The two leaders of the legislature’s Republican minority – Sen. John McKinney, R-Fairfield and Rep. Lawrence Cafero, R-Norwalk – visited the capitol press room following the hearing they hosted today on the growing state budget deficit.
The two men reiterated their concern about the $1 billion budget holes projected for each of the coming three fiscal years and urged Democrats to join them and Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell at the bargaining table ASAP.
But neither said they intended to follow the lead of a certain Republican presidential candidate and suspend their re-election campaigns until a deal is reached to address Connecticut’s fiscal crisis.
