CT Senate GOP Asks New Questions About PURA

For Immediate Release

Sen. Stephen Harding and the CT Senate Republican Caucus are asking new questions following Gov. Lamont’s Sep. 19 announcement that he received a letter from PURA chair Marissa Gillett announcing her resignation.

“Gov. Lamont says his office did not ‘explicitly ask for’ the resignation letter. Was he surprised to receive and read it?

Is PURA’s chief of staff resigning? When?

Is PURA’s general counsel resigning? When?

Was Gov. Lamont surprised when PURA reversed itself and acknowledged the existence of directives limiting the ability of commissioners to consult staff experts directly on regulatory questions?

Just two PURA commissioners will remain as of Oct. 10. State law says that the chair may assign any matter before PURA to a board of three or more members. What happens now with the current UI rate case up for a final vote on Oct. 28 and other matters before PURA?

Governor Lamont: On behalf of working families who are getting crushed month after month by their unaffordable electricity bills, we need full transparency and leadership from you.

What’s your plan?”