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Statement by Chairman Healy on Gov. Rell's State of the State by Chris Healy
By Chris Healy 1/7/09

HARTFORD -- Gov. Rell has provided an objective view of the challenges our government faces this year and next. Now, it is time for Democrats in the Legislature to come to the negotiating table and make fundamental changes in what kind of government needs and can afford.Gov. Rell has already gotten to work cutting the budget to close out this year's budget. Yet the Democrats have still not gotten the message. Let us hope they act quickly with our Republican leaders to deal with this year's $343 million shortfall before tackling the big job for 2009-2010.Taxes will destroy opportunity and a burden that Connecticut citizens cannot bear, either on the state or local level. Republicans in the House and Senate have already offered ways to consolidate and streamline the operations of Legislature and provide a blueprint for change. Democrats must understand the people of Connecticut cannot sustain the spending habits that put government and not people first.As Gov. Rell has said, Connecticut residents are tough and resilient. We will get through this period and emerge better and more competitive for the recovery that is sure to come.

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Rising Unemployment In State Puts Stress On Key Relief Fund
Hartford CourantNovember 27, 2008

By ERIC GERSHON Connecticut is spending more money on unemployment benefits than it's generating to pay for them and might run out of money, even if it raises taxes on businesses to the legal maximum, state officials said Wednesday.Mounting job losses among state residents, including many who worked on Wall Street, pushed the unemployment rate to 6.5 percent last month, up from 6.1 percent in September.With economists expecting the state to lose at least 62,000 jobs by mid-2010 and reach peak unemployment of 8.5 percent, officials worry that the state won't be able to keep up with claims.

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