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October 21, 2009

Statement from Senate Minority Leader John McKinney in Response to OPM’s
Projection of a $388.5 Million Budget Deficit for FY 2010:

"Senate Republicans stand ready to work on a mitigation plan that brings the state budget back into balance by reducing the cost and size of state government. Less than one month after passing a budget that we all knew was unsustainable, Governor Rell will once again have to make the difficult decisions the Democrats have repeatedly failed to make.

"With the news today that unemployment hit 8.4% and Connecticut lost 6,600 jobs in September, we can only hope Democrats will finally start getting serious. The people of the state of Connecticut deserve better."