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Ned Lamont: “That allowed me to do paid family and medical leave, that…”

Featuring: Ned Lamont, Democratic | Governor of Connecticut

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Eyewitness News Extra: Speaking with Governor Ned Lamont

Published | Video Starts at 04:34

Brian, that was what was so important. Went from being one of the slowest growing economies in the country to one of the fastest growing economies. That brought in revenues, That allowed me to do paid family and medical leave, that allowed me to do universal early childhood education. education, that allowed me to do more money for K through 12 education. Economic growth has a lot of benefits. Yeah, I mean, there's some headwinds now though. (04:34–04:41)

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Asserts that economic growth allowed him to implement paid family and medical leave and universal early childhood education.

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