Senators Blumenthal, Lieberman Introduce Shellfish Equity Act
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) today introduced the Shellfish Equity Act, which will add shellfish to the list of eligible crops that are covered by two disaster relief programs administered by the United States Department of Agriculture. During Tropical Storm Irene, shellfish farmers along the Connecticut coastline were adversely affected, yet were ineligible to receive disaster assistance from the Department of Agriculture. The Shellfish Equity Act would address that inequality. …