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Lately, we’ve all smelled it – marijuana in cars that has drastically increased in our state and made our roads less safe. Before us tonight was HB 5500, a bill referred to as an “aircraft carrier” that was jammed packed with a variety of legislation, some of it which was good, including the enhancement of protective orders for victims of certain crimes.

I, and my fellow House Republicans, offered an amendment to that bill, which would allow police to make traffics stops when they suspect marijuana is being smoked by the driver or the passenger. Right now, our police officers ARE NOT ALLOWED to make those stops. Our amendment should have passed, but only a handful of Democrats joined us and it failed by only 4 votes. We also offered an amendment that would allow police to stop a car if they suspected that a child under 18 was inside a car where marijuana was being smoked. It was also rejected largely along party lines.

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To reduce electric prices for residents, we will keep pushing for relief for all electric ratepayers. If the majority was serious about working to address this, they would join us in signing on and pushing for a special session.

What’s at the top of our list to fix this? Permanently removing the “public benefits” charges from our electric bills, which would significantly reduce costs. It’s clear that the system, as it sits, is broken, because we cannot keep absorbing these massive increases in our family budgets.

Our additional proposals include:

• Using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to offset these costs, capping future Power Purchase Agreements,

• Redefining renewable energy sources to include all forms of hydropower and nuclear power.

• We have also called for separating the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) from PURA to ensure independent oversight.

And we need your help. You can visit https://specialsessionct.com/ and tell your state representative and senator to sign onto our petition for a special session. Inaction is not a path to a solution, which is why we’re demanding the governor and the majority join us.

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