12/14/08: Connecticut Must Be Ready For Stimulus
Ned Lamont, Hartford Courant, 12/14/08
President-elect Barack Obama has made a massive infrastructure stimulus bill his top priority with the following challenge to our state governments: “Use it or lose it.”
Lose it if your state does not move quickly to invest the money in a way that puts people to work and enhances economic competitiveness. Connecticut has a wish list of good ideas, but for years we have been near the back of the bus when it comes to federal funding. Now is the time to make sure our state is not caught short when the money decisions in Washington are made next year….
In The News
Ned on Rachel Maddow Show (11/17/08)
Ned was on the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC with guest host Alison Stewart.
Lamont thinks Lieberman will join GOP (11/07/08)
Ned Lamont, the Greenwich Democrat who challenged U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman two years ago, believes his former opponent will soon join the Republican minority in Congress.
On The Blogs
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Lamont, who endorsed Barack during the primaries, is the Chairman of Connecticut for Obama. His CT group has sent over a hundred volunteers to New Hampshire every weekend for months, and Lamont has been acting as a surrogate for the campaign at local Chamber of Commerce debates.
Flag Pins and Lipstick (09/12/08)
“Flag pins and lipstick, the stuff of American politics these days, have pushed an honest debate about the war in Iraq off the front pages of the traditional media. Well, it’s time to push back.”
Direct From Ned
State Must Be Ready For Stimulus (op-ed) (12/13/08)
“For years, the federal allocation of money has been based upon rank politics, and Connecticut received 69 cents back for every dollar we sent to Washington, almost dead last in the nation. Let’s hope that with a new administration, the merits of the case will be more important. Connecticut must be prepared to make our case on the merits. We are one of the oldest states, with some aging infrastructure. The Obama stimulus bill could be just the jump start our state needs. We’d better be prepared to use this opportunity — or lose it. ”
Remembering Paul Newman (09/26/08)
We were way down in the polls and I was busy leaving messages on answering machines when a young volunteer came bounding into my rabbit warren and announced breathlessly, “Paul Newman is on the line.” A little skeptical, I shot back that I was on the line with Vladimir Putin so hold all calls, but our savvy volunteer suggested that this was a call worth taking. “Thanks for calling, Mr. Newman,” I parried. “Cut the Mr. Newman crap, it’s Paul,” was his opening line—unmistakably the real deal.
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