CT state budget: Amid Trump attack on 'woke,' Lamont worried about 'going broke'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Medicaid is a multi-billion-dollar program that covers a wide variety of services for patients of all ages.
56% : " Overall, the state receives $14.3 billion in federal funds for a wide variety of programs that go to agencies, nonprofits, police departments and others, said state comptroller Sean Scanlon, who oversees state funding.
50% : "It occurred to me that in the Medicaid program, we are still in 2025 asking providers, doctors, nurses, hospitals, clinics, to accept 57% of what Medicare got paid in 2007," said Sen. Matt Lesser, a Middletown Democrat who co-chairs the human services committee.
41% : He told mayors and first selectmen last week that he has concerns about the impact of the federal freeze that Trump said would impact diversity, equity and inclusion programs, among others.
35% : State officials learned later from another memo that there will be no impacts on food stamps or Medicaid funding for the poor in addition to no impact on major programs like Social Security and Medicare.
29% : I know the Democrats don't like President Trump -- no question.
24% : " Among other federal cuts, Trump announced that he canceled $181 million in contracts for training in diversity, equity and inclusion.
20% : Candelora accused Democrats of "yelling fire" in a political move that he decried after several press conferences bashing Trump.
19% : Democrats have blasted Trump for days, saying that they fear important services could be cut.

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