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	Press Releases July 18, 2005   NEW HAVEN TO GET MORE THAN $37 MILLION FOR TRANSIT SECURITY, DODD AND LIEBERMAN ANNOUNCE   WASHINGTON—New Haven is among four tri-state cities that will soon receive a $37.5 million transit security grant from the Department of Homeland Security, Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman announced Monday. The grant, which will be shared by New Haven, New York City, Newark, N.J. and Jersey City, N.J., was announced in April, three months after the entire Connecticut Congressional Delegation and Gov. Jodi Rell called on DHS to develop a regional approach to transit security. "It’s critical that we take every possible precaution to keep our transit systems safe and this funding is a good first step but much more needs to be done,” said Sen. Chris Dodd. “The tragic terrorist attack in London once again shows us that we must do more to protect commuters, and I intend to continue to fight to make our transit and transportation infrastructure as secure as possible." “The recent terrorist attacks in London demonstrate how important it is that we have secure rail and transit systems,” Lieberman said. “This funding is particularly good news for the five and a half million people who ride New Haven’s commuter line every month, and we must continue to work to make sure trains and stations around the country have the resources they need to meet the terrorist threat.” Last week, Dodd and Lieberman joined other Senate colleagues in urging DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff to expedite the distribution of rail and transit security funds, many of which had been appropriated for fiscal year 2005 but not yet distributed. “It is estimated that there is over $7 billion in security needs for our nation’s rail and transit systems and yet there has only been approximately $300 million allocated for such public transportation security needs since the September 11, 2001 attacks,” the Senators wrote in a July 8th letter to Chertoff. “We must act to ensure that our transportation systems have the resources they need immediately.” The Senators’ July 8 letter to Chertoff is available at: http://hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&Affiliation=R&PressRelease_id=1045&Month=7&Year=2005 The January letter from the Connecticut Delegation urging a regional approach to transit security funding is available at: http://hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&Affiliation=R&PressRelease_id=880&Month=1&Year=2005   ###   Printable Version   « previous Press Release next Press Release »   1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 July 2005 Press Releases June   |  August   --   2004   |  2006     July 27 - Senate Homeland Security Leaders Call For Increased Mass Transit Security Funding   July 27 - Mining Reclamation is Poorly Managed By BLM   July 22 - Senators Collins and Lieberman Criticize TSA For Violating Privacy Laws While Testing Passenger Prescreening System   July 22 - Senators Collins, Lieberman Launch Investigation Into Mass Transit Security In the U.S.   July 22 - Lieberman Disagrees With Decision On Air Traffic Specialists   July 21 - Lieberman Says BLM Disregards Its Obligation To Protect the Environment From Oil and Gas Drilling Damage   July 20 - LIEBERMAN EXPECTS MORE FROM DHS CYBERSECURITY EFFORTS   July 18 current Press Release   July 13 - SENATORS COLLINS & LIEBERMAN QUESTION INDUSTRY AND OTHER EXPERTS ON PRIORITIES FOR FEDERAL LEGISLATION TO MAKE CHEMICAL FACILITIES MORE SECURE   July 12 - LIEBERMAN CALLS ON CONGRESS/ADMINISTRATION TO BETTER FUND A RANGE OF HOMELAND SECURITY NEEDS   July 12 - SENATE APPROVES COLLINS-LIEBERMAN FIRST RESPONDER GRANT FORMULA, DOUBLES RISK-BASED HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING   July 11 - SENATORS COLLINS & LIEBERMAN OFFER FIRST RESPONDER GRANT LEGISLATION AS AMENDMENT TO HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL   July 11 - DHS IS FAILING IN ITS CYBER-SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES   July 10 - SENATORS COLLINS & LIEBERMAN RELEASE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE SAFEGUARDS IN FEMA'S DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM   July 8 - DODD, LIEBERMAN URGE DHS TO EXPEDITE DISTRIBUTION OF RAIL AND TRANSIT SECURITY FUNDS
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