Peter Shumlin Professions : Governor of Vermont Born : March 24, 1956 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Peter Shumlin I suspect I'm the only politician in America who won an election in this last cycle with TV ads saying I was going to try to pass the first single-payer system in America. Peter Shumlin lasts trying america Where health care has failed is in designing a cost containment mechanism that works. Peter Shumlin design cost care Single payer means something different to everyone. The way I define it is that health care is a right and not a privilege. Peter Shumlin care different mean The entire EU has labeling for GMOs, and is simply saying let's let consumers know what they're buying, let's let them choose. I think it's a huge mistake by the food manufacturers of America not to be saying let's let consumers know. Let's let them know, let them decide. Peter Shumlin gmos mistake thinking You've got to remember, Vermont is a lot of beautiful mountains with valleys and small brooks that run into bigger rivers. Peter Shumlin rivers running beautiful I really do believe that the basic principle that Americans have the right to know what they're buying when they buy it is going to be something that spreads across this country very quickly, and that the food manufacturers would be wise to be leaders instead of trying to block this with lawsuits and other ways of trying to get their way. Peter Shumlin block wise country American consumers are not saying they will not buy GMO foods. What they're saying is "I want to know. I want to know." EU consumers are much happier because they know what they're buying, and they've seen a continued increase in sales. Peter Shumlin gmo-foods gmos want
