House republicans say their budget is about fiscal discipline
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[{'start': '0.080', 'end': '3.840', 'text': 'has proposed a budget. Democrats have'}, {'start': '2.080', 'end': '6.000', 'text': 'also proposed one. And today,'}, {'start': '3.840', 'end': '8.080', 'text': 'Republicans have unveiled theirs. House'}, {'start': '6.000', 'end': '10.480', 'text': 'Republicans say their budget is about'}, {'start': '8.080', 'end': '12.000', 'text': 'fiscal discipline, but Democrats are'}, {'start': '10.480', 'end': '13.599', 'text': 'calling it a mini doge. Your chief'}, {'start': '12.000', 'end': '14.960', 'text': 'political reporter, Susan Raph, is live'}, {'start': '13.599', 'end': '17.680', 'text': 'with more on this for us tonight from'}, {'start': '14.960', 'end': '19.359', 'text': 'the state capital. Susan'}, {'start': '17.680', 'end': '20.800', 'text': 'Mark, always some drama here at the'}, {'start': '19.359', 'end': '23.439', 'text': 'state capital. This is the time when'}, {'start': '20.800', 'end': '25.840', 'text': 'lawmakers must pass a 2-year budget, and'}, {'start': '23.439', 'end': '29.039', 'text': 'the proposals now being discussed are'}, {'start': '25.840', 'end': '31.840', 'text': 'roughly about $55 billion over the next'}, {'start': '29.039', 'end': '33.840', 'text': '2 years. Now, the goal obviously is to'}, {'start': '31.840', 'end': '35.760', 'text': 'make sure that they do not exceed or'}, {'start': '33.840', 'end': '37.840', 'text': 'exceed the spending cap and that they'}, {'start': '35.760', 'end': '40.239', 'text': 'are balanced. And Republicans say their'}, {'start': '37.840', 'end': '42.399', 'text': 'plan does exactly that. They unveiled'}, {'start': '40.239', 'end': '44.719', 'text': 'their budget today, which they say makes'}, {'start': '42.399', 'end': '47.600', 'text': 'investments for teachers as well as'}, {'start': '44.719', 'end': '51.120', 'text': 'special education. However, it does'}, {'start': '47.600', 'end': '53.360', 'text': 'include a 2-year wage freeze for state'}, {'start': '51.120', 'end': '58.000', 'text': 'workers and pretty much every state'}, {'start': '53.360', 'end': '59.840', 'text': 'agency across the board would be cut.'}, {'start': '58.000', 'end': '62.160', 'text': 'I think the state of Connecticut is'}, {'start': '59.840', 'end': '64.080', 'text': 'going to love this budget. Our taxpayers'}, {'start': '62.160', 'end': '65.479', 'text': 'are going to love this budget. The'}, {'start': '64.080', 'end': '69.479', 'text': "people that aren't going to love this"}, {'start': '65.479', 'end': '71.280', 'text': 'budget are the prisoners, the illegal'}, {'start': '69.479', 'end': '73.040', 'text': 'immigrants, and the government'}, {'start': '71.280', 'end': '74.799', 'text': 'bureaucrats. They can come out and put'}, {'start': '73.040', 'end': '76.080', 'text': 'out numbers and put out lots of things'}, {'start': '74.799', 'end': '77.840', 'text': "that they're going to fund, but not show"}, {'start': '76.080', 'end': '79.280', 'text': 'the other side of the ledger. Absent'}, {'start': '77.840', 'end': '81.280', 'text': 'giving raises to Department of'}, {'start': '79.280', 'end': '82.799', 'text': 'Corrections officers, giving raises to'}, {'start': '81.280', 'end': '86.600', 'text': 'public health professionals, giving'}, {'start': '82.799', 'end': '86.600', 'text': 'raises to state teachers.'}, {'start': '86.880', 'end': '90.880', 'text': "It's important to note that Republicans"}, {'start': '88.960', 'end': '93.200', 'text': "don't want to cut those state agencies."}, {'start': '90.880', 'end': '95.360', 'text': 'What they want to do is obviously cut'}, {'start': '93.200', 'end': '97.680', 'text': 'some of the budgets that those agencies'}, {'start': '95.360', 'end': '99.280', 'text': 'have. As for Governor Lamont, his budget'}, {'start': '97.680', 'end': '101.600', 'text': 'is balanced and it is within the'}, {'start': '99.280', 'end': '104.560', 'text': 'spending cap and he makes investments to'}, {'start': '101.600', 'end': '107.040', 'text': 'education and he also is proposing to'}, {'start': '104.560', 'end': '108.479', 'text': 'increase the property tax credit.'}, {'start': '107.040', 'end': '111.040', 'text': 'Democrats have a little bit of a'}, {'start': '108.479', 'end': '113.360', 'text': 'problem. Their 2-year budget does exceed'}, {'start': '111.040', 'end': '114.960', 'text': 'the spending gap in the first year. So'}, {'start': '113.360', 'end': '116.240', 'text': 'now, what do we do with all these three'}, {'start': '114.960', 'end': '118.719', 'text': "plans? There's going to be some"}, {'start': '116.240', 'end': '121.439', 'text': 'negotiating, but lawmakers must pass the'}, {'start': '118.719', 'end': '123.360', 'text': 'budget before the session ends on June'}, {'start': '121.439', 'end': '125.920', 'text': '4th. Now, coming up on Eyewitness News'}, {'start': '123.360', 'end': '127.840', 'text': 'at 6, a very heated debate happened here'}, {'start': '125.920', 'end': '130.000', 'text': 'earlier in the House today on a'}, {'start': '127.840', 'end': '131.599', 'text': 'controversial bill for reproductive'}, {'start': '130.000', 'end': '133.760', 'text': 'rights. We will have much more on that'}, {'start': '131.599', 'end': '135.360', 'text': 'coming up on Eyewitness News at 6. Your'}, {'start': '133.760', 'end': '137.520', 'text': 'chief political reporter, Susan Ralph,'}, {'start': '135.360', 'end': '139.040', 'text': 'Channel 3 Eyewitness News, live at the'}, {'start': '137.520', 'end': '142.560', 'text': "state capital. All right, we'll see you"}, {'start': '139.040', 'end': '142.560', 'text': 'at 6. Susan, thank you.'}]