[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1981-E1982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 24, 2009

  Mr. GRAVES. 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 Department of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010:

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  Congressman Sam Graves (MO-6)
  Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and 
Services Administration--$500,000 for the Community Hospital 
Association, Inc., in Fairfax, MO for facilities and equipment (405 E. 
Main, PO Box 107, Fairfax, MO 64446)
  Federal funds obtained will be used for upgrades to the facilities 
and equipment for Community Hospital in Fairfax, MO. The Community 
Hospital serves not only Fairfax, but a region that encompasses parts 
of Atchison, Nodaway, and Holt counties. Currently, the hospital 
operates out of a 60-year-old building and is one of the largest 
employers in Atchison County with about 115 health care workers and 
support personnel. The hospital is a designated critical access point 
for health care, whether it is 24-hour emergency services, diagnostic 
lab services or physical, occupational or speech therapies. Federal 
funds for the new facility will focus on the key expansion of clinic 
space which will allow the hospital to keep up with the increasing 
demand for outpatient services as well as operate a more efficient and 
cost-effective hospital.

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