State Rep Kevin DelGobbo R-Naugatuck said it best, “This package instead of driving us to consensus, sends the signal we don’t know where we’re going.” He was speaking about the decision to send 4 bills out of the Energy and Technology Committee instead of figuring out what to do about fixing the problems with the deregulation of Energy in Connecticut.
From the Connecticut Post:
Rep. Lawrence Miller, R- Stratford, read a letter during the votes from a constituent on a fixed income who claimed, “My electric bill is now more than my rent.” According to Miller, the four bills contained “200 pages of legalese that nowhere says this person will save 5 to 20 percent on their bill. There’s nothing we’re going to do to help them survive.” None of the proposals would cut people’s bills in the next 30, 60 or 180 days, he said, adding he doubts the programs would result in future rate cuts, either.Co-Chairman Rep. Stephen Fontana, D-North Haven, said the bills embody ideas that “are in the process of reconciliation.” Fontana said he objects to some of the ideas, but hopes the General Assembly will be able to craft a bill out of what’s been offered that will help address Connecticut’s energy problems.
The legislature is busy proving that they can’t handle the big issues affecting our state. This is not good.
Source: Connecticut Post, Legislature powerless, by ROB VARNON rvarnon@ctpost.com, 03/14/2007
