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Ned Lamont: “We're looking at $2 billion deficits as far as the eye could…”

Featuring: Ned Lamont, Democratic | Governor of Connecticut

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INTERVIEW | Ned Lamont running for 3rd term as Connecticut governor

Published | Video Starts at 01:08

And what's your response to people who say, well, two terms is enough. We have a lot of work to do? Look, I came in the office eight years ago, say 2018, you know, We're looking at $2 billion deficits as far as the eye could see [in 2018]. They had a hard time getting a budget last time. A lot of people leaving the state. Morale was down. I tried hard to turn that around. (01:08–01:16)

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Asserts that Connecticut faced $2 billion deficits in 2018.

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