Vermont Democrats

We mourn this profound loss and extend our deepest condolences to Terje’s family, friends, and loved ones. His legacy will endure in the progress he helped achieve and in all those who carry his work forward.

His impact reached far beyond our Party, from his leadership in HIV/AIDS advocacy to decades of service uplifting LGBTQ+ Vermonters and organizing for lasting change across the country.

We are heartbroken by the passing of former Vermont Democratic Party Chair Terje Anderson.

We are calling on Governor Scott to provide a full public accounting of Vermont State Police's role. The Governor must examine whether Vermont's policies governing cooperation with federal immigration enforcement are adequate to protect the safety and rights of our communities.

Federal agents misidentified a driver, triggered a chaotic multi-car crash during rush hour on a busy road, surrounded the home of a family with children, escalated tensions with over a hundred Vermonters, broke down the door — and apprehended the wrong people.

Yesterday, federal immigration agents terrorized a Vermont family based on faulty surveillance. When the community showed up, federal agents responded with force — using flash bangs and chemical irritants to disperse protesters.

Thanks to Senator Welch’s leadership, Vermonters in the Northeast Kingdom will have better access to the health care services they need.

With more than 28 pharmacies shuttered statewide in recent years, this investment will help end the region’s growing pharmacy desert and ensure Vermonters can get the care they need close to home.

Senator Peter Welch delivered $1.4 million in federal funding to help build new pharmacies in Caledonia County, taking action to restore local access to prescriptions and essential health care in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.

My guest for the State of the Union was Vermont State Representative Alyssa Black. She is one of millions of Americans whose health care premiums skyrocketed as a result of President Trump and Republicans taking away ACA tax credits.  Your tax dollars should go toward making health care affordable, not giving billionaires tax breaks.

I join fellow Americans in mourning the deaths of three servicemembers and praying for five servicemembers who were seriously wounded as a result of Donald Trump’s reckless war of choice with Iran. Trump owes the nation, our military families, and Congress an immediate explanation as to why he’s pushed us into a new war.

The VDP strongly condemns Trump’s initiation of major combat operations against Iran without congressional authorization. It underscores a growing constitutional crisis around unlawful unilateral military escalation and raises urgent questions about oversight and accountability.

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Now is a time for leaders of all parties to speak up and demand a federal government that acts in accordance with the Constitution, yet 30 Republicans voted against these resolutions.

The murders of Alex Pretti & Renée Good by federal agents is a tragedy that should trouble every American, regardless of party or ideology. No one should fear that their government’s response to exercising their First, Second or Fourth Amendment rights will end in violence.

The Vermont Democratic Party calls for Steven Tendo’s release. He must be afforded full due process, including the right to contact his attorney while his appeal is considered.

National data also shows that immigrants with no criminal record make up the largest share of people currently held in U.S. immigration detention.

The detention of Steven Tendo by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is deeply troubling. Steven is a health care worker, a pastor, an asylum seeker, and a valued member of the community.