Washington, Feb. 6 -- Congresswoman Jahana Hayes issued the following press release:

Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) announced the inclusion of over $8 million to support nine Community Project Funding (CPF) requests from the Fifth District in the FY26 budget signed into law by President Trump. These nine projects were included in a series of appropriations bills that included Agriculture, Commerce-Justice and Science, and Transportation-HUD. Congresswoman Jahana Hayes released the following statement regarding the funds:

"After two years of negotiations, I am pleased to announce $8,257,000 in Community Projects for the Fifth Congressional District. My office worked diligently to ensure these projects were prioritized and our di...