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House approves emergency package to award $3 million to nonprofits amid federal funding concerns; amendment to redirect funds for heating and food fails
Summary
The House passed an emergency-certified bill (amended) providing $3 million to nonprofit organizations that legislators said are facing federal funding cuts or heightened threats. A proposed amendment to reallocate the funds to heating and nutrition programs failed on the floor.
The Connecticut House on March 5 approved emergency-certified Bill 1453 (as amended by Senate Schedule A, LCO 5976) to provide $3 million in one-time assistance to a set of nonprofit organizations identified in the amendment as serving populations believed to be at risk of losing federal support.
Representative Gilchrist, moving the bill, told colleagues the measure responds to groups "under attack" in the current federal climate — a phrase that House debate interpreted broadly to include organizations serving refugees and immigrants, LGBTQ people, and reproductive-health providers.
Floor debate was contentious. Several…
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