“The legislature is not a feeding trough.” CT Senate GOP on CSCU Cash Stash

Sen. Heather Somers, Sen. Henri Martin, and Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding CSCU amassing more than $600 million, almost 52% of its nearly $1.2 billion operating budget. (https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/25/ct-colleges-universities-cash-reserves/)
“The legislature is not a feeding trough.

These are hard earned taxpayer dollars that are going to support our university system to educate students.

It is wrong to hoard money and hold it back while asking for more and raising students’ costs.”