Roll Call! House Gives Free Legal Counsel to Immigrants

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PASSED
in the State House of Representatives
on April 10, 2018, by a vote of
97-40

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Purpose:  This bill would allow state-paid public defenders, including the Defender General, to provide legal help to immigrants on immigration issues in the federal court system.
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Analysis: Those voting YES believe that immigrants and farm workers residing in Vermont should have access to taxpayer funded representation in federal court “in or with respect to a matter arising out of or relating to immigration status.” 
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Those voting NO believe that giving Vermont’s Defender General more responsibilities without increased funding would put a strain on that government office. There is already a backlog of cases, and the Defender General would have to reallocate resources away from other vital government functions in order to provide this service. The federal court system already offers court-appointed legal counsel, and there is no reason for the state to duplicate this service. 
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As Recorded in the House Journal, Friday, March 21, 2018: “Shall the bill be read a third time? was decided in the affirmative. Yeas, 97. Nays, 40.” (Read the Journal, p.948-951.)

How They Voted

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David Ainsworth (R-Royalton) – ABSENT
Janet Ancel (D-Calis) – ABSENT
Bob Bancroft (R-Westford) – NO

John Bartholomew (D-Hartland) – YES
Fred Baser (R-Bristol) – YES

Lynn Batchelor (R-Derby Line) -NO
Scott Beck (R-St. Johnsbury) – YES
Paul Belaski (D-Windsor) – YES

Stephen Beyor (R-Highgate Springs) – NO
Clement Bissonnette (D-Winooski) – YES
Thomas Bock (D-Chester) – YES

William Botzow (D-Bennington) – YES
Patrick Brennan (R-Colchster) – NO
Timothy Briglin (D-Thetford) – YES

Cynthia Browning (D-Arlington) – NO
Jessica Brumsted (D-Shelburne) – YES
Susan Buckholz (D-White River Jct) – YES

Thomas Burditt (R-West Rutland) – NO
Mollie Burke (P/D-Brattleboro) – YES
William Canfield (R/D-Fair Haven) -YES
Stephen Carr (D-Brandon) – YES
Robin Chestnut-Tangerman (P-Middletown Springs) – YES
Annemarie Christiansen (D-Perkinsville) – YES

Kevin Christie (D-White River Jct.) – YES
Brian Cina (P-Burlington) – YES
Celene Colburn – (P-Burlington) – YES

James Condon (D-Colchester) – Absent
Peter Conlon (D-Cornwall) – YES
Daniel Connor (D-Fairfield) –  Absent
Charles Conquest (D-Wells River) – YES
Sarah Copeland-Hanzas (D-Bradford) – YES
Timothy Corcoran (D-Bennington) – YES
Lawrence Cupoli (R-Rutland) – NO
Maureen Dakin (D-Colchester) – YES

David Deen (D-Putney) – YES
Dennis Devereux (R-Belmont) – YES
Eileen “Lynn” Dickinson (R-St. Albans) – NO
Anne Donahue (R-Northfield) – YES
Johannah Donovan (D-Burlington) – ABSENT
Betsy Dunn (D-Essex Jct.) – YES

Alice Emmons (D/W-Springfield) – YES
Peter Fagan (R-Rutland) – NO
Martha Feltus (R-Lyndonville) – YES
Rachael Fields (D-Bennington) – ABSENT
Robert Forguites (D-Springfield) – YES
Robert Frenier (R-Chelsea) – NO

Douglas Gage (R-Rutland) – NO
Marianna Gamache (R-Swanton) – NO
John Gannon (D-Wilmington) – YES
Marcia Gardner (D-Richmond) – YES
Dylan Giambatista (D-Essex Jct.) – YES
Diana Gonzalez (P/D-Winooski) – YES

Maxine Grad (D-Moretown) – YES
Rodney Graham (R-Williamstown) – NO

Sandy Haas (P/D-Rochester) – YES
Jim Harrison (R-Chittenden) – NO

Helen Head (D-So. Burlington) – YES
Michael Hebert (R-Vernon) – NO
Robert Helm (R/D-Fair Haven) – NO
Mark Higley (R-Lowell) – NO
Matt Hill (D-Johnson) – YES
Jay Hooper (D-Brookfield) – YES

Mary Hooper (D-Montpelier) – YES
Lori Houghton (D-Essex Jct.) – YES
Mary Howard (D-Rutland)
 – YES
Kimberly Jessup (D-Middlesex) – YES
Ben Jickling (I-E. Randolph) – YES

Mitzi Johnson (D-S. Hero) – Presiding
Ben Joseph (D-N. Hero) – YES

Bernard Juskiewicz (R-Camdridge) – YES
Brian Keefe (R-Manchester) – Absent

Kathleen Keenan (D-St. Albans) – YES
Charlie Kimbell (D-Woodsock) – YES
Warren Kitzmiller (D-Montpelier) – YES
Jill Krowinski (D-Burlington) – YES

Rob LaClair (R-Barre Town) – NO
Martin LaLonde (D-South Burlington) – YES
Diane Lanpher (D-Vergennes) – YES
Richard Lawrence (R-Lyndon) – NO
Paul Lefebvre (R-Island Pond) – YES
Patti Lewis (R-Berlin) – YES
William Lippert (D-Hinesburg) – YES
Emily Long (D-Newfane) – YES
Gabrielle Lucke (D-White River Jct.) – ABSENT

Terence Macaig (D-Williston) – YES
Michael Marcotte (R/D-Newport) – NO
Marcia Martel (R-Waterford) – NO

James Masland (D-Thetford) – YES
Chris Mattos (R-Milton) – NO

Curtis McCormack (D/W-Burlington) – YES
Patricia McCoy (R-Poultney) – YES

James McCullough (D-Williston) – YES
Francis McFaun (R/D-Barre) – YES
Alice Miller (D-Shaftsbury) – YES
Kiah Morris (D-Bennington) – YES

Mary Morrissey (R-Bennington) – NO
Michael Mrowicki (D-Putney) – YES
Barbara Murphy (I-Fairfax) – YES

Linda Myers (R-Essex) – YES
Gary Nolan (R-Morrisville) – NO
Terry Norris (I-Shoreham) – NO
Daniel Noyes (D-Wolcott) – YES

Jean O’Sullivan (D-Burlington) – YES
Carol Ode (D-Burlington) – ABSENT
Kelly MacLaury Pajala (I-S. Londonderry) – ABSENT
Corey Parent (R-St. Albans) – NO

Carolyn Partridge (D-Windham) – ABSENT
Albert “Chuck” Pearce (R/D-Richford) – NO
Paul Poirier (I-Barre) – ABSENT
David Potter (D-Clarendon) – YES
Ann Pugh (D-S. Burlington) – YES
Constance Quimby (R-Concord) –  NO
Barbara Rachelson (D-Burlington) – YES
Edward Read (I-Fayston) – YES
Carl Rosenquist (R-Georgia) – NO

Brian Savage (R-Swanton) – NO
Robin Scheu (D-Middlebury) – YES

Heidi Scheuermann (R-Stowe) – YES
David Sharpe (D-Bristol) – YES
Charles Shaw (R/D-Pitsford) – NO
Amy Sheldon (D-Middlebury) – YES
Laura Sibilia (I-West Dover) – YES
Brian Smith (R/D-Derby) – NO

Harvey Smith (R-New Haven) – YES
Trevor Squirrill (D-Underhill) – YES

Thomas Stevens (D-Waterbury) – YES
Vicki Strong (R-Albany) – NO
Valerie Stuart (D-Brattleboro) – YES
Linda Sullivan (D-Dorset) – YES
Mary Sullivan (D-Burlington) – YES
Curt Taylor (D-Colchester) – YES

Thomas Terenzini (R/D-Rutland) – NO
George Till (D-Jericho) – YES
Tristan Toleno (D-Brattleboro) – YES
Catherine Toll (D-Danville) – YES
Maida Townsend (D-S. Burlington) – YES
Matthew Trieber (D-Bellows Falls) – YES
Chip Troiano (D-Hardwick) – YES

Donald Turner (R-Milton) – NO
Warren Van Wyck (R-Ferrisburgh) -NO
Gary Viens (R-Newport) – NO

Tommy Walz (D-Barre City) – YES
Kathryn Webb (D-Shelburne) – YES
Cindy Weed (P/D-Enosburg Falls) – YES
Janssen Willhoit (R-St. Johnsbury) – YES
Theresa Wood (D-Waterbury) – YES

Kurt Wright (R-Burlington) – YES
David Yacovone (D-Morrisville) – YES

Michael Yantachka (D-Charlotte) – YES
Samuel Young (D-Glover) – YES

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John July 23, 2018 at 11:43 am

stop giving free $$$ to/for illegals… The federal court system already offers court-appointed legal counsel, and there is no reason for the state to duplicate this service. Vote out those democrats and RINO republicans.

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