Rep. Nuccio Issues Response to Budget Proposal Put Forward by Majority Democrats

HARTFORD – Following a budget proposal disclosed by majority Democrats on Tuesday, State Representative Tammy Nuccio, Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee, issued the following response.

"This budget presented today continues to increase spending at an unsustainable level.  It is diverting volatile revenue to permanently increase spending while reducing our payments to our unfunded pension debt. My concern is that the majority is spending itself into a corner by building a budget based on a volatile stock market, and when that market turns, lawmakers will be back here debating about what to cut. That is not responsible planning.  

The budget fails to solve the immediate fiscal problems this state faces, and it just kicks them down the road until next year. House Republicans warned from the start that the majority was sidestepping our fiscal guardrails by pulling half a billion dollars from the surplus under the guise of an ‘emergency.’ This budget sidesteps the guardrails by creating a $180 million deficit for the first time since 2018, and now evades them again in 2026 only to make room for increased spending in 2027. All that while our state’s reserves begin to slip.

That’s not responsible budgeting. That’s business as usual. Connecticut families don’t have the luxury of spending money they don’t have, and state government shouldn’t either.

Residents are overtaxed and need relief. That’s why House Republicans will be putting forward a responsible alternative, one built on sustainable revenue, that respects taxpayers, reins in unchecked spending, and finally demands that government do what families and small businesses already do every day: live within its means."

Rep. Nuccio can be contacted at Tammy.Nuccio@housegop.ct.gov or (800) 842-1423 with any questions or concerns related to state government. You can also follow her legislative activity by visiting her website, www.cthousegop.com/Nuccio or on Facebook by clicking here.