I released the following statement as the formal sessions for the 186th General Court came to a close:

"There may be some incumbent Representatives who will be claiming victories based on minor reforms as this session ends, but voters will more likely remember the tax increases, local aid cuts, election law flip-flops and the resignation of the House Speaker as the key points of this session. They served as ample evidence that the way to get our state back on track is to replace a healthy chunk of lawmakers with those willing to stand up to the corruption and special interest influence and do what is right for taxpayers instead"
 
"There is so much to be done by the next legislature, particularly when it comes to getting people back to work. It took until the last hours of the last day to get a minor economic development bill passed because the majority once again went all-in on a jobs plan based on one favored industry rather than focusing on addressing the broad-based barriers for job creation in the state. If we are serious about getting 320,000 people back to work, we have to stop putting all of the eggs in one basket and start helping every industry create jobs. And as it turns out, the state may not even get the gaming industry jobs because, at the last minute, the legislature sent the Governor a bill they knew he wouldn't accept."