I listened to the evidence, and the evidence said for us to become the first state in the union to ban this is a good thing.

I'm trying to be sympathetic to a group of professionals and something they do as part of their livelihood.

I want to get these people who are knowingly trying to avoid getting on the registry. That is a major crime.

It's sort of like a lifeguard. They may not do anything for years until something happens.

It's a slippery slope. I'm not willing to jump off the bridge unless the veterinarians are willing to jump off the bridge.

This is probably pretty good for him. But I know it is good for us to hear from him.

Avoiding the sex offender registry ought to be a felony. If you have that felony status, police could (immediately) arrest.

We need to get at a growing problem in Vermont.

We can't be an island. If New Hampshire does this, and I understand the Legislature there is considering it, and Maine, Massachusetts and New York have already done this, then people will be coming to Vermont to doctor-shop.

I think we have come to a reasonable consensus. I think it will have strong support in the Senate.