HARTFORD, Conn. — The Senate spent nearly two hours on the closing day of the legislative session debating a Republican budget that never had a shot of being called for a vote.
In the first evenly divided Senate in more than 100 years, Senate Republican President Len Fasano, R-North Haven, used his political capital to negotiate time for a debate on the Republican budget proposal.
Senate Democrats, who spent more than an hour debating earned family medical leave before tabling the issue Tuesday, agreed to allow Republicans to debate their budget.
“I have not heard a lot of push back on our budget,” Fasano said.
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