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Ned Lamont: “I came into office in 2018 and the previous, you know…”

Featuring: Ned Lamont, Democratic | Governor of Connecticut

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Eyewitness News Extra: Speaking with Governor Ned Lamont

Published | Video Starts at 14:03

I know what you did a year ago, but like an actual further structural income. Because I don't want to create deficits in the out years. I came into office in 2018 and the previous, you know, budget had $2 billion deficits as far as I can see. Dan Malloy came in, he had billion dollar deficits. It's easy. Legislature, let's do something structural. Not if it creates structural deficits. Not if it's something you can't honor. (14:03–14:11)

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Asserts that the budget had $2 billion deficits when he took office in 2018.

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