[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4198-H4199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Michigan (Ms. Tlaib) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, I rise as a proud Member to support the 13th 
Congressional District.
  My district is the third poorest Congressional District in the 
country, and direct funding and aid to support our most vulnerable 
communities is so critical to communities like mine.
  I want to take a moment to uplift the work that my team and I have 
done to deliver for our residents through the community projects 
funding.
  I don't know if folks know, but we have the oldest Boys and Girls 
Club in the Nation, and they are going to see $2 million in investments 
to improve the facility in Highland Park so more of our young people 
can come into a building that is safe and a building that is going to 
be able to help them thrive.
  Also, the Urban Neighborhoods Initiative's Southwest Detroit Creative 
Connections Collaborative; they are going to be able to create a safe 
space, community space for our families, especially our youth. This is 
the community I grew up in, with 20 different ethnicities.

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  We are also going to be able to help Detroit homeowners receive home 
repair grants for energy efficiency. Enterprise Community Partners is 
so eager to be able to work with my seasoned residents; and my seasoned 
residents are eager to see their homes become not only energy 
efficient, but also accessible, as many are struggling with access 
because of disability.
  The Eastside Community Network is going to be able to establish the 
Stoudamire Wellness HUB for the eastside Detroit residents who are, 
right now, struggling to access healthcare.
  We are also going to be able to help, some relief--and this is just 
the beginning--to help many of our families in Dearborn Heights and 
Wayne County address the number of families that continue to be 
impacted by flooding because of Ecorse Creek's challenges.
  We are also going to be able to support ProsperUS Detroit Micro 
Lending to support some of our small businesses and expand some of the 
work they have already done to Detroit all the way to western Wayne and 
Inkster.
  I am also so proud of the investment that we are going to have in the 
Ruth Ellis Center to provide safe, affordable, identity-affirming 
housing for marginalized Black and Brown Detroiters, especially my 
LGBTQ-plus youth.
  I am also going to be able to stand there with my City of Wayne 
residents to see, finally, the Goudy Park Amphitheater space be able to 
be rehabbed. It is a space that many of our schools use for 
graduations, for gatherings, and just really truly coming together as a 
community.
  We are also going to be able to see over 300 of our high school 
students in the Western Wayne School District, along with the 
partnership of SEMCA, be able to access vocational technology, career-
tech programs.
  We are also going to see a $2.5 million investment in our Inkster 
Senior Wellness Center. This is one of--again, Inkster has some of my 
spectacular seasoned residents, and they are eager, again, to have a 
space to come together, especially after the challenges during the 
pandemic.
  I want to thank Chairwoman DeLauro and the Appropriations Committee 
staff, and the incredible hard work of my team, for a thoughtful and 
engaging process that really targeted communities with the most needs.
  I am proud and committed to continued engagement with all of my 13th 
Congressional District communities to find funding to address the needs 
because they truly deserve it.

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