Democrats step up.
Without state action, more than 65,000 Vermonters would lose access to critical programs that help families put food on the table and keep their homes warm through the winter.
Leaders in the Vermont Legislature will fully fund SNAP (3SquaresVT) and LIHEAP to protect Vermonters from the fallout of the Republican-led government shutdown.
While Trump and his allies are playing political games, Vermont leaders are putting people first. When D.C. turns its back on Vermonters, Vermont Democrats step up.
Without state action, more than 65,000 Vermonters would lose access to critical programs that help families put food on the table and keep their homes warm through the winter.
Leaders in the Vermont Legislature will fully fund SNAP (3SquaresVT) and LIHEAP to protect Vermonters from the fallout of the Republican-led government shutdown.
When democracy is under threat in one state, it’s under threat everywhere. Maine needs your help to protect the right of every eligible citizen to cast their ballot confidently and conveniently.

Go to mainedems.org/protectabsentee to join the fight to save absentee voting in Maine!
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This weekend, we headed to Maine to knock doors, raise funds, and fight hard against Maine Question 1 — a ballot measure that would dismantle Maine’s absentee voting system.
In the face of Donald Trump’s lawless presidency, Phil Scott has abdicated his responsibility to stand up for Vermonters. The governor now defaults to compliance instead of conviction in the face of MAGA extremism. Vermonters deserve better from Phil Scott.
Compliance without question is complicity. The Trump administration is pursuing a broad surveillance agenda. Phil Scott’s cooperation has made Vermont part of it.
Governor Scott chose to obey in advance rather than push back against illegal federal overreach. We’ve seen that when states fight back, they can win.
Governor Phil Scott blocked Attorney General Charity Clark and the state of Vermont from joining the lawsuit that protected 21 other states and the District of Columbia. Now legal experts warn Vermont may have even violated the law by disclosing this information to Donald Trump.
A judge just ruled Trump’s demand for states’ SNAP data was illegal. But Governor Phil Scott already handed over the personal info of 140,000 Vermonters.
The reality is, if Phil Scott gets his way, 45,000 Vermonters will lose their health care and every one of us will feel the hurt caused to our precarious health care system.
These are cuts that won’t just hurt the people who rely on Medicaid, but will be devastating for hospitals and health centers across our region who are already struggling.
His own Agency of Human Services says the loss of these tax credits will lead to some 15,000 Vermonters losing their health care. Scott’s explanation also ignores 30,000 Vermonters whose Medicaid coverage Democrats are fighting to restore.
A “clean” bill would only extend current baseline spending, without reauthorizing those critical tax credits. Republicans in Washington are pushing a bill that slashes funding for Medicaid and Medicare and raids health care dollars to pay for more tax cuts for the wealthy.
He called for a so-called “clean” continuing resolution — a position that the Trump administration immediately embraced and continues to cite as evidence of support for their agenda. If that is not what he believes, he should clarify that directly with the White House.
We’re glad to see that Governor Scott has now joined Senator Sanders, Senator Welch, and Congresswoman Balint in recognizing the importance of extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits for Vermonters. But let’s be clear: this was not his original stance.
Thank you to everyone who showed up, lifted up our young Democratic leaders, and helped fuel the work ahead. The future belongs to those who build it, and we’re just getting started.
We recognized two outstanding young Democrats whose leadership has strengthened the Party and their communities: Lachlan Francis & Anna Tadio.

We were joined by Senator Peter Welch and Representative Becca Balint, and welcomed DNC Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta to VT!
Young people aren’t just the future — we’re the present. This is our moment. Not someday, not next year. Right now.

At Autumn Harvest, we celebrated the power of young leaders stepping up and shaping Vermont’s next chapter.