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Vermont Blames GOP for Impending Federal Shutdown

10/3/2025

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Vermont Delegation Blames GOP

The Vermont delegation blames Republicans for the October 1, 2025 shutdown, tied to failed health-care talks.
The shutdown could furlough hundreds of thousands of federal workers and disrupt services.
Democrats, including Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), oppose a GOP bill omitting Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies; Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) released a video on health-cost impacts.

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Vermont Delegation Blames GOP

The Vermont delegation blames Republicans for the October 1, 2025 shutdown, tied to failed health-care talks.
The shutdown could furlough hundreds of thousands of federal workers and disrupt services.
Democrats, including Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), oppose a GOP bill omitting Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies; Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) released a video on health-cost impacts.

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