Staneski Joins Republicans, Calls for Vote on State Budget Plan

From CT House Republicans: State Rep. Pam Staneski (R-119) joined House Republican Leader Themis Klarides today in calling for an up-or-down vote for Thursday’s special session in the House on the balanced, no-tax increase Republican budget – the third one her caucus has produced – in the absence of a single budget proposal by the majority party.

“Without a state budget plan in place for the new fiscal year, Connecticut is left with the prospect of Governor Malloy running the state almost unilaterally with no checks or balances. The governor will have wide discretion to cut funding for vital state services like education, hospitals, and municipal aid.” said Rep. Staneski, a member of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee. “I hope my friends on the other side of the aisle will consider this and give the House Republicans’ balanced budget considerable thought as good step forward for this state. Let’s debate our proposal—my friends can always suggest amendments for the discussion. The people of Milford and Orange deserve a reliable and dependable state government.”

According to the lawmakers, Governor Malloy has outlined deep cuts to municipal aid, social services, hospitals, and public colleges and universities that would occur if he had to run the upcoming fiscal year by executive order.

HOUSE REPUBLICAN BUDGET DOCUMENTATION:

· Round 3 Budget changes: A list of major changes from House Republicans’ second budget proposal to our third proposal to keep our budget balanced. Most recently, we removed all fee increases and restored existing tax exemptions.

· Appropriations: This is the budget. It shows how much House Republicans would appropriate to each account in the budget compared to the current year.

· Municipal Aid: This is the run of major grants to each municipality. All towns will receive additional education funding. And, all towns will be flat-funded with regard to ALL municipal aid, including education funding.

· All Budget Changes: A list of every policy and current services update on the spending side of the House Republican budget.

· Revenue Changes: A list of every policy and current services update on the revenue side of the House Republican budget.

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