[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1944]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. 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, FY 2010 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (MI)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Burcham Hills Retirement Community
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2700 Burcham Drive, East Lansing, MI 
48823
  Description of Request: Provide funding of $200,000 to establish a 
nurse training and certification program in Alzheimer's and Dementia. 
This pilot program to help train nursing students and those already 
working in the field to better handle patients and family members going 
through this disease. Over 4 million people are afflicted with the 
disease in the U.S., taking more than 100,000 lives annually. This 
training program will ensure more health care professionals will have 
the resources to manage this deadly, growing disease. 50% of these 
funds will be used for classroom facilities and 50% will be used for 
instructor salaries.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (MI)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Ingham Regional Medical Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: 401 W. Greenlawn, Lansing, MI 48910
  Description of Request: Provide funding of $100,000 to purchase and 
place into service a digital mammography machine. For women, breast 
cancer is the most common non-skin cancer and the second leading cause 
of cancer-related death in the United States. Digital mammography 
allows improvement in breast cancer diagnosis. It also improves image 
storage and transmission because images can be stored and sent 
electronically. Radiologists also can use software to help interpret 
digital mammograms. 100% of these funds will be used to purchase a 
digital mammography machine.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (MI)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Sparrow Health System
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1215 East Michigan Avenue, P.O. Box 
30480, Lansing, MI 48909-7980
  Description of Request: Provide funding of $300,000 to support 
hardware and software startup costs for a fully integrated Electronic 
Medical Record at Sparrow Health System. This project will ultimately 
benefit patients, physicians and hospitals throughout the Lansing 
region. This investment into the local economy would protect current 
employment levels while creating more new, highly skilled IT jobs. In 
addition, this project would allow more than 850 physicians to deploy a 
fully integrated EMR in their practices at a fraction of the cost that 
they would normally incur, creating a truly interoperable health care 
knowledge network. 100% of these funds would be used to purchase 
computer hardware and software, as well as network electronics and 
cabling.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (MI)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Employment & Training Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Closing the Digital Gap
  Address of Requesting Entity: 835 W. Genesee, Lansing, MI 48915
  Description of Request: Provide funding of $250,000 to provide 
computer training to low-income Lansing residents. Approximately 600 
low-income, unemployed/underemployed residents will be provided with 
computer based job training, Internet access and computers that will 
enhance their ability to obtain employment as well as to compete in a 
technology-based economy. 30% of the funds will be used for staff 
salaries, 40% for computer hardware, 20% for computer software and 10% 
for other related training materials.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (MI)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Employment and Training Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lansing Community College
  Address of Requesting Entity: 8100A-Administration, PO Box 40010, 
Lansing, MI 48901-7210
  Description of Request: Provide funding of $420,000 to expand 
employment retraining in the area of alternative automotive 
technologies. The related regional economic impact of the project is 
projected to be $50 million. The estimated numbers of jobs created and/
or workers retrained would be 2,000. 50% of these funds will be used to 
purchase equipment, 25% for professional development, and 25% for 
curriculum development to administer training.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (MI)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Employment and Training Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lansing Community College
  Address of Requesting Entity: 8100A-Administration, PO Box 40010, 
Lansing, MI 48901-7210
  Description of Request: Provide funding of $420,000 to expand 
employment retraining in the area of alternative automotive 
technologies. The related regional economic impact of the project is 
projected to be $50 million. The estimated numbers of jobs created and/
or workers retrained would be 2,000. 50% of these funds will be used to 
purchase equipment, 25% for professional development, and 25% for 
curriculum development to administer training.

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