Post by Logan on Jun 10, 2016 16:07:36 GMT -6
GOP Calls On Democrats To Override Malloy And Restore Municipal Aid
HARTFORD — With the legislature scheduled to meet Monday to consider overriding any of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's vetoes, Republicans are pressing Democrats to restore the $20 million in cuts to municipal aid the governor made when he signed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
"The legislature has the power to override these vetoes and stand up for the people we represent," Senate Republican Minority Leader Len Fasano and House Republican Minority Leader Themis Klarides said in a letter to top Democrats in the General Assembly. "We hope your caucuses will find the courage to stand with us."
A day after a Quinnipiac University poll revealed low approval ratings for both Malloy and the General Assembly, Fasano and Klarides said it was an opportunity for Democrats to "stand with Republicans and challenge the governor."
A veto can only be overriden by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
To bring the budget into balance after lawmakers failed to take up his bail reform proposal, Malloy, a Democrat, used his line-item veto authority to cut $20 million in municipal aid, as well as $1.7 million in funding for libraries and museums and $775,000 in payments to federally qualified health centers.
Read more: www.courant.com/politics/hc-legislature-veto-session-20160609-story.html
HARTFORD — With the legislature scheduled to meet Monday to consider overriding any of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's vetoes, Republicans are pressing Democrats to restore the $20 million in cuts to municipal aid the governor made when he signed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
"The legislature has the power to override these vetoes and stand up for the people we represent," Senate Republican Minority Leader Len Fasano and House Republican Minority Leader Themis Klarides said in a letter to top Democrats in the General Assembly. "We hope your caucuses will find the courage to stand with us."
A day after a Quinnipiac University poll revealed low approval ratings for both Malloy and the General Assembly, Fasano and Klarides said it was an opportunity for Democrats to "stand with Republicans and challenge the governor."
A veto can only be overriden by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
To bring the budget into balance after lawmakers failed to take up his bail reform proposal, Malloy, a Democrat, used his line-item veto authority to cut $20 million in municipal aid, as well as $1.7 million in funding for libraries and museums and $775,000 in payments to federally qualified health centers.
Read more: www.courant.com/politics/hc-legislature-veto-session-20160609-story.html