Rep. Harkins: Q-Poll shows Strong Support for Spending Cuts – Not Tax Hikes – to Balance Budget

by: admin February 13, 2009

A recent Quinnipiac University poll shows Connecticut residents overwhelmingly prefer cuts in state spending to balance the state budget rather than tax increases - a position Republican state legislators have been advocating for months, Deputy House Republican Leader at Large John A. Harkins said today.
By a whopping 67 percent margin, citizens responding to the poll [...]

Stratford Legislators Praise Governor Rell’s Proposed State Budget

by: admin February 6, 2009

No New Taxes, No Cuts In Education Aid To Stratford
Senator Dan Debicella (R-21), Representative, John Harkins (R-120), and Representative Lawrence Miller (R-122) praised Governor M. Jodi Rell’s proposed $38 billion, two-year state budget as a responsible plan for preserving necessary government programs and services without burdening state residents with new sales and income taxes.
“The Governor’s [...]