[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1968-E1969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. ANH ``JOSEPH'' CAO

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. CAO. Madam Speaker, Pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3293--the Labor, HHS, 
Education Appropriations Act, 2010:
  As requested by me, Rep. Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3293--the Labor, 
HHS, Education Appropriations Act, 2010 provides for Dillard 
University, in conjunction with Tulane University and EXCELth. This is 
in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention account in the amount 
of $300,000. This funding will go toward developing a new community 
health center to be located in the Student Union building on the 
Dillard University campus to enhance community wellness.
  As requested by me, Rep. Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3293--the Labor, 
HHS, Education Appropriations Act, 2010 provides for PACE Greater New 
Orleans. This is in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid--Research and 
Demonstration account in the amount of $500,000. This funding would 
help expand and develop additional PACE services on the Westbank of 
Jefferson Parish as well as Monroe and Alexandria to make the non-
profit more able to provide the elderly with an alternative to 
institutionalized care.

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  As requested by me, Rep. Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3293--the Labor, 
HHS, Education Appropriations Act, 2010 provides for City of New 
Orleans for facilities and equipment associated with the replacement of 
Methodist Hospital. This is in the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (Health Facilities and Services) account in the amount 
of $450,000. This funding would help the City of New Orleans and the 
Orleans Parish Hospital Service to re-establish acute care hospital 
services in New Orleans East.
  As requested by me, Rep. Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3293--the Labor, 
HHS, Education Appropriations Act, 2010 provides for the Mary Queen of 
Vietnam Community Development Corporation in New Orleans. This is in 
the Health Resources and Services Administration (Health Facilities and 
Services) account in the amount of $400,000. This funding would help 
build a community owned health care center to serve the African-
American, Latino, Vietnamese and Non-hispanic White community.
  As requested by me, Rep. Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3293--the Labor, 
HHS, Education Appropriations Act, 2010 provides for the Xavier 
University of New Orleans. This is in the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (Health Facilities and Services) account in the amount 
of $350,000. This funding will go toward the Xavier University Pharmacy 
Renovation that will complement the College of Pharmacy building 
expansion. With the addition and renovation, Xavier's pharmacy 
facilities will include new state of the art teaching labs, classrooms, 
lecture rooms, additional teaching and research laboratories, a mock 
pharmacy skills lab, a drug information center, and a multi-purpose 
auditorium equipped with the latest technological equipment.
  As requested by me, Rep. Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3293--the Labor, 
HHS, Education Appropriations Act, 2010 provides for the Tulane 
University of New Orleans. This is in the Employment and Training 
Administration (Training & Employment Services) in the amount of 
$250,000. This funding will go toward the establishment of a Community 
Health Worker Training Institute as a component of the Tulane/RAND 
Center for Health and Society in Louisiana. The Institute will serve as 
a regional resource for training with the mission to improve health and 
reduce disparities in communities through community health worker 
education and cost-effective programming and will train 100 CHWs 
annually to engage in individual- and community-level health efforts 
including health outreach, patient care management, and health 
advocacy.

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