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Jill Krowinski: “Five or six calls on an issue can sway a legislator on an…”

Featuring: Jill Krowinski, Democratic | Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives

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On the 2018 Session_ House Democrats

Published | Video Starts at 57:13

I've had so many amazing conversations with constituents that help feed into a bill or help with an issue that was, you know, I think we're just. It's very important here with our citizen legislature, our connection to our constituents. You know, Five or six calls on an issue can sway a legislator on an issue. Absolutely. Well, you see, when they're voting, all those little pink, pink telephone notes keep coming in in the droves, but they did it so professionally at the march, which impresses me when it's professional, when you can hear what they're chanting. (57:13–57:17)

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Asserts that a small number of constituent calls can influence legislative decisions.

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