U.S. Rep. Lawrence Secures All 10 MI-14 Community Project Funding Requests in House Passage of Government Funding Legislation

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Today, U.S. Representative Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations, voted in favor of HR 2471, consisting of all 12 fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills; supplemental funding to support Ukraine; and reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. The omnibus includes all 10 Community Project Funding Requests for Michigan's 14th Congressional District.

"As the Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, I'm proud to have voted for this funding bill that reflects the values and priorities of Michiganders. I'm especially excited that this bill includes all 10 Community Project Funding Requests for the district, which will strengthen our water systems, support our small businesses and hospitals, and improve our community spaces," said Rep. Lawrence. "With this comprehensive funding bill, we're also lowering costs for American families, creating good-paying jobs, and supporting the people of Ukraine. As the Co-Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, I'm grateful that we are finally reauthorizing VAWA in this omnibus which will provide the necessary resources for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault."

The 10 Community Project Funding Requests included in the omnibus are:

Veterans Park and Hamtramck Stadium Restroom Renovation Project - $653,989
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Technology Improvements - $1,150,000
Holocaust Memorial Center Education Programs - $550,000
McLaren Oakland Hospital Machine Purchase - $400,000
Pontiac Water System Improvement - $800,000
Royal Oak Township Water System Improvement - $800,000
Centrepolis Accelerator - $200,000
Detroit Means Business - $200,000
Ceasefire Detroit - $715,000
Oak Park Body Worn/In Car Camera - $560,000
In total, the 12 appropriations bills include $730 billion in non-defense funding, a $46 billion increase over fiscal year 2021. This 6.7 percent increase in non-defense funding is the largest in four years. The bills provide $782 billion in defense funding -- an increase of $42 billion, or 5.6 percent--over fiscal year 2021.

The appropriations provisions:

Help working families with the cost of living by expanding child care and early learning programs to serve more working families, investing in America's high-poverty schools and students with disabilities, and expanding access to homeownership
Create American jobs, putting people to work rebuilding our infrastructure, helping small businesses grow and thrive, fostering the green energy jobs of tomorrow, and supporting high-quality job training and apprenticeship programs so every American can contribute and succeed
Support the vulnerable by meeting Americans' basic needs, by strengthening nutrition assistance, funding more affordable housing, and addressing gender-based violence
In addition to the 12 fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills, the funding legislation contains one supplemental funding bill to provide $13.6 billion to support Ukraine.

The text of the spending package, H.R. 2471, is available here. Explanatory statements are available here. A full summary of the 12 regular appropriations bills is here. A summary of the Ukraine supplemental is here and a one-page fact sheet is here.

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