Greater Willimantic

2/01/06: Dodd, Lieberman Announce $12,500 for Fire Prevention and Safety Initiatives at Eastern Connecticut State University

February 1, 2006
WASHINGTON – Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) will receive $12,565 in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman announced today. The funding will be used for fire prevention and safety initiatives.

“The best way to protect people from the devastating effects of fire is to prevent them from occurring in the first place,” said Dodd. “This assistance will help keep students, faculty, and firefighters at ECSU safer. The Bush Administration needs to do more to ensure fire prevention and safety assistance reaches all those who need it.”

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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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11/09/05: 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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