March 24, 2009
The Appropriations Committee’s dog apparently ate their homework, because at 5:20 p.m. they have announced they’re not going to be able to meet tomorrow’s deadline in finding $220 million in savings from state accounts.
The co-chairs of the committee, Sen. Toni Harp, D-New Haven, and Rep. John Geragosian, D-New Britain, complained in a letter to Democratic leaders that while Republican Gov. Jodi Rell named two “point people” to assist them, the help was virtually non-existent.They asked for an extension until April 6. Why not? It’s not as if the multi-billion-dollar budget crisis is going to be solved by the legislative deadline, June 3.