[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19265-19266]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. THOMAS E. PETRI

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. PETRI. 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, Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010:
  Requesting Member: The Honorable Thomas E. Petri
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fond du Lac County
  Address of Requesting Entity: 160 S. Macy Street, Fond du Lac, 
Wisconsin 54935
  Description of Request: The $400,000 appropriation will be used to 
expand Fond du Lac County's Save a Smile Program, which provides dental 
care to Medicaid eligible children. The CMS account provides federal 
funds for demonstration projects related to one of the core missions of 
CMS, including improving access to health care and access for low-
income and uninsured individuals. The lack of dental care among 
children is a national problem and the Save a Smile Program is a new 
innovative approach to remedy the situation that may serve as a model 
for the rest of the country. The goal of the program is to maximize the 
dental provider delivery system with public sector intervention to 
establish a dental home for children with Medicaid who reside in Fond 
du Lac County. The program removes the major barriers voiced by local 
dental providers, which include burdensome and frustrated Medicaid 
billing, increased patient no show rates and inadequate Medicaid 
reimbursement. Specifically the funds will be used to cover additional 
eligible children, hire additional staff, and produce educational 
materials.
  Requesting Member: The Honorable Thomas E. Petri
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) 
Account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lakeshore Technical College
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1290 North Avenue, Cleveland, Wisconsin 
53015
  Description of Request: The $250,000 appropriation will be used by 
Lakeshore Technical College to support the development of new programs 
and certificates in sustainability,

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renewable energy, energy management, solar power and photovoltaic 
installation, composites, and other relevant disciplines. These 
programs will be based on the needs of local industry as determined 
through program advisory committees, direct business requests, and 
relevant projections. These programs will expand on Lakeshore's current 
initiatives to retrain American workers with the skills necessary to 
succeed in the green workplace. The FIPSE account provides funds for 
projects that focus on improving access to, or the quality of, 
postsecondary education. Specifically these funds will be used to hire 
additional faculty, curriculum and professional development and to 
develop and offer community education sustainability workshops.
  Requesting Member: The Honorable Thomas E. Petri
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) 
Account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Marian University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 45 South National Avenue, Fond du Lac, 
Wisconsin 54935
  Description of Request: The $200,000 appropriation will be used to 
establish a collaborative abilities-based Master's Program in Nursing 
Education. The establishment of this program is designed to address the 
shortage of nurse educators, thereby expanding opportunities for 
students to get degrees in nursing. The FIPSE account provides funds 
for projects that focus on improving access to, or the quality of, 
postsecondary education. Through this program, Marian University 
proposes to create the relationships and infrastructure to support 
collaborative agreements among a group of nursing programs at colleges, 
universities, and technical colleges within Wisconsin. Although the 
proposed program would have as its primary focus nursing education, 
students would be able to obtain advanced clinical preparation in 
specialty areas. This venture would be the first in Wisconsin to join 
private and public colleges in order to create new models that wisely 
use the scarce faculty resources available. Specifically, the federal 
dollars will be used for faculty, staff, equipment and travel. This 
will address a national and state-wide need for nurses as identified by 
Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development.

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