(Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
Minority Republicans in the General Assembly have argued that with huge state surpluses, which have averaged more than $1.7 billion since 2017, Connecticut easily could spare the tens of millions needed annually to help vulnerable residents. 
“People don’t realize almost half of our state budget” is impacted by federal funding, said Rep. Toni E. Walker, D-New Haven, longtime co-chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee.
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