Sen. Bartlett Quotes (7 Quotes)

I think the vast majority of people reading that statement believe it is political. I don't care what the politics are, it is not appropriate. It begins politicizing the forms that governments uses.

I don't believe it is well thought through. I don't believe it is comprehensive.

This is our attempt to get politics out of the way. Last year, people couldn't get over the hurdle and couldn't tackle the one contentious issue. This will really help people in the future as issues become more and more contentious.

If I thought the situation were that dire, than I would hope the governor would come to the legislature and say this is really serious we need to address it immediately.

It is not very often that a group is told that the doors of Appropriations are open for us to ask them about their needs. But, for this group, for the Guard and its families, it is. We will find the money to take care of them if other parts of the government won't.

I believe we should debate things on the merits of policy and when people want to play politics that is fine.

If the governor is trying to portray this, if you are for scholarships, you are against scholarships, you believe in Vermont and don't believe in Vermont, you believe in the future, you don't believe in the future. I believe those are just sound bites and I don't think that is really serious.