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.

The program may be seen streaming on Nutmeg Community TV

Comcast Channel 5 and AT&T U-Verse Cannel 99 on Saturday July 20th  and 27th at 8:00PM.

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