Senator Dunne Ready to Transform VT Lt. Governor's Office
Senator Matt Dunne is running for the Vermont Lt. Governor's office. In an interview on Vermont Viewpoint Online (a non-partisan internet political program available in podcast format) Dunne talks about healthcare costs, how to encourage new jobs in VT, energy issues, used tires, Darfur, and why he is opposed to long-term sentencing for child sexual predators.
St. Albans, VT (PRWEB) June 22, 2006
In an interview on Vermont Viewpoint Online, Senator Matt Dunne says that the Office of Lt. Governor is what you make of it. Dunne is running for the position of Lt. Governor of Vermont. He currently is serving as a senator from Windsor County. “I am really excited about the opportunity of taking the additional time and the state-wide position, representing all Vermonters, to help transform the office into an office of action,” stated Dunne to interviewer Don Lewellen.
The top issues, according to Dunne, are creating an environment that will foster new jobs, especially for the young people to encourage them to stay in Vermont, and jobs for the returning Vets, and healthcare costs. Dunne believes that the Catamount Healthcare Program was a small first step but that it needs to be addressed from a budget perspective next; that the legislature should look at how the reimbursement of services is done.
Also in the discussion mix are the areas of what to do with used tires, energy conservation (including building or rebuilding schools to a high energy efficiency standard), Dunne’s stand on long-term sentencing of child sexual predators, his vision of how to encourage young people to attend college in Vermont and not come out of that experience with a huge debt, and the situation in Darfur and what we can do about it.
This interview on Vermont Viewpoint Online can be heard in a podcast format or directly from your computer by accessing www. goodpoliticsradio. com/vt (http://www. goodpoliticsradio. com/vt) and looking for the blog titled “Matt Dunne-Candidate for Lt. Governor”. Vermont Viewpoint Online is a non-partisan political radio program on Good Politics Radio Vermont, and represents all points of view, all parties, all candidates and all citizenry. If you have a political issue or campaign you would like for us to feature in our political podcasts, please contact us at 802-527-0494.
Dunne is facing Rep. John Patrick Tracy in the Democratic Primary in September for the position of Lt. Governor. The winner of the primary will then face incumbent, Brian Dubie in the November election.
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