Single payer means something different to everyone. The way I define it is that health care is a right and not a privilege.

On August 17 2011 Governor Shumlin became the first sitting governor in the United States to preside over a same-sex wedding ceremony. Vermont Legislature
Shumlin was appointed by Democratic Gov.

He represented the Windham Vermont Senate District for eight non-consecutive two-year terms (1993–2003 and 2007–2011). Peter Elliott Shumlin (born March 24 1956) is the 81st and current Governor of Vermont.