[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1917-E1918]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. ROY BLUNT

                              of missouri-

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. BLUNT. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican standards 
on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding 
earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3293, the Department of Labor, 
Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2010.
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Requesting Member: Congressman Roy Blunt
  Priority Name: Ozark Tri-County Healthcare Consortium
  Amount: $500,000
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Ozark Tri-County Health Care 
Consortium
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4301 Doniphan Drive, Neosho, MO 64850
  Description of Request: Funds will be used to complete the 
construction and expansion of a new facility for a current Federally 
Qualified Health Center site located in Cassville, MO and to add 
additional equipment to supplement the expansion. The use of taxpayer 
funds is justified as the funding will be used to provide health 
services to people who lack appropriate health care due, chiefly, to 
economic reasons. The operation of this Federally Qualified Health 
Clinic will continue to improve the health of the medically underserved 
in southwest Missouri
  Priority Name: Jordan Valley Community Health Center
  Amount: $250,000
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Advocates for a Healthy Community, 
Inc
  Address of Requesting Entity: 618 N. Benton Ave, Springfield, MO 
65806
  Description of Request: Funds will be used to complete the lower 
level of the current building project, located at 440 E. Tampa Street. 
The lower level will be renovated to increase access to healthcare. 
This will allow for significant expansion in children's and women's 
health services, providing greater access to the community to a medical 
home. The use of taxpayer funds is justified as the funding will be 
used to provide health services to people who lack appropriate health 
care due, chiefly, to economic reasons. The operation of this Federally 
Qualified Health Clinic will continue to improve the health of the 
medically underserved in southwest Missouri
  Priority Name: Joplin School District: e-MINTS
  Amount: $100,000
  Account: Elementary & Secondary Education
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Joplin R-VIII School District
  Address of Requesting Entity: PO Box 128, Joplin, MO 64802
  Description of Request: Funding would be used to provide elementary 
school students the opportunity to be in either an eMINTS classroom or 
an eJOPLIN classroom. These classrooms will include one computer for 
every four students, an LCD projector, a laptop computer for the 
teacher, a Smart Board, educational software and a networked printer. 
The use of taxpayer funds is justified because funding will be used to 
transform classrooms for all learners through high quality teaching 
powered by technology.
  Priority Name: Missouri State University Innovation Academy
  Amount: $150,000
  Account: Elementary & Secondary Education
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Missouri State University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 901 S. National, Springfield, MO 65804
  Description of Request: This funding will be used for the Missouri 
Innovation Academy, an on-campus summer program for at-risk high school 
sophomores and juniors from low-income backgrounds.
  The academy focuses on recruiting urban and rural students that have 
had limited exposure to science and math. Particular attention is 
placed on recruiting students from lower income families. Students live 
on the Missouri State University campus during the duration of the 
Academy. The use of taxpayer funds is justified because innovation in 
math and science will be the key to economic growth in the future. This 
program will enable students

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who would do not have significant financial means with the access and 
opportunity to realize the education and training to fill these jobs 
domestically.

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