Senators Gaston and Gadkar-Wilcox Respond to Governor’s Veto of Community Investment Legislation

Today, state Senators Herron Keyon Gaston (D-Bridgeport) and Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D-Bridgeport) are releasing the following statement in response to the Governor’s veto of legislation that would have provided funding for several projects in Connecticut:

“We are terribly disappointed by the Governor’s decision to veto this critical legislation. At a time of unprecedented federal cuts from a corrupt federal administration that is gutting the programs working families depend on, the last thing we should be doing is cutting into the bone of some of our most vulnerable communities.

“This veto doesn’t just affect Bridgeport or any one city; it sends the wrong signal to working-class families across Connecticut that we do not have their backs. That is simply unacceptable.

“This is a step backward for equity and community investment across our state. A lot of these projects represent exactly the kind of targeted, meaningful investments that lift up communities that have been left behind.”