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Connecticut House Democrats
"I am disappointed to learn that the Governor apparently has been playing politics with state money, for her own personal gain. Apparently, she believed this was a political game from the start."
Speaker Chris Donovan on the revelations that Governor M. Jodi Rell improperly used $200,000 of taxpayer money to hold focus groups for her own political gain.
Connecticut House Democrats House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan said, “We’ve met the challenge from the governor on reaching a compromise. Democrats showed leadership in passing a budget that makes difficult choices and begins to solve our budget crisis in a balanced manner with a sensible combination of cuts, borrowing, federal stimulus funding... and new revenue. This is a budget that puts Connecticut on the road to economic recovery.”
Connecticut House Democrats The House voted by a vote of 102 to 37 with 12 legislators absent at about 2:30 p.m.
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The vote Monday afternoon took less than an hour, however, all of the Republican members of the House and one Democrat voted against it.
Connecticut House Democrats House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan and Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams, Jr. said this morning, “There have been extensive budget negotiations throughout the weekend. We are in the process of finalizing the remaining details, and talks with the Governor are continuing. We expect a vote in both chambers tod...ay and we look forward to resolving the budget crisis prior to September 1.”
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In their latest bid to turn up the heat on Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell, state Democratic leaders visited the senior center on Wednesday to ask what's more important: boundless luxury ...
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Legislators vowed to fight Gov. Jodi Rell's proposed cut to the Dial-a-Ride program, as well as other vital services for seniors.
Dial-a-Ride is a service intended to reduce the isolation of seniors and the disabled by bringing them to doctor's appointments, grocery stores, and other neccessary locations. Gov. Rell has ...proposed that the state provide no funding for the program.
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Speaker of the House Chris Donovan joined Health providers, consumers, and other Democratic legislators at the Governor's mansion to rally against Gov. Jodi Rell's proposed closing of mental health hospitals and addiction services.
The closure will severely hurt people suffering from mental illness and addictions and th...eir communities. Rell claims that the services can be provided in the public sector yet at the same time she has proposed slashing state funding to private providers.
Connecticut House Democrats Healthcare providers, consumers and legislative leaders will rally against Gov Rell’s decision to close Cedarcrest Hospital and detox programs at Blue Hill Hospital and Connecticut Hospital.
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The closure will severely hurt people suffering from mental illness and addictions and their communities.
Connecticut House Democrats School Health Centers @ risk. Less care 4 our kids. Speaker & Democrats -East Hartford protest Rell's Cuts http://twitpic.com/dq8hq
Connecticut House Democrats Speaker Donovan, Reps Willis & Cook & Torrington community members on adverse impact on mental health care proposed by Gov Rells budget
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Caregivers, parents, and lawmakers gathered Tuesday outside the Department of Developmental Services in East Hartford to protest the state’s plan to privatize 17 group homes and close six others.
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House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan joined US Representatives Rosa DeLauro, Joe Courtney and Chris Murphy, as well as workers from the East Hartford repair center, to discuss the fate the two Pratt & Whitney operations in Connecticut.
Speaker Donovan called on Pratt & Whitney to immediately sit down with the Governor a...nd legislative leaders to determine what the reason for this proposed shutdown is and see if there is anything the State can do to prevent the loss of thousands of jobs.
Speaker Donovan also called on Governor Rell to utilize federal stimulus dollars to spur growth in high technology jobs in the state.
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Governor Rells proposed budget cuts would eviscerate programs for residents with developmental disabilities.
That was the message from State Representatives John Geragosian, David McClusky, and Joan Lewis, when joined with parents, guardians, and caregivers to highlight the governors devastating cuts. The Governor plan...s to close or privatize 23 state residential facilities having a direct effect on the quality of care for more then 100 Connecticut citizens with developmental disabilities.
Connecticut House Democrats Speaker Donovan, US Reps Murphy DeLauro Courtney -East Hartford/ proposed closing by Pratt&Whitney/CT job loss http://twitpic.com/crz6m
