Republican Leaders Blast Delusional Democrats for Failed Policies That Have Connecticut Staring Into Fiscal Abyss
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House Republican leaders today blasted Democrats for trying to run away from their failed fiscal policies, massive tax increases and their own Democratic governor who would rather play politics in the presidential race rather than fix Connecticut’s problems.
“Democrats know that they can’t run on their own record this fall so they are trying to divert the public’s attention away from their abysmal performance and simply talk about the presidential race,’’ House Republican Leader Themis Klarides said. “This is Connecticut. The people of Connecticut want to know what THEIR State Senators, THEIR State Representatives and THEIR Governor have done for them – and what they will do in the future.’’
She asked, are Democrats going to denounce Governor Malloy who, at 24 percent approval rating in the last Quinnipiac Poll, fared far worse than Donald Trump in Connecticut?
The Democrats stood arm-in-arm with Governor Malloy over the last five years to usher in the two largest tax hikes ever without a single Republican vote. “Now Connecticut is looking at another $1 billion potential deficit after the election,’’ Klarides said, “and more layoffs, tax hikes or both are looming.’’
Deputy House Leader Vincent Candelora said, “Let the national campaign play out. In the meantime, Connecticut should have a discussion about how Democrats, in control of the legislature for most of the last 40 years, have ruined our state’s finances and caused our relatives, friends and job creators to move to more affordable pastures.’’
He added, “The Democrats run their mouths about the presidential race while they try to jam an absurd mileage tax down our throats because that might give our Governor more favorable footing to get a job in a potential Clinton administration.’’
The Republicans pointed out that next Monday marks the 25th anniversary of the implementation of the state’s income tax, which of course, failed to fix Connecticut’s revenue problem.