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Ned Lamont

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Ned Lamont is an American businessman and politician serving as the 89th governor of Connecticut since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Lamont has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and economic development during his tenure. He previously ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006, where he gained national attention for his anti-Iraq War stance, ultimately losing to incumbent Joe Lieberman. Lamont's business background includes founding a telecommunications company, which has informed his approach to technology and infrastructure in Connecticut.

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Dec 2, 2020

One of the reasons we got hit is we have more people more likely to be in nursing homes in most other states in the country.

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Dec 2, 2020

A, it's the right thing to do for those seniors. And B, hopefully, don't get any complications, don't have to go to the hospital, and frees up capacity for other people in the hospital.

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May 18, 2020

I haven't calculated it, but I'm afraid there could be a sea change.

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Apr 23, 2020

I wish they'd go to some ICU units, and they be reminded what this disease is doing. And I, as a Governor, feel every day how serious it is the responsibility to keep every future Jonathan safe.

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Apr 23, 2020

What worries me is that 90 percent of my deficit is related to just income tax and sales tax revenues, just eviscerated in the last 90 days.

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Apr 23, 2020

I've told the people of Connecticut, May 20th, we're going to be able to give you a roadmap on how we slowly get back to normalcy.

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Apr 23, 2020

I worry about people taking that, and taking them literally, and how dangerous that is.

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Apr 23, 2020

We've mandated that you've got to wear a mask. If you're an employee in that grocery store, wear a mask. If you're a customer, going in there, wear a mask.

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Apr 23, 2020

Obviously, there was some frustration from the governors that, and yet another supplemental, 'There is maybe money for airlines, but no money for frontline workers, state employees, state and the local government.'

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Apr 9, 2020

I think it makes all the sense in the world, especially for the factories. We have thousands of people going into a factory. A factory can be just as contagious as a nursing home, if you're not careful.

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Apr 9, 2020

I want people to plan accordingly. I want them to take social distancing accordingly. Sometimes I worry people are going to take their foot off the accelerator too early.

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Apr 9, 2020

I think the President should give us guidance. I think the federal government should give us guidance, but then leave it up to each and every governor, because every situation is so different.

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Mar 29, 2020

We're working very closely with Andrew Cuomo. As he said, New York needs relief. I would broaden that. I would say the New York metropolitan area needs relief because we, in southern Connecticut, are part of that pandemic that's coming out…

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Mar 29, 2020

That was the right move. It took us a while to get there. And the thought of a mandatory quarantine that the president mused about -- you know, my phone was ringing off the hook. What does that mean? Are you going to shut down the highways?

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Mar 29, 2020

No, we desperately need more testing. Three weeks ago, we were doing 20 tests. Now, we're doing closer to 2,000 a day.

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Nov 5, 2006

George Bush is driving the country into a ditch. And, on too many of those big issues, Joe Lieberman has got one hand on the steering wheel, saying, stay the course.

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Aug 8, 2006

As your Senator, I'm going to make sure we have the strongest Army on the face of this earth. But I also know that America's strongest when we work in concert with our allies, when we stay true to our values and we deal with the rest of…

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Aug 8, 2006

I think we won because the people of Connecticut want to bring real change to Washington, D.C.

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Aug 7, 2006

I'm going to shake things up in terms of how we do business in Washington, D.C. I think that's a message that resonates with Republicans, independents, moderates and Democrats.

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Aug 7, 2006

We've had, what, 70, 80 people just registered in the last day here in Greenwich to be Democrats. I think we're catching on across the board. I'm feeling very positive.

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Aug 7, 2006

I want to thank Senator Lieberman for this campaign. I want to thank him for the dignity...

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Aug 6, 2006

I think too often Senator Lieberman goes out of his way to undermine the Democratic message.

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