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Dear
Friend,
Fighting
the
Partisan
Tide
In
remarks
to
the
Bennington
Rotary
Club,
Peter spoke about
the
growing
polarization
in
Washington.
“We
are
stalled
in
Congress
right
now,
but
we
need
to
break
the
fever,”
Peter
said.
He
went
on
to
contrast
the
dysfunction
in
D.C.
with
the
success
of
Vermont
businesses
and
local
organizations.
“Thank
you
for
what
you
do:
for
providing
leadership
locally.
I’m
going
to
do
everything
I
can
to
try
to
bring
the
Vermont
way
of
doing
business
to
the
United
States
Congress.”
Writing
a
New
Farm
Bill
As
Congress
prepares
to
write
a
new
Farm
Bill
next
year,
Peter
convened
roundtable
discussions
across
the
state
to
hear
the
priorities
of
Vermont’s
agricultural
sector.
Most
recently
he
met
in
Middlebury
with
specialty
crop
farmers
to
listen
to
their
ideas
on
how
to
better
support
farmers
who
grow
apples,
grapes,
vegetables,
and
other
crops.
“My
goal,
ultimately,
is
to
have
an
agenda
that
reflects
what
you
need
in
order
to
be
successful,”
Peter
told
those
in
attendance
at
Happy
Valley
Orchard.
“The
Farm
Bill
is
too
oriented
toward
the
big
commodities.
We
need
to
focus
on
local
agriculture.”
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Peter
listening
to
Vermont
farmers
about
their
ideas
for
the
upcoming
Farm
Bill.
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Big
Pharma
Chutzpah
Peter
and
colleagues
opened
a
bipartisan
investigation
into
the
brazen
scheme
of
Allergan
to
extend
its
monopoly
pricing
power
over
the
eye
drug
Restatis.
Allergan
transferred
its
patents
on
the
drug,
along
with
a
cash
payment
of
$13.75
million,
to
a
Native
American
tribe
to
bypass
U.S.
patent
laws.
“This
story
defines
Big
Pharma
chutzpah,”
Peter
said. He
will
soon
introduce
legislation
in
Congress
that
will
make
the
tactic
illegal.
Cutting
Drug
Prices
for
Seniors
Joined
by
Senator
Sanders
and
other
colleagues,
Peter
introduced
legislation
that
will
require
the
federal
government
to
leverage
its
bulk
purchasing
power
to
negotiate
lower
Medicare
drug
prices
for
seniors.
“Paying
retail
prices
for
wholesale
purchases
is
absurd,”
Peter
insisted.
“It’s
long
past
time
we
put
an
end
to
this
sweetheart
deal
for
big
Pharma
and
save
seniors
and
taxpayers
billions
of
dollars.”
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Peter
unveils
legislation
to
require
the
federal
government
to
negotiate
lower
Medicare
drug
prices
for
seniors.
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Exploring
Career
Options
for
High
School
Students
Peter
joined
Vermont
Student
Assistance
Corporation
(VSAC)
officials
and
Winooski
High
School
students
and
administrators
to
announce
a
new
yearlong
mentorship
program
with
the
Winooski
High
School
senior
class
aimed
at
encouraging
more
students
to
continue
their
education
after
graduation.
“Landing
a
job
after
high
school
requires
good
education
and
training,”
Peter
urged.
The
entire
class
will
receive
individualized
counseling
as
they
explore
education
and
training
programs
that
meet
their
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