Upper Fairfield County

8/16/06: Dodd, Lieberman Announce $96K for Public Radio Broadcasting in Connecticut

August 16, 2006

Washington – Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) today announced that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded two radio stations in Connecticut the money necessary to help transition to digital radio, which boasts a clearer, CD-quality sound, and will allow the stations to expand and specialize their programming content. The $96,000 will be used to purchase the equipment needed to make the transition and is part of the nearly $8 million Congress authorized to help local public radio stations make the switch to digital systems.
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1/26/06: Dodd, Lieberman, Shays, Announce Green Bond Awardee

January 26, 2006
Georgetown Special Taxing District Receives $72 million for Environmentally Friendly Redevelopment Initiative
WASHINGTON - Congressional colleagues Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) announced Georgetown Special Taxing Project as a Green Bond award recipient. The U.S. Treasury Department designated the Georgetown Special Taxing District, which will oversee redevelopment of the former Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill, as a qualified green building and sustainable design project allowing the Taxing District to issue more than $72 million in special tax-exempt bonds.

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11/18/05: Dodd, Lieberman Hail Conference Approval of Transportation, Housing Appropriations Bill

November 18, 2005
WASHINGTON - The Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Conference Committee today approved a measure that, thanks in part to the efforts of Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman, will provide funding to help improve surface transportation, rail transit and promote affordable housing and community development in Connecticut and across the country. Dodd and Lieberman worked with their Senate and House colleagues to ensure that funds for a number of Connecticut projects remained in the bill providing more than $55 million in new federal funds for transportation and housing initiatives statewide.
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11/18/05: Upper Fairfield County

Senator Dodd is working to strengthen and improve Connecticut and to make a real difference in people's lives. Here are some examples of the investments Senator Dodd has been able to secure for Upper Fairfield County.

Appropriations | Senator Dodd in Upper Fairfield County

Homeland Security

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11/09/05: Dodd, Lieberman Secure More Than $15 Million in Funds For Critical Connecticut Initiatives

Senators Applaud Senate-House Agreements on Two Major Appropriations Bills

November 9, 2005
WASHINGTON – The Senate and House have reached an agreement on two appropriations bills that will provide $15,945,000 in federal funding for important Connecticut initiatives in fiscal year 2006, Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman announced today. Dodd and Lieberman worked to ensure that resources for a number of Connecticut initiatives were included in both the Commerce, Justice, Science and State and the Energy & Water appropriations bills.
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