Thomas Chittenden: “Ledge counsel believes on the authority of the legislature.”

“If I may, Mr. President, without objection, quote from the legal opinion I have from ledge counsel, without objection, I will not read the whole letter. It includes footnotes which detail other instances of where the governor has transgressed. Ledge counsel believes on the authority of the legislature. But I will read you a couple of paragraphs. It begins, the governor issued Executive Order 0325, General Assistance Emergency Housing, on March 28, 2025, purporting to modify the eligibility criteria for the general assistance emergency housing, sometimes referred to as the hotel motel program.” (17:17–17:21)

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