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Ned Lamont: “We are borrowing money to invest in housing. We're having…”

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

Published | Video Starts at 21:33

Isn't that a little strange to be borrowing money to make these investments? I have no idea what any of that means. No, really? No. I mean, We are borrowing money to invest in housing. We're having the biggest investment in affordable and supportive housing in the history of the state. Those are capital investments. They have long term benefits and I borrow some money to do that. That's why we have a capital account. We are borrowing some money to rebuild our transportation system. (21:33–21:42)

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Asserts that Connecticut is making its largest investment in affordable and supportive housing through borrowing.

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