Their real problem with it was Governor Rell proposed it. This [Democratic package] is an opening salvo as a prelude to budget negotiations. That's all it is.

That means we need only a quarter of the Democratic members, ... Eleven states have changed their eminent domain laws since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled. Why not Connecticut? Why do we need more than three months to study this issue?

I'm going to come out now and make statements, 'Do we dare have a Democratic governor and a Democratic Legislature?' If that's the case, hand over your wallet. 'Cause the government's going to have you living on an allowance,

We have criticized these, but the real problem, the really irrational part of what is proposed, is the material on internal accounting control.

The proposed nuclear deal with India is just one more step in opening a Pandora's box of nuclear proliferation.

Nowhere in the letter does it say, 'Vote against the budget reconciliation package,' ... We're asking, does the governor wants us to vote yes or to vote no?