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Connecticut Officials Ask Obama for Tornado Damage Aid

September 23, 2010

Connecticut’s congressional delegation is asking President Obama to reconsider the denial of federal aid for tornado-related damage in Fairfield County.

The delegation wrote to Obama on Tuesday saying the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s rejection of the aid will deprive property owners of money they need to fix the damage and rebuild their lives.

The officials say the EF-1 tornado that hit Bridgeport June 24 caused $3 million in property damage, as well as significant damage in surrounding towns.

Sens. Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman and Reps. John Larson, Joe Courtney, Rosa DeLauro, Jim Himes and Chris Murphy say most of the people affected are low-income and only 17 percent had insurance covering the damage.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell has also .

Topics Catastrophe Natural Disasters Windstorm Connecticut

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  • September 24, 2010 at 2:51 am
    Great Plains says:
    Are you kidding??? We have EF-1's all the time out here on the plains. We don't ask the FEMA to step in unless we want them to foul something up. The feds came to look at o... read more
  • September 23, 2010 at 1:42 am
    Reflections says:
    Great reflections on bureaucraps, huh?
  • September 23, 2010 at 12:41 pm
    ccdemuth says:
    Across the country and in Fairfield County, most Americans opposed the healthcare bill. But Jim Himes didn't hear us and voted yes. The stimulus? Most of us didn't want it. Hi... read more

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