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Much to be proud of as Democratic All-Stars gather for annual picnic...

Governor Ned Lamont and Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz

A record to be proud of.

• Four years of no-tax increase balanced budgets.

• Largest payment to meet our obligation to public sector retirees,

saving taxpayers over $450 million every year for the next 20 years.

• Largest middle class tax-cut in Connecticut history. 

• Over $1 billion in federal infrastructure funds for Connecticut's public transportation system. 

• First in the nation reproductive freedom defense law. 

• Sweeping federal gun safety law passed.

• $400 million in settlements secured from big pharma to fight opioid addiction in Connecticut.

These are just some of the achievements that officials representing Connecticut hailed as they gathered for the annual picnic of the Greenwich Town Democrats.

The overflowing crowd was energized by rousing speeches

from U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Representative

Jim Himes, Governor Ned Lamont and Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Attorney General William Tong, Representative Steven Meskers; as well as candidates for Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas, State Treasurer Erick Russell, State Comptroller Sean Scanlon, State Senator Trevor Crow, and

State Representatives Rachel Khanna and Hector Arzeno. 

From left: Trevor Crow, Rachel Khanna, Jim Himes, Hector Arzeno, and Steve Meskers

...and remind us of what's at stake in November elections 

We don't need to wonder what Republicans will do if they

gain control. Nationally, despite decades of Republican demands for state rights to regulate abortion, Senator Lindsay Graham just introduced legislation calling for a national abortion ban, and promised it would get a vote if Republicans regain control of Congress. Republicans in Congress won't vote for national protections for same sex marriage or rights to contraceptives either.  

Prior to running for CT Secretary of the State, Republican Dominic Rapini led a group that alleged wide-scale voter fraud in the 2020 elections, prompting a rare admonishment from the Elections Enforcement Commission. Yet this is the person running for the job of administering elections in our state. Where would he stand if another round of Democratic victories prompted an attempt to overturn those results? The Republican nominee for Connecticut's Secretary of the State, our chief elections officer, tweeted this:

At the State level, the Republicans running for re-election have made clear where they stand. They will continue their relentless attacks on books, schools, and teachers while attempting to divert money outside their own school districts. They will continue to vote against tax cuts, against clean energy and climate action, against job training and workforce housing, and against balanced budgets.

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Editorials that caught our eye 

"Why I'm running for the 149th district,"  Democratic candidate for State Representative Rachel Khanna writes, "My decision to run for office is spurred in large part by recent, overreaching Supreme Court decisions that have made state governments a critical firewall against extreme views that are not shared by a majority of Americans. State legislatures are our last line of defense. And when our priorities — protecting reproductive choice, gun safety, strong public schools, climate change mitigation, voting rights — are in jeopardy, then it is critical to have a representative in Hartford who will fight for our rights and our future."

"Republican candidates' rush to judgment reeks of political opportunism," In response to a letter by 67 Greenwich Republicans calling for the schools superintendent and deputy superintendent to resign, Greenwich Democrats' Chair Joseph Angland writes, "This rush to judgment against the school system is not only unfounded, it is profoundly reckless and dangerous to the town. We would expect candidates who seek to represent Greenwich in Hartford to first ascertain the facts rather than recklessly attempting to exploit the situation for political advantage."

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Volume 1, Number 14    September 22, 2022

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