Lawmakers seek federal funds to rebuild Sandy Hook
By Jacqueline Wattles |
PUBLISHED: May 16, 2013 at 4:33 a.m. | UPDATED: July 21, 2021 at 9:56 a.m.
Members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation announced their intention Thursday to seek federal funds to construct a new Sandy Hook Elementary School in the wake of the second deadliest school shooting in the nation. In a conference call Thursday, U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, said they will file bills in the U.S. House and Senate next week to amend legislation and modify an existing grant program to help the state and the town pay for reconstruction. "We want to make sure we're doing everything possible in Washington to find a way for the federal government to help fund this project as well," Murphy said. "We want to amend the legislation so that in limited instances of mass human tragedies the SERV grant can also be used to provide capital dollars to reconstruct schools and municipal buildings."
Jacqueline Wattles