DeLauro Leads House Passage of Funding Bill to Lower Costs and Deliver Resources to American Communities

Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today led House passage of H.R. 8294, a minibus of six fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bills.

"Over the last year, Congress began to restore our investments in working families, the middle class, and vulnerable people," said Chair DeLauro. "With the priorities included in this year's spending bills, House Democrats are showing that we stand with hardworking Americans, not the biggest corporations and special interests. The package of six 2023 Appropriations bills passed by the House today provides funding for critical needs. It helps lower the cost of living, creates American jobs, and gives working families a better shot by supporting small businesses and vital rental and nutrition assistance programs."

The legislation passed by the House today would also provide Community Project Funding secured by DeLauro for projects in Connecticut's Third Congressional District. With House passage, these projects cleared an important hurdle and now await final consideration before being signed into law. Listed below is a summary of the projects Chair DeLauro secured in the legislation.

City of Ansonia: $2,900,000

• This project will remove contaminated hazardous materials within the building and demolish the remaining structure and remove and dispose of all regulated materials throughout the SHW Casting Company.

Town of Bethany: $1,000,000

• This project will renovate and upgrade the Bethany Town Hall building that is over 60 years old.

Town of Hamden: $425,000

• The project will replace HVAC units and controls currently in service at the Town of Hamden Government Center to significantly decrease the Town's carbon footprint and improve energy efficiency
  

Borough of Naugatuck: $1,900,000

• This project will assist child care renovation and expansion to serve the community's needs.
  

City of New Haven:

Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, Inc. (DESK): $1,438,399

• This project will provide services for people experiencing homelessness, including: daytime drop-in services with basic needs provision and onsite outreach and case management; healthcare services in a fully-equipped medical clinic staffed by Cornell Scott Hill Health Center's Homeless Healthcare Department; a commercial kitchen providing freshly prepared meals; and a new elevator and HVAC system.
  

Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership, Inc.: $1,952,032

• This project will include construction and capital improvements to the 100-year-old LEAP Roslyn Milstein Meyer Community Center at 31 Jefferson Street serving New Haven's young people.

Wilbur Cross High School – $750,000

• This project will upgrade and expand the athletic complex at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, CT. Design and operation of the campus will be primarily for high school students with general community access during non-school use times, consisting with citywide protocol for open school and facilities.
  

Town of North Haven: $600,000

• This project will restore and renovate the Martha Culver House/Museum to make the property accessible for residents of North Haven and the greater New Haven region to attend and learn about the history of North Haven.
  

City of Milford:

Connecticut Audubon Society (CAS) Coastal Center at Milford Point - $750,000

• This project will enable the expansion of CAS's hands-on school, afterschool, and summer science enrichment programs that support teachers in implementing Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in a multidisciplinary format. This support would enable the expansion of this program across K-5 grades, provide afterschool and summer science enrichment programs, and expand the high school/college mentorship/career training program that CAS launched in 2021 in Norwalk schools.

Towns of Seymour and Beacon Falls: $3,000,000

• This project will install and construct a road and all infrastructure needed to support economic development of acres of land located along Route 8 and the Waterbury Rail Line.

Town of Wallingford: $750,000

• This project will assist the Aquatics Center addition to the Wallingford Family YMCA- West Side Branch to teach swim lessons, water therapy, Parkinson water classes, water aerobics, member and community lap swim, competitive swimming, family time, water polo and more.

The House Appropriations Committee press release on the passage of this spending package is available here.

Chair DeLauro's floor remarks are available here.

A detailed summary of the legislation is available here.

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