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WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representatives John K. Delaney (MD-6), John Carney (DE-AL), and Jim Himes (CT-4) today outlined a housing finance reform proposal that uses private sector market forces to appropriately price risk while putting the scale and security of a government guarantee behind the program. They plan to introduce legislation this spring to create a housing finance system that is fair for borrowers, lenders, and taxpayers

WASHINGTON, DC - January 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced today $69,000 each – a total of $138,000 – in federal grants for the Housing Authorities of Greenwich and Norwalk. The funding, which was awarded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will be used to help public housing residents in the two towns gain access to education, job training, and employment.

Bridgeport, CT - December 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This December, People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, announced that it has awarded a $10,000 grant to Housing Development Fund in Stamford.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Terry Gerratana joined Governor Dannel P. Malloy in announcing a predevelopment grant for Security Manor in New Britain. Security Manor is one of seven affordable housing facilities that will receive grants for architectural design, environmental studies, and other early-stage development costs

Washington, DC - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released $2.9 billion nationally in Low-Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds, authorized by the FY2014 Continuing Resolution. Connecticut will receive a total of $75.09 million – 90 percent of which was made available to the state today

NEW HAVEN, CT - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today announced Connecticut is receiving $67.584 million from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP helps low income households pay their energy bills and is particularly crucial as we move in to the winter. DeLauro is the senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the Department of Health and Human Services, which administers LIHEAP

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut’s delegation to the House of Representatives today urged Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki to allow 23 Connecticut veterans at risk of losing their places in three retirement homes to stay in those homes, with coverage from the VA if they so choose. Veterans at the Seacrest Retirement Home in West Haven, Highview Manor in Hamden, and Mattatuck Health Care in Waterbury were recently notified by the VA Connecticut Healthcare System that, due to a VA error, care in these homes has erroneously been covered and will subsequently be ending at the end of the year

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today urged the agency to allow 23 Connecticut veterans residing in various state rest homes to stay in their current facilities at the VA’s expense until the agency can determine suitable options for their future care. As a result of an error by the VA

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Meriden-based Ace Oil Co. has closed its doors, and customers should seek an alternate home heating oil supplier for future deliveries, Attorney General George Jepsen and Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner William M. Rubenstein announced today.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) wrote to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials today to urge that the subcommittee hold a hearing to investigate deficiencies in our energy infrastructure and safety practices that threaten the reliability of rail service. The letter follows yesterday’s Metro-North service disruption that has drastically limited service for commuters who use the Metro-North New Haven Line each day. Officials have said that the disruption could take weeks to repair.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut Representatives Rosa DeLauro and Elizabeth Esty announced today that the City of Waterbury has been awarded $2,843,381 in federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The grants were awarded by the office of Community Planning and Development (CPD). DeLauro and Esty each represent a portion of Waterbury.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority is seeking qualified CDFIs to combine CHFA loan funds with their own loan products for financing small multifamily housing developments. Properties financed under this partnered blended product should have no more than 20 rental housing units, but no less than 3 rental housing units, per building.

ROCKY HILL, CT - September 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut is among the 10 best states for first-time homebuyers, according to HSH.com, the nation's largest publisher of mortgage and consumer loan information. The 10 Best article was published on the MSN Real Estate website earlier this month.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that Connecticut is taking another step forward toward achieving a cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable energy future for residents and businesses with the selection of two projects that will generate large amounts of electricity from clean energy sources – helping to achieve renewable energy goals at lower costs to ratepayers

WASHINGTON, DC - September 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Himes released the following statement regarding the fifth anniversary of the American financial collapse: