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October 16, 2009
Rep. Berger Appointed to Working Group by Majority Leader Denise Merrill
House Chair of the Commerce Committee Jeff Berger (D-Waterbury) is pleased to announce that Majority Leader Denise Merrill has appointed him to a working group on Jobs and Economic Development. READ MORE

October 7, 2009
Rep. Berger Worked to Secure School Construction, Municipal Stadium Funds
Representative Jeff Berger (D-Waterbury) announced that Waterbury will receive more than $82 million in state funds for school construction and $750,000 for continued work at Municipal Stadium. READ MORE

September 9, 2009
Waterbury Veterans Receive Connecticut Wartime Service Medals
Waterbury Legislators, CT Veterans Affairs Dept Officials Host Ceremony at Palace Theater
Waterbury veterans received their Connecticut Veterans Wartime Service medals in a special ceremony Wednesday, September 9th at 4 p.m. at the Palace Theater, state Representatives Selim Noujaim, Anthony J. D’Amelio, and Jeffrey J. Berger , and state Senator Joan V. Hartley said today. READ MORE

July 16, 2009
Representative Berger Pleased
About New Law to Clean Up Brownfields

Chairman of the Commerce Committee Jeff Berger (D-Waterbury) announced today the Governor has signed a bill he authored, House Bill 6097, An Act Concerning Brownfields Development Projects, to facilitate brownfield remediation. READ MORE

June 5, 2009
Brownfields Development Legislation Passes
After some stops and starts, the state legislature approved legislation to expand opportunities for redeveloping brownfields on its last day on the job.
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May 6, 2009
Rep. Berger Appointed to National Committee
Post by House Speaker Donovan

State Representative Jeff Berger (D-Waterbury) has been appointed by House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) to serve on the National Council of State Legislatures (NCSL) Labor and Economic Development Committee. READ MORE

March 5, 2009
Rep. Berger: Biopharmaceutical Industry Key in Connecticut
Chairman of the Commerce Committee Rep. Jeffrey Berger, held a press conference this morning in support of the biopharmaceutical sector’s role in economic Connecticut’s recovery. READ MORE

Jeff Berger

March 3, 2009
Sen. Hartley and Rep. Berger Clear the Way for Adult Ed Program in Waterbury to Use $300,000 for Technical Training
Senator Joan Hartley (D-Waterbury) and Representative Jeffery Berger (D-Waterbury) were successful in their efforts to have the third deficit-cutting bill approved by the General Assembly include a provision that allows the Waterbury Adult Continuing Education (WACE) Technical Training Center to use $300,000 in funding to for a special technical training program that leads to jobs.
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February 26, 2009
Rep. Berger: Approved Mitigation Plan
Closes Budget Gap

Package relies on cuts and no tax increases
to maintain 2009 budget

A majority of state lawmakers, including State Representative Jeffrey Berger (D-Waterbury), voted on Wednesday in favor of a $1.2 billion deficit mitigation package that nearly eliminates the projected deficit for the current fiscal year through a series of cuts and other adjustments without any tax or fee increases. READ MORE

February 23, 2009
Senator Hartley and Representative Berger to Hold Office Hours Saturday, February 28th at Thomaston Savings Bank in Waterbury
Senator Joan Hartley (D-Waterbury) and Representative Jeffery Berger (D-Waterbury) have announced plans to hold office hours to provide constituents in Waterbury with an opportunity to meet with them to discuss the severe budgets problems facing the state and a wide range of other state and local issues. READ MORE

January 28, 2009
Waterbury Delegation Effort
Keeps Heart Center Alive

The Waterbury legislative delegation’s efforts in support of the continuation of services provided by the Heart Center of Greater Waterbury paid off when the commissioner of the State Office of Health Care Access formally signed a notice of final decision granting the center a permanent operating license. READ MORE

January 22, 2009
Rep. Berger Applauds Hollywood East
Bringing Jobs to Connecticut

New animation studio adds 300 jobs in state
State Representative Jeff Berger (D-Waterbury) and former Speaker of the House Jim Amann were on hand for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Blue Sky Studios, the subsidiary of Fox Filmed Entertainment that opened its new Greenwich, Connecticut facility today. READ MORE

Jeff Berger

Connecticut Veterans Wartime Service Medal Awards Ceremony - September 9, 2009


Rep. Berger's Smart Growth Recommendations
October 23, 2008

Rep. Berger's testimony
to the Smart Growth Working Group
Economic Development sub-committee

August 14, 2008


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