FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2025
Contact: Meghan Holden, The Connecticut Project Action Fund, meghanholden@ctproject.org
NEW HAVEN – Citing $200 million in federal cuts to the state Department of Public Health, leaders of the Connecticut House of Representatives today called for the state to “pause” its fiscal rules, which would require an emergency declaration from the Governor and vote by the legislature.
The following is a reaction from Melvin Medina, Vice President of Advocacy and External Affairs for The Connecticut Project Action Fund:
“Working class and middle class people are in a cost of living crisis, and the fiscally responsible, smart thing for state leaders to do is to act now. If Connecticut doesn’t step up to responsibly adjust the fiscal rules, working people are going to literally pay the price. People can’t afford for our state to sit by while D.C. slashes funding for essential services. State leaders need to look at the storm of uncertainty from the federal government and make a responsive budget. That means having the flexibility to cut costs for working people by thoughtfully adjusting the fiscal rules. Lawmakers must come together to get that done, including by using an emergency declaration.”
A recent report from The Connecticut Project and Tobin Center at Yale University provides data-driven options for responsibly adjusting the fiscal rules.
