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39 results found for crumbling foundations.

  1. April 25, 2018
    MURPHY BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE TWO BILLS TO HELP HOMEOWNERS WITH CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS April 25 2018 WASHINGTON U S Senators Chris Murphy D Conn and Richard Blumenthal D Conn introduced two pieces of legislation...Connecticut burdened by crumbling foundations In central and eastern Connecticut homeowners in dozens of towns are dealing with crumbling foundations The Aid to Homeowners with Crumbling Foundations Act introduced...Connecticut that have created non profit crumbling foundations assistance funds to repair damage to residential structures due pyrrhotite The Crumbling Foundations Small Business and Homeowners Assistance... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE TWO BILLS TO HELP HOMEOWNERS WITH CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS
  2. April 25, 2018
    Democratic U S senators are introducing federal legislation to help state homeowners with concrete foundations crumbling due to the presence of an iron sulfide One bill would provide 100 million over five years... Read More about Connecticut senators introduce federal legislation to help homeowners
  3. April 18, 2018
    SECURES COMMITMENT FROM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO WORK TO HELP CONNECTICUT HOMEOWNERS WITH CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS April 18 2018 Click here to view video of Murphy s remarks WASHINGTON During a U S Senate...HUD Secretary Ben Carson to work with Murphy to help Connecticut homeowners dealing with crumbling foundations Murphy also invited Carson to visit Connecticut to hear firsthand from homeowners and to see...to 34 000 homes that were made with a faulty kind of foundation due to the presence of a mineral called pyrrhotite And it s caused these foundations to slowly fall apart I wanted to bring it to your attention... Read More about MURPHY SECURES COMMITMENT FROM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO WORK TO HELP CONNECTICUT HOMEOWNERS WITH CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS
  4. February 07, 2018
    MURPHY BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD TAX RELIEF EXTENSION FOR CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS HOMEOWNERS February 07 2018 WASHINGTON DC U S Senators Richard Blumenthal D CT and Chris Murphy D CT applauded updated guidance...Internal Revenue Service IRS that extends the period of time that homeowners have to claim crumbling foundation related repairs on their federal tax returns U S Representatives John Larson CT 01 and Joe...homeowners with crumbling foundations to take advantage of a federal tax deduction that provides relief on qualified home repairs through December 2020 Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations can breathe... Read More about MURPHY & BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD TAX RELIEF EXTENSION FOR CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS HOMEOWNERS
  5. November 30, 2017
    MURPHY AND BLUMENTHAL LEAD EFFORTS TO PROTECT CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS DEDUCTION FROM REPUBLICAN SABOTAGE November 30 2017 WASHINGTON DC U S Senators Richard Blumenthal D CT and Chris Murphy D CT announced...taxpayers who experience losses on their property including homeowners in Connecticut with crumbling foundations The bill as written would repeal the casualty loss deduction except in declared disaster areas...areas which would reverse the U S Treasury s recent decision to allow homeowners with crumbling foundations to deduct repair costs as casualty losses from their taxable income The repeal of the casualty... Read More about MURPHY AND BLUMENTHAL LEAD EFFORTS TO PROTECT CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS DEDUCTION FROM REPUBLICAN SABOTAGE
  6. November 22, 2017
    MURPHY BLUMENTHAL WELCOME TAX RELIEF FOR CRUMBLING FOUNDATION HOMEOWNERS November 22 2017 Hartford CT U S Senators Chris Murphy D Conn and Richard Blumenthal D Conn today welcomed news that the Internal...Internal Revenue Service will allow homeowners with crumbling foundations to deduct repair costs as casualty losses from their taxable income significant federal relief for the homeowners This welcome news is...suffered serious property losses We have seen first hand the emotional and financial toll that crumbling foundations have taken on these homeowners The damage is catastrophic the cost to repair is insurmountable... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL WELCOME TAX RELIEF FOR CRUMBLING FOUNDATION HOMEOWNERS
  7. July 28, 2017
    SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE PASSES PREVENTION EFFORT FOR CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS Murphy Blumenthal We hope Connecticut homeowners will finally start to get some of the answers they deserve July 28 2017...provision he and U S Senator Richard Blumenthal D Conn wrote to help homeowners with crumbing foundations Their provision urges the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST to establish regulations...levels of pyrrhotite a mineral found in concrete that is suggested to be the cause of the crumbling foundations It also directs NIST to provide assistance to homeowners who are interested in detection prevention... Read More about SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE PASSES PREVENTION EFFORT FOR CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS
  8. August 10, 2016
    COURTNEY BLUMENTHAL MURPHY LARSON URGE INSURERS TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE RELIEF PROGRAM FOR CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS August 10 2016 WASHINGTON D C Today Representative Joe Courtney CT 02 Senator Richard Blumenthal...efforts proposed by the State of Connecticut to provide relief to homeowners burdened by crumbling foundations in central and eastern Connecticut The members met on July 12 with three of the largest insurers...who have not yet joined the Crumbling Concrete Assistance Program Click here to see a letter sent to three insurers the delegation met with in July to discuss the Crumbling Concrete Assistance Program... Read More about COURTNEY, BLUMENTHAL, MURPHY, LARSON URGE INSURERS TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE RELIEF PROGRAM FOR CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS
  9. June 09, 2015
    also recognize that America s ability to project strength abroad depends on a thriving prosperous foundation at home The middle class the backbone of American strength and prosperity is increasingly being...wages and rising costs for everything from child care to education and housing while much of our crumbling domestic infrastructure dates from the 1950s or earlier We need significant new investments in infrastructure... Read More about MURPHY, SCHATZ, HEINRICH UNVEIL NEW, FORWARD-LOOKING FOREIGN POLICY PRINCIPLES
  10. September 17, 2014
    hundreds of thousands of Connecticut commuters that we simply can t afford to let our roads and bridges crumble around us Replacing this 118 year old bridge is long overdue which is why we ve been fighting hard...funding and I will continue pushing for the infrastructure investments we need to strengthen the foundation of our economy As a Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee I am proud... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, MALLOY, CT DELEGATION ANNOUNCE FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP REPLACE THE WALK BRIDGE AND IMPROVE RELIABILITY ALONG THE NEW HAVEN LINE