Hartford, Conn. – Americans for Prosperity– Connecticut State Director, JR Romano issued the following statement in response to Texas Governor Rick Perry’s visit to the state. “It’s hard to blame Governor Perry for coming to Connecticut and trying to poach some of our businesses for his state,” said AFP-CT State Director, JR Romano. “Governor Perry’s [...]
By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mounting scandals at the Internal Revenue Service are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in President Barack Obama’s health care law. Obama sought a significant budget increase for the IRS for next year, when the agency will start [...]
by Christine Stuart Kevin Galvin, who runs a small commercial cleaning business in Hartford, wants the General Assembly to hold a special session to discuss legislation that would help small business. He made that pronouncement on WTIC-AM 1080 radio Tuesday afternoon. “I found myself at the close of the session really feeling like the legislature [...]
The Connecticut legislature failed to address measures that could make our state more competitive. Isn’t it time to put taxpayers first?!
HARTFORD — The Democratic majority in the Senate bided its time through a long afternoon of debate into the evening Monday, fending off Republican attempts to derail the two-year state budget approved by the House. Nearly seven hours — and seven failed GOP amendments — later, the bill passed 19-17, with three Democratic state senators [...]
Hartford, CT – Americans for Prosperity– Connecticut State Director, JR Romano issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate’s passage of the Farm Bill. “We are disappointed to see that rather than enacting meaningful reforms to food and farm policy, the Senate chose last night to instead approve this bloated and bureaucratic Farm [...]
Arlington, VA – Today Americans for Prosperity the nation’s largest free market grassroots organization, released the following statement regarding the recent jobs report numbers. “Month after month, the sluggish jobs report has proven that stimulus spending, higher taxes, and expanding government do not, and cannot generate lasting growth or prosperity,” said AFP President Tim Phillips. [...]
BY DAVID KRECHEVSKY Connecticut’s economy shrank for the second straight year in 2012, the only state economy in the nation to show negative growth over that period, according to a new report. The report was issued Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, a division of the Commerce Department. It said that out of [...]
Hartford, Conn. – Americans for Prosperity– Connecticut State Director, JR Romano issued the following statement in response to today’s news that the CT economy is ranked worst in the nation. “Today’s ranking is further proof that the economic policies of our state are failing our businesses and residents,” said AFP-CT State Director, JR Romano. “If [...]
Hartford, Conn. – Americans for Prosperity– Connecticut State Director JR Romano issued the following statement in response to last’s night budget vote. “Unfortunately for the families and businesses here in Connecticut, the budget passed last night offers them more of the same – extended tax increases and increased spending,” said AFP-CT State Director, JR Romano. [...]
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