Andrea Smith

Vermont Legal Aid, Inc. Advocate, Proud Single-Mother, Vermonter

[Andrea Smith @Andrea_T_Smith]

“We need to restore a level of public safety, where when we call our first responders, we know that someone will come. We don’t have that right now.”
YES JOAN SHANNON.
#joanformayor #vtpoli #vtdems

[Katherine Clark @WhipKClark]

Jim Jordan:

• Wants to ban abortion nationwide.
• Tried to overturn the 2020 election.
• Voted against health care for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.
• Voted against funding for 9/11 victims — twice.

To hand him the gavel is to choose MAGA extremism over America.

[Ariel Taylor Smith @Ariel_Smith_CO]

“Five million more American kids fell into poverty last year. Or maybe it’s more accurate to say they were pushed.”@crampell today in @washingtonpost.https://t.co/nQbkpyxRWg

[Andrea Smith @Andrea_T_Smith]

The flooding in #Vermont right now is heartbreaking.
Stay safe and my thoughts are with everyone affected.

[Ben Frechette NBC5 @BenMyNBC5]

Here’s the scene in downtown Montpelier, VT this evening. Vermont’s capital city is in for a long night – the Winooski River is forecast to reach major flood stage, rivaling levels seen during Irene in 2011.

Photo by Bill Fraser #vtwx #Vermont

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

The road in front of Vermont's beautiful capitol is a river tonight
h/t @KevinMcCallum7d

[Andrea Smith @Andrea_T_Smith]

Thank you @SenatorKitchel for saving the childcare bill. (Now H.217).
You are nothing short of absolute brilliance.

[Andrea Smith @Andrea_T_Smith]

Happy Birthday @SenatorSears !!!

Here’s Superwoman @SenatorKitchel baking the entire Senate a cake after delivering the State’s Budget on the Senate Floor by herself.

Forever grateful to work with this Committee everyday. 🎂
#vtpoli

[Andrea Smith @Andrea_T_Smith]

Senate Appropriations begins our State Budget mark-up today. @SenatorKitchel has been handed what most see as an impossible challenge. - Yet she approaches it with such grace, determination and the commitment to every Vermonter for a better future.

#vtpoli #vtdems

[Andrea Smith @Andrea_T_Smith]

Honored to stand with other survivors today on the Vermont House floor for Start by Believing Day.
@SBB_Utah @SATXbelieves
#StartbyBelievingDay
#DomesticViolence #StrongerTogether

[Andrea Smith @Andrea_T_Smith]

When we don’t give our children a voice - we leave them powerless. H.224 will change that.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Please help us in taking a step towards preventing further harm by supporting the House Judiciary in taking up H.224

https://t.co/smHk12ptYQ

[Conor Kennedy @conorkennedyvt]

I know Vermont is small and we fall under the radar in the national news, but over the last 24 hours @SKrowinski and the House of Representatives passed some incredible legislation. Here is a (biased) thread of the work:

#vtpoli

[Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale @KeshaRam]

As we await a grim decision on mifepristone and see attacks on trans people around the country, the Vermont Senate just voted to protect abortion and gender affirming care providers in our state and encourage vending machines with emergency contraception. Proud of #VT. #LoVermont

[Andrea Smith @Andrea_T_Smith]

In a slate of new bills, Vermont lawmakers take a hard look at domestic and sexual violence https://t.co/cskFYaBYZv via @vtdigger

So proud to be a part of this conversation. We are stronger when we speak together. #vtpoli

[Becca Balint @BeccaBalintVT]

Every parent wants their kid to get a good education, to be safe in school, to be healthy and happy. The GOP extremist’s attack on LGBTQ kids and families is an attack on all Americans, right and left, gay and straight.

This is about everyone’s freedom. https://t.co/fsDaubDmm9

[Andrea Smith @Andrea_T_Smith]

Big day on the VT Senate Floor, as Senators debate S.5, The Affordable Heat Act, which could transform how the state heats its homes and buildings. Watch it live at 1pm on YouTube @VTSenate channel. #vtpoli

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

President @JoeBiden just laid out a clear vision for strengthening our democracy & putting our government on the side of working people. Meanwhile, MAGA Republicans are only offering chaos, division, pain for working families, & perks for the wealthy & well-connected. #SOTU

[Rep. Eric Swalwell @RepSwalwell]

Abortion is healthcare. #SOTU

[Charity Clark @CharityForVT]

.@POTUS delivered a strong State of the Union address tonight. I was particularly pleased to hear him address the progress and work yet to be done on reproductive liberty and reducing domestic violence.

[Ariel Taylor Smith @Ariel_Smith_CO]

“We an obligation not to ourselves, but to our children and our grandchildren.” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼THIS IS WHAT PARENTS WANT TO HEAR.

[National Parents Union @NationalParents]

President Biden is right. Our new poll says 74% of parent voters want Congress to reinstate the expanded Child Tax Credit. Pass. It. Now.