Phil Scott in 2020s gubernatorial press release
On Families & Children:
Increased spending on childcare & early learning
Affordable childcare and early learning has been a top priority for Governor Scott as Vermont seeks to expand its labor force and attract young families, while strengthening the state's cradle-to-career education system. The Governor's FY 2020 budget
proposal includes a $7 million increase to the Child Care Financial Assistance Program to raise the subsidy level for low- and moderate-income families and provide financial assistance to early educators.
Source: Gubernatorial press release for 2020 Vermont governor race
Mar 15, 2019
On Free Trade:
Congress should pass USMCA trade deal
A new, and better, trade agreement--known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)--was put forward, we are still waiting for the agreement to be reviewed, and ratified, by the U.S Congress. Every day that passes before the agreement is ratified in
Congress is another day employers, workers and families are not benefiting from the new opportunities it makes possible and the higher standards it sets. We urge Congress to give it prompt consideration and move swiftly forward with ratification.
Source: Gubernatorial press release for 2020 Vermont governor race
Jun 20, 2019
On Social Security:
Enacted state tax relief on Social Security benefits
Nearly 40,000 Vermonters receiving Social Security benefits will keep more of their income due to an income tax exemption proposed by Gov. Phil Scott and passed by the Legislature. This change creates a personal income tax exemption for
Social Security beneficiaries below certain income thresholds. "This relief, coupled with our Working Family Taxpayer Protection Act, provides $30 million in income tax relief for Vermonters," said Scott.
Source: Gubernatorial press release for 2020 Vermont governor race
Jul 27, 2018
On Technology:
Alliance with Microsoft for digital skills, computer science
Scott announced the state's plans to enter an alliance with Microsoft to improve access to digital skills programing and computer science education and to promote rural broadband access, with the organizational support of Microsoft technology experts
and partners. "We are grateful for Microsoft's partnership as we work to overcome broadband gaps in rural Vermont and provide more equitable and accessible opportunities for all Vermonters," said Governor Scott.
Source: Gubernatorial press release for 2020 Vermont governor race
Jan 25, 2019
On Technology:
State invests in expanding broadband connectivity
Scott signed an act relating to broadband deployment throughout Vermont, which invests in expanding broadband connectivity throughout the state. "While we know it's not a cure-all to economic challenges, we can all agree reliable broadband is
important for economic growth, education, public safety and overall access to information, services and people around the world," said Governor Scott.
Source: Gubernatorial press release for 2020 Vermont governor race
Jun 20, 2019
On Foreign Policy:
Ukraine's fight is too important for us to sit out
Scott signed H.717, An act relating to providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine. "We are here today to send a message to the people of Ukraine and to the tyrant in Russia: We stand united with Ukraine--for its freedom, and with
its people," Governor Scott said in his remarks. "The fact is, Ukraine's fight to protect their people, their rights and their land--and what that means for democracies across the globe--is too important for us to sit out. We must do our part."
Source: Gubernatorial press release for 2024 Vermont governor race
Sep 24, 2018
On Health Care:
Not perfect but ACA measurably improved health of Vermonters
The ACA, while not perfect, measurably improved the health and well-being of Vermonters by expanding coverage, reducing the state's uninsured rates, enabling
Vermont to form health care provider networks that participate in shared savings programs, and fostering initiatives to reduce utilization and cost through its health care delivery reform provisions.
Source: Gubernatorial press release for 2022 Vermont governor race
Jun 23, 2017
On Principles & Values:
Strength of our nation is diversity of people and opinion
We must lead by example: Show our youth how to engage in important, complex debates with both conviction and civility; prove that the strength of our nation is in its diversity of people and opinion; that
America is a global beacon of personal and economic freedom and opportunity; and that listening to, and learning from, each other is how we continue to build on our foundation as a nation.
Source: Gubernatorial press release for 2020 Vermont governor race
Sep 24, 2018
On Environment:
$4 Million in Brownfield Revitalization for 7 Communities
Governor Scott announced today the state of Vermont is committing $4,058,184 from the Vermont Brownfields Revitalization Fund that promotes the productive reuse of contaminated sites to clean up properties in seven communities. "Cleaning
up unused brownfields and turning them into economic opportunities has been a priority for my team," said Governor Scott. "Transforming these brownfields into job creators and much needed housing is exactly the kind of work Vermont needs advance."
Source: 2024 Vermont Governor press release: "Brownfield/2023"
Nov 3, 2023
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