Politics & Government

VIDEO: First Selectman Mark Walter

The federal government can't be allowed to go into default, according to Walter.

While Democrats and Republicans in the nation's capital continue to grapple with the possibility of adjusting the debt ceiling, local officials are left to wonder about what will happen to local finances if Washington D.C. can't get its fiscal house order.Β 

Recently, East Haddam First Selectman Mark Walter weighed in with his opinion on raising the debt ceiling and what the implications of not raising it would mean for East Haddam.

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