Sen. Fasano Statement Regarding Sen. Bye Comments

October 2, 2015

Hartford – Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano (R-North Haven) released the following statement in response to comments made by Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) regarding ways to address the governor’s budget cuts.

“Based on the statements made by Representative Abercrombie earlier this week and Senator Bye today, there clearly needs to be a discussion about Connecticut’s priorities so that we can fix this failed budget. Democrats are beginning to listen to Republicans and realize that we have to take action to restore funding for the most vulnerable. I appreciate Senator Bye’s openness to ideas that many Democrats have rejected in the past. All of these ideas absolutely should be explored in a special session. However, we need to do it today. Any delay is devastating for families hurt by these cuts. We need to immediately take action to put money back into our hospitals, back into mental health and substance abuse care, and back into supports for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It is critical to fix long term budget flaws. It is also important to act now and avert the emotional and economic damage these cuts will inflict on health care, human services and public trust.”