Peter Shumlin Quotes

#1. I suspect I'm the only politician in America who won an election in this last cycle with TV ads saying I was going to try to pass the first single-payer system in America.

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#2. Where health care has failed is in designing a cost containment mechanism that works.

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#3. American consumers are not saying they will not buy GMO foods. What they're saying is "I want to know. I want to know." EU consumers are much happier because they know what they're buying, and they've seen a continued increase in sales.

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#4. Single payer means something different to everyone. The way I define it is that health care is a right and not a privilege.

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#5. You've got to remember, Vermont is a lot of beautiful mountains with valleys and small brooks that run into bigger rivers.

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#6. The entire EU has labeling for GMOs, and is simply saying let's let consumers know what they're buying, let's let them choose. I think it's a huge mistake by the food manufacturers of America not to be saying let's let consumers know. Let's let them know, let them decide.

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