Do you know how your Windham County Senators voted on different issues? I will highlight a few, however, votes made by Windham County Senators and Representatives can be tracked through the links below.
Beware, the votes may shock you as to how our current members of congress voted without concern for the money they were spending
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Safe’ Injection Sites (H.72).
Vote held to override Governor’s veto on 6/17/2024.
The legislation allows a supervised injection site pilot project without any age limit. The site would allow the use of illegal drugs while preventing the enforcement of state or federal law. Similar facilities in Oregon have been closed due to ineffectiveness.
Wendy Harrison - YES
Nadir Hashim - YES
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Renewable Energy Mandate (H.289).
Vote held to override Governor’s veto on 6/17/2024.
This legislation requires that all utilities provide 100% clean energy by 2035. This legislation would increase the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), which would require Green Mountain Power, Vermont's largest utility, to get 100% of its electricity from clean energy sources by 2030. Smaller municipal utilities would have until 2035 to reach the 100% clean target. The bill explicitly prohibits new out of state renewable generation from counting towards these goals, creating regulatory capture for some of the legislature’s largest campaign donors.
The cost estimates for achieving this range from $150 to $450 Million annually, primarily paid by ratepayers to upgrade distribution infrastructure to handle more distributed renewable power generation.
Wendy Harrison - YES
Nadir Hashim - YES
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Historic $8.6B State Budget (H.883).
Vote held by Senate to approve the final bill on 5/10/2024.
The largest state budget ever was passed by the Legislature and increased state spending by 14% over two years. The increase was so stark that a former finance commissioner and tax commissioner for the state started raising red flags and state economists warned legislators that their spending was exceeding organic revenue growth. The state would need to cut spending drastically if a recession were to hit. Rapid increases in state budgets, without corresponding economic growth may also signal a future bond ratings issue for the state.
Wendy Harrison - YES