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> [Single payer means something different to everyone. The way I define it is that health care is a right and not a privilege.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-shumlin/single-payer-means-something-different-to-everyone-the-way-i-define/)

[Peter Shumlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-shumlin/)

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## More by Peter Shumlin

> [You've got to remember, Vermont is a lot of beautiful mountains with valleys and small brooks that run into bigger rivers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-shumlin/you-ve-got-to-remember-vermont-is-a-lot-of-beautiful-mountains-with/)

[Peter Shumlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-shumlin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-shumlin/the-entire-eu-has-labeling-for-gmos-and-is-simply-saying-let-s-let/)

[Peter Shumlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-shumlin/i-suspect-i-m-the-only-politician-in-america-who-won-an-election-in/)

[Peter Shumlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-shumlin/)

> [Where health care has failed is in designing a cost containment mechanism that works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-shumlin/where-health-care-has-failed-is-in-designing-a-cost-containment/)

[Peter Shumlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-shumlin/)

> [Single payer means something different to everyone. The way I define it is that health care is a right and not a privilege.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-shumlin/single-payer-means-something-different-to-everyone-the-way-i-define/)

[Peter Shumlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-shumlin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-shumlin/i-really-do-believe-that-the-basic-principle-that-americans-have-the/)

[Peter Shumlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-shumlin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-shumlin/american-consumers-are-not-saying-they-will-not-buy-gmo-foods-what/)

[Peter Shumlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-shumlin/)

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