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The U.S. House of Representatives has authorized nearly $780 billion in military spending that would keep Connecticut’s three Pentagon contractors and hundreds of suppliers busy building fighter jet engines, helicopters and submarines.
Max Richtman, President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, wrote the following op-ed that appeared in The Hill:
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is providing over $1.8 million in federal funding to the City of Hartford to hire more police officers. It's part of the DOJ's plan to award $139 million for law enforcement agencies to hire more officers across the nation.
HARTFORD, CT — Standing on Hartford’s Union Station train platform Monday, the state’s congressional delegation called the weekend passage of a long-gestating $1 trillion infrastructure package a victory for Connecticut’s highway and rail systems as well as its construction workforce.
HARTFORD — From New London to Danbury, numerous highways and bridges will now be repaired in Connecticut with the passage of the long-delayed federal infrastructure bill.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut’s Congressional Delegation met on Monday to celebrate the final passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
They say it will deliver historic investment in Connecticut’s highways, mass transit, and clean energy while improving lives and creating thousands of jobs.
Washington, DC - U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn issued the following statement today on the introduction of the Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trustlegislation:
The recent Social Security COLA announcement served as a backdrop for the introduction of a new bill to permanently adjust the cost-of-living formula, repeal the controversial Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and provide a benefit bump for current and new beneficiaries.
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. — State officials announced Tuesday a million-dollar grant to support a local fire department’s staffing and response efforts.
With the SAFER grant, Southington Fire will receive $1.2 million.
The grant program provides funding to local fire departments to increase the number of trained, frontline firefighters.
Two of Connecticut’s Democratic congressmen are hailing the House of Representatives’ passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 as a victory for national defense and the state’s economy.