From military workers who won’t be paid to low-income mothers in need of food and older folks applying for Social Security, thousands of Connecticut residents will suffer under the government shutdown , Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday.

Lamont gave a briefing Wednesday morning to explain the impact of the federal shutdown — which began at 12:01 a.m. after a stalemate between Democrats and Republicans over health insurance subsidies — and what state officials are doing to mitigate it.

“We’ve been working very hard in anticipation of this terrible day,” Lamont began, noting that Connecticut, with its sizable reserves is in better shape than many states to deal with the fallout of the shutdown, which could leave federal programs unfunded and federal workers unpaid for the duration.

Loomi

See Full Page