“Your Taxpayer $$$”: CT Senate GOP Statement on Feds’ Hartford $$$ Dragnet

August 7, 2025

“Your Taxpayer $$$”: CT Senate GOP Statement on Feds’ Hartford $$$ Dragnet - CT Senate Republic

For Immediate Release 

 

Sen. Stephen Harding, Sen. Henri Martin and Sen. Rob Sampson today issued the following statement regarding federal authorities issuing grand jury subpoenas ordering the State of Connecticut to produce extensive records as part of an investigation of possible irregularities in the distribution of tens of millions of CT taxpayers’ dollars in government grants to social service and business nonprofit organizations in Hartford.   (https://www.courant.com/2025/08/06/hartford-nonprofit-grand-jury-probes-state-senators-personal-relationship-with-grant-recipient/)

 

“Wow.

 

A federal dragnet has been cast.

 

The feds certainly seem to have built their case.

 

Fraud and corruption?

 

It’s YOUR money, Connecticut taxpayers.

 

YOUR taxpayer dollars.

 

Hey, by the way: Where is the comment from Gov. Lamont and Connecticut Democrats?

 

Are they as appalled as Republicans are?

 

All we hear is crickets chirping.”