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CTVV SPEAKS TO FORMER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE U.S. ON THE STATE OF OUR STATE

The Honorable David M. Walker, currently CEO of Come Back America Initiative and the author of three books with the most recent entitled “Comeback America” spoke candidly in a recent interview with CT Valley Views Host, Susan Regan at The CT Historical Society. As the former Comptroller General of the United States and Head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) from 1998 to 2008 and appointed as the Chief Auditor by President Bill Clinton, he served during both Democratic and Republican Presidents’ tenures clearly demonstrating a commanding respect from both administrations.
Quoting from an April 2013 published Hartford Courant article, Mr. Walker stated that Connecticut’s ship of state is taking on water and is on a hazardous course. Its finances and competitive posture are in poor shape. We need to change course.”
Further underpinning these concerns is a report, which has been released from The Comeback Initiative and co-authored with the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis at the University of CT. The report “Connecticut at Risk: Will the State Navigate to Prosperity” outlines the nonpartisan specifics about what lead to Connecticut’s respective ranking and the tactics needed to achieve future success.
This is a not to be missed program that provides objective and realistic commentary from a gentleman who serves on many national advisory groups including Boards for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, member of Advisory Committees for The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and Peterson Foundation as well as prior Chairman of the United Nations Independent Audit Advisory Committee from 2007-2011.
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