Dan Haar: Expect strife from this massive federal outlay FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and Sens. Chris Murphy, center, and Richard Blumenthal hailed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Monday. The bill, combined with a smaller stimulus adopted in December, will send $5.8 billion to city, town and state coffers in Connecticut.Mark Pazniokas /The CT MirrorShow MoreShow Less 2of5 3of5 4of5 Gov. Ned Lamont welcomes the federal pandemic relief bill and wants to make sure the state stays “flexible” and “nimble” in how it spends the money heading into public coffers.John Minchillo / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less 5of5 Let’s sort out what it means for one federal bill to pour $1.9 trillion into the U.S. economy, including $5.4 billion sent directly to Connecticut’s state, city, town and school coffers.