CT State Reps Listen To Local Business Owners

From Connecticut State Reps: Area business leaders gathered at the East Windsor Baymont Inn today to discuss the state's economic climate and the 2017 Legislative Session with State Representatives Christopher Davis (R-57) and Carol Hall (R-59).

Eric Brown, from the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, was on hand to facilitate the honest and passionate dialogue on a number relevant topics ranging from public employee union contracts to electronic tolls.

Rep. Davis, the top House Republican on the legislature's Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee, talked at length about the state's dire fiscal situation.

"Businesses throughout the state and in East Windsor are craving a state that is sustainable and predictable," said Rep. Davis. "For years, state lawmakers have kicked our unfunded pension problems down the road, have overspent taxpayer's money, and have grown the size of government, which has led us to major budget deficits that we continue to see year-after-year. We need to have the political will, and we owe it to our residents to make long-term structural changes to the backward way Hartford continues to conduct business."

Rep. Hall, a newly elected official, proudly serves on the legislature’s Appropriations, Education, and Planning and Development Committees. A realtor by trade, Rep. Hall brought a new perspective to the talk with local businesses.

“We as a state can no longer keep delaying solutions to our problems” Hall continued. “Businesses and families in our state need predictability and stability, but current policies and unfunded mandates create enormous uncertainty for our community. As legislators, we need to establish long-term policies that allow businesses to thrive.”

Reps. Davis and Hall spoke out against the idea of tolls, agreeing with each other that it would negatively impact the local businesses and residents in the area.

The 2017 Legislative Session officially kicked off on January 4th and will run for a five-month period ending on June 7th.

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