“Another Lamont Scandal?” Sen. Harding Statement on PURA’s Admission That CT Laws Were Broken

Sen. Stephen Harding today issued the following statement regarding PURA’s admission that former Chairman and Lamont appointee Marissa Gillett broke numerous Connecticut laws in making unilateral motion decisions and passing off those rulings as decisions made by the full state agency.

“Another Lamont administration scandal?

Yes indeed.

Add this to the growing list.

Lies. Deception. Fraud.

Lack of accountability. A disdain of government transparency.

Gov. Lamont: It’s happened under your watch.

So…. let’s hear from you.

Hold a press conference.

Tell overburdened taxpayers and electric ratepayers your thoughts on this latest insult.

Last year, the Senate Republican Caucus made an unprecedented move. We boycotted the vote on Chair Gillett’s re-nomination.

That decision is looking better and better.

We walked out of the Senate Chamber in a stark protest against the backroom deal involving a Democrat state senator and the governor that led to the vote. After we walked out, Chair Gillett was then approved by Democrats in a 21-0 vote.

Senate Republicans had no choice but to walk out. We were and remain outraged about the blatant and awful quid pro quo deal between Gov. Lamont and top Democrats.

Senate Republicans would not allow our constituents to be complicit in what had occurred.

What happened to get Gillett’s vote out of the Executive Nominations Committee smacked of bribery and corruption.

It still does.

Yet, the governor and Democrats had no problem with it.”