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John S. Rodgers: “I believe since COVID it feels like democracy has left that…”

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Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate

Published September 18, 2024 | Video Starts at 52:06

What specific issues would you champion in this way if you become lieutenant governor? My main mission, Jack, is to bring working class Vermonters voices back to the State House. I believe that's missing. I believe since COVID it feels like democracy has left that building. There are fewer people in the building. They now have controls on how many people can be in the committee rooms. (52:06–52:11)

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“The lieutenant governor and the legislature have had this issue [education funding] on their plate for many years.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 05:19-05:26
“They've done 38 studies and they don't study an issue because it's not a problem.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 05:25-05:31
“The education funding system has been a problem since I was first elected in 2003.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 05:37-05:45
“Average Vermonters can no longer afford their property taxes.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 05:50-05:55
“There are also some problems with the rebate systems where people who own multimillion dollar homes and have huge income that they don't…”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 05:54-06:09
“Many of [the school buildings] are in bad repair. They were built in the 60s, some of them don't fit programmatically.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 06:39-07:03
“In a lot of states and cities that have a larger population than Vermont, they have one supervisory union.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 06:43-06:51
“The cost of educating our children is now more than Vermonters can afford.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 07:32-07:38
“The progressive super majority must come from a different world than I came from because they keep raising the cost of living at a higher…”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 12:27-12:39
“The legislature keeps adding to the cost of electricity, the cost of heating fuel, the cost of property taxes, and it's unsustainable for…”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 12:47-12:56
“The Act 250 bill that the legislature just passed is really problematic.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 13:37-13:45
“There should be no new development in municipalities that are dumping raw sewage into our waterways unless those developments can prove that…”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 13:53-14:05
“It makes it harder and more expensive for people who want to develop in rural areas.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 14:05-14:11
“Most of the Vermonters I know came here or grew up here.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 14:10-14:16
“Home ownership is how people build equity.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 14:19-14:23
“Living in an apartment only concentrates wealth.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 14:25-14:29
“He supported Ridgeline industrial wind. I do not.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 16:13-16:18
“I don't support defunding the police like my opponent has in the past.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 17:40-17:46
“Vermonters feel more unsafe now than they ever have.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 17:55-18:00
“Much of it is driven by drug crime, by drug trafficking, drug dealing, drug use.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 17:59-18:08
“We need to make sure the police are properly funded.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 18:13-18:17
“Much of the violence, when you hear about the shootings and the stabbings in all our downtowns, most of that is driven by the drug problem.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 18:32-18:40
“Taxpayers fund about 35% of the population's health care insurance in the United States.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 22:46-23:01
“Compared to other industrialized countries, we're spending more than they spend on our entire population.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 23:01-23:09
“Vermont's the third highest taxed state in the country.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 26:56-27:02
“Our electric rates are among the highest.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 27:01-27:04
“70% of the cobalt in the world comes from [the Congo].”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 30:34-30:39
“We really need to do better by our agriculture and by the people that live here by growing more affordable, more local food and cut down on…”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 35:33-35:45
“Agriculture is important both for the contribution economically it makes directly, but also in keeping Vermont open and working lands.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 35:45-35:55
“Kitty Toll would be our lieutenant governor right now if we would have had [ranked choice voting] two years ago.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 44:07-44:14
“Progressives have taken over the Democratic Party and quite frankly, are part of the problem as to why this state is so unaffordable.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 44:27-44:38
“We already have homeless problems. We already have issues with keeping up with the finances of the state.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 46:13-46:21
“Our borders do need to be secure.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 46:21-46:24
“The so called reporter for Digger got the story wrong and had to make a correction.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 50:04-50:12
“There are fewer people in the building. They now have controls on how many people can be in the committee rooms.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 52:10-52:18
“From the legislation that has passed in the last few years, I don't think working Vermonters are being listened to.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 52:18-52:26
“So many people are saying we can't afford to live here anymore.”
Vermont Lt. Governor candidates David Zuckerman, John Rodgers face off in debate | Uploaded September 18, 2024 | 52:49-52:55