September 25, 2006

Washington – Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) announced today that Connecticut will receive port, rail, and transit security grant funding from the Infrastructure Protection Program within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  Bridgeport will receive $24,968 and New London $637,500 in port security grants.  New Haven will share $53,800,000 in transportation security grant funding with three other Tri-State area cities. The State of Connecticut will also receive $189,000 in buffer zone protection funds.

September 25, 2006

Washington – Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) announced today that Connecticut will receive port, rail, and transit security grant funding from the Infrastructure Protection Program within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  Bridgeport will receive $24,968 and New London $637,500 in port security grants.  New Haven will share $53,800,000 in transportation security grant funding with three other Tri-State area cities. The State of Connecticut will also receive $189,000 in buffer zone protection funds.

June 9, 2006
WASHINGTON – Bridgeport’s public schools are set to receive more than $372,000 each year for the next three years, totaling over one million dollars in federal funds to improve and expand upon counseling services for Bridgeport youth, Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman announced today. The funds will come from a grant awarded by the Department of Education’s Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Demonstration Program.

May 24, 2006
WASHINGTON - The City of Bridgeport received a $5,363,474 grant from the Federal Transit Administration for the construction of a bus terminal at the Bridgeport Intermodal Center, Senators Christopher Dodd and Joseph Lieberman announced today. The Bridgeport Intermodal Center brings public rail, ferry and bus facilities under one roof. The project will help reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality and cut commute times for Bridgeport residents.

May 24, 2006
WASHINGTON—Thirteen Connecticut towns will receive equipment worth a total of $216,000 to help improve first responder capabilities, Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman announced today. The equipment will be provided through federal grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP). The initiative provides law enforcement and emergency responder agencies with equipment to improve communications between local first responders in order to increase efficiency in regional responses.

May 12, 2006
WASHINGTON – Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) today announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded ten grants to Connecticut communities and regional councils worth a total of $2 million to help them assess, clean and redevelop abandoned, contaminated parcels known as Brownfields. These grants will benefit the cities of Bridgeport, East Hampton, Meriden, Shelton and the town of Sprague, as well as the North Star Center for Human Development in Hartford, the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency in Norwalk, and the Regional Growth Partnership in South Central, Connecticut.

April 12, 2006
Senator Dodd toured Pitney Bowes’ research and development facility in Shelton. Following the tour Senator Dodd met with Pitney Bowes employees to discuss the need for the US to invest more in research and development to meet the needs of the 21st century economy. Pitney Bowes employs more than 300 workers at their Shelton facility.

April 3, 2006
“This has been a very difficult ordeal for the workers at Sikorsky. They have endured much and I know how tough it has been on them and their families. I'm pleased that this conflict has been settled but I would hope that Sikorsky management would continue to listen to the voices of these workers so this does not occur again in the future. This episode underscores the urge

March 29, 2006
“The workers at Sikorsky built this company. The reason Sikorsky is one of the preeminent helicopter manufacturing companies in the world is because of the quality expertise and skills of their workforce. So needless to say, I’m deeply troubled that this strike has not been settled. I’ve urged the management of Sikorsky in the strongest possible terms to redouble their efforts at finding some common ground with these workers. The answer lies in good faith negotiations – not threats of the hiring or utilization of other workers, especially in other states. That is definitely and absolutely not the answer. I have offered to do anything I can in my power to bring this strike to an end. In fact, today, in a conversation with Sikorsky management, I offered my office to facilitate any and all dialogue to ensure that these workers and the company find an equitable, fair solution to this strike. It is certainly not in the company’s best interest or our national security’s best interest to allow these workers’ expertise to be lost and for this disruption to negatively impact on our armed forces.”