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September 18, 2024

Press Contact

Chairman Ben Proto

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ric-rates/ GOVERNOR LAMONT AND DEMOCRATS PLAYING

POLITICS WITH ELECTRIC RATES



MIDDLETOWN — With rising electric rates, voter anger, and no real energy
policy, Governor Lamont and the Democrats have put off any action to
relieve ratepayers of overly burdensome electric bills until after the
election.



“It is truly shameful that Governor Lamont and Democrats in Hartford are
too afraid to do their jobs and go into Special Session to address the
ever-rising public benefits charges on our electric bills,” said
Republican Chairman Ben Proto.



Questions about true motivations rose earlier this week when State
Representative and Energy and Technology Committee Co-Chairman Jonathan
Steinberg (D- Westport) recently said, “Does he [Governor Lamont] pivot
right after the election? I would hope so, certainly. I urged him to do
that”.



"Why wouldn’t the Chairman of the Energy and Technology Committee urge
the Governor to call the legislature into Special Session right now to
address these problems?” asked Proto. “The answer is simple: Chairman
Steinberg and the rest of the Democrats are afraid that if they are in
session, they will have to answer questions about how they have so badly
screwed up our energy sector. The public will see behind the curtain and
know that it is the Democrats who have reigned down the pain we all feel
when we open our monthly electric bills.



"They are afraid that voters will finally figure out the games the
Democrats have been playing on them all these years and vote them out of
office November 5. This is just further proof that the Democrats are
only interested in power, not helping the hard-working people of
Connecticut pay their bills" continued Proto.

“I urge every citizen of our state to call the Senate Democrats
(860-240-8600) and the House Democrats (860-240-8500) and tell them to
sign the petition for a Special Session and get to work and fix this
problem. The Democrats have the power to fix this, just as they had the
power when they increased our monthly electric bills,” concluded Proto.



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