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Ned Lamont: “This state did not have an honestly balanced budget for 30…”

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont Discusses State's Future and Personal Insights at Connecticut Mirror Event

Published | Video Starts at 16:13

Let me just pull the lens back for a second. That just means I'm committed to an honestly balanced budget. And This state did not have an honestly balanced budget for 30 years. We paid a terrible price for that. And we lurched from deficit to deficit, raised taxes and another deficit. (16:13–16:17)

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