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State and federal politicians all agreed on the importance of the Long Island Sound on Wednesday, praising $106 million in federal funding to restore and preserve the Sound.
Calling it Connecticut's own national treasure, Democrats U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, Gov. Ned Lamont and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, along with U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. Rosa DeLauro, Jim Himes and Jahana Hayes, EPA officials and New York State officials, touted the investment.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) shared the announcement that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) is set to receive $200,000 in federal pandemic relief assistance to support shellfish farmers, fisheries, and others in the Connecticut seafood industry. The new federal relief funding was awarded to CT DEEP through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and was authorized by H.R. 133, a COVID-19 relief bill that Courtney helped pass in December 2020.
Nearly 64 million Americans rely on Medicare for their health care coverage, the majority of whom pay monthly Part B premiums to access potentially lifesaving medications through the nation's largest health care provider.
