Today, Governor Lamont’s 23% diesel fuel tax increase went into effect. “Following weeks of anti fuel-tax rallies and calls from leaders on both sides of the aisle, Ned Lamont is choosing to pile new taxes onto Connecticut families and businesses,” Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto said. “CT taxpayers are not just feeling the heat of summer: despite Joe Biden & DC Democrats’ inflation tax & economic crisis hurting Americans’ pocketbooks more than ever, Lamont is turning up the heat on Connecticut residents and businesses. Effective today, Democrats are instituting a 23% diesel tax hike that will hit CT’s working and middle
Yesterday, Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill announced her retirement effective on Thursday, June 30. “Through her time in the House of Representatives and now as Secretary of the State, there has never been a question that Merrill is a dedicated public servant. Even if we were not always on the same side of issues, I have always respected and appreciated the work she has done for the people of the state of Connecticut. We wish Secretary Merrill and her family well and will keep her and her family in our thoughts as she leaves state service and prioritizes her
Connecticut State Republican Chairman Ben Proto would like to provide the following statement on Vice President Harris’s trip to the Coast Guard Academy in New London: “First and foremost, thank you and congratulations to the graduating cadets of the United States Coast Guard Academy. Your dedication to our country, and your role in protecting our shores, and putting yourself in harm’s way when called upon, represent the highest ideals of America and the American experience. Republicans have always supported our military and first responders. We will continue to support these brave men and women, their families, and all those who make such
Do you remember when Ned Lamont pushed his first major regressive tax project: Tolls Across Connecticut? How about his second: a new “TCI” gas tax? Now, with working class and middle class families struggling against soaring costs of good and services to make ends meet, Ned and CT Dems are on to new regressive taxes: Come July 1st Connecticut Democrats will be imposing 25 cent per gallon tax on diesel fuel. Come January 1st, Democrats will be imposing a mileage tax on all trucks traveling in Connecticut. “These two regressive transportation taxes will only compound the economic crisis we are
This is What Racism Looks Like. Democrats Compare George Logan to a Monkey. by Kevin Rennie as published on Daily Ructions on May 19. Republicans are accusing state Democrats of comparing Fifth Congressional District nominee George Logan to a monkey. Logan, a two-term former state senator, to Curious George. the famous monkey of children’s books series. Democrats have made frequent references to where Logan lives. When the congressional reapportionment maps were adopted, Logan moved to Meriden from his home in the Third Congressional District. The Wednesday tweet from the Connecticut Democrats’s Twitter account adopts the cadence of a Curious George
This week, Governor Ned Lamont and Secretary of the State Denise Merrill announced their decision to hire a $150,000 a year taxpayer funded partisan, political hack to spot so-called “election misinformation”. According to Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto, this is further evidence of Governor Lamont and the CT Democrats handing out plum political jobs to help buy votes and further infringe on the rights of the people of Connecticut. “Joe Biden, Ned Lamont, and Democrats have one mission here: silencing any dissenters under the guise of combating ‘misinformation.’ Their hyper-partisan plan is designed to further infringe on voters’ First Amendment rights and is an attempt to
Representative Jahana Hayes has been called out for paying family with campaign funds, but that was not enough to get her to stop. According to recent filings, Hayes has continued her pattern of personal enrichment with campaign dollars. “Rep. Hayes clearly thinks she is above voters’ expectations for elected officials to uphold ethical standards. Do voters want a Far-Left Democrat, who has cozied up to AOC, bragged about shutting down American Energy , pays her own family out of her campaign funds and now has stooped to even paying herself through donor dollars? In November, the inconvenient answer for Hayes
This past Tuesday was a sad day for Caroline Simmons, the first-term mayor of one of Connecticut’s largest cities. Mayor Simmons has been reduced to a Lamont apologist, daining to bail out four years of failure and re-characterizing them as “leadership.” Mayor Simmons, can you explain exactly which actions you would deem as “steady leadership” or done with “integrity?” Here is the Lamont track record to consider: Chilling parental input on educational decisions regarding their children’s curriculum, health and safety – referring to parents who stand up for their children as monsters Minimizing employees seeking religious exemptions from vaccines
“Laura Devlin is an fantastic candidate for Lieutenant Governor. She has been and continues to be an outstanding leader in Connecticut. Since her first days serving Fairfield’s local government through her time as a State Representative, her tenacity, her ability to inform and energize the public was an overwhelming factor to keep tolls off our roads and to hold the Governor Lamont accountable and to ensure the voices of working men and women are heard in Hartford,” said Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto. “She has the character the understanding of the issues and a deep love of Connecticut
“I’m sure the only thing missing from the Democrats press conference on their attempts to reign in the hugely expensive and utterly misguided truck mileage tax will be the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack of the late Glenn Frey’s ‘The Heat is On’ playing in the background,” said Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto. “The Connecticut Democrats are feeling the heat: They have decided to start calling for the exemptions on their Truck Tax which, on January 1, 2023, will greatly increase the cost of food, clothing, electronics, diapers, medicine and gasoline and home heating oil, to name just a few things
