“Flashing neon sign”: CT Senate GOP Statement on DSS Audit

For Immediate Release 

Sen. Jason Perillo, Sen. Rob Sampson and Sen. Stephen Harding today issued the following statement regarding the state Auditors of Public Accounts’ audit report on the Department of Social Services. (https://wp.cga.ct.gov/apa/wp-content/cgacustom/reports/Social%20Services,%20Department%20of_20250430_FY2022,2023.pdf)

“Another state agency audit, and yet another flashing neon sign on how to save overburdened Connecticut taxpayers millions of dollars.

What’s frustrating is that yet again, we see that many of the auditors’ recommendations are repeat recommendations from prior years’ audits.

DSS has a huge budget. The governor needs to get active and direct the agency to make its administrative functions more efficient while strengthening internal controls over the integrity of the Medicaid program.

Leadership must come from the top. This is a golden opportunity to confront and eliminate wasteful state government spending. But under Democrat one-party rule in Connecticut, don’t count on it.”