Archive for September, 2009

Op Ed: Rep. Giegler Blasts Anti-Jobs Budget

by: abauer September 8, 2009

From: The News-Times, September 6, 2009
 
The only thing compromised here is Connecticut’s future
As Connecticut’s budget impasse dragged throughout the summer, compromise became the word of the day.
 
The governor, staring down the barrel of a tax-hungry Democratic supermajority, backed off previous no-tax-increase pledges and made a modest offer to raise taxes.
 
In return, she asked for [...]

Rep. Giegler: “Democrats Choose More Government Over More Jobs”

by: abauer September 1, 2009

HARTFORD- State Rep. Janice R. Giegler (R-138) today issued the following statement on the passage of the Democrats’ budget proposal for the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years.  Representative Giegler joined a unanimous Republican caucus in voting against the budget plan: