CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE VOTES TO CUT COSTS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
Statement
Today, Congressman Joe Morelle voted for a comprehensive appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2022 that makes critical investments in Monroe County while taking steps to support working families and strengthen our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
"My priorities are clear: I'm working every day to reduce costs, create opportunity, and support the people of Monroe County," said Rep. Morelle. "I am pleased this appropriations package does just that by making critical investments in the future of our community and easing the burden on hardworking families. I'm particularly proud that this package will reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, provides significant support for small businesses and our manufacturing economy, and will bolster funding for cancer research so that at long last we might find a cure for this devastating disease. I'll continue working alongside my colleagues in Congress to make investments like this that uplift families during their time of need."
Highlights of this appropriations package include:
Over $4 million in Community Project Funding for Monroe County
(All projects submitted by Rep. Morelle funded)
Baden Street Settlement Facility Renovation and Repair Project: $561,700
Beyond the Sanctuary Job Readiness Program: $525,000
Boys and Girls Club of Rochester Afterschool and Summer Program: $100,000
Foodlink Cooler Expansion Project: $750,000
Monroe County Office of Mental Health Peer Advocate Training: $265,000
Multi-Craft Apprenticeship Preparation Program Workforce Development Initiative: $200,000
City of Rochester Department of Recreation and Human Services Facilities and Equipment: $225,000
Rochester General Hospital Health Workforce Initiative: $1,000,000
University of Rochester Youth Workforce Development Initiative: $300,000
Urban League of Rochester Entrepreneurial Assistance Center Community Business Academy: $200,000
Cutting Costs and Uplifting Families
$27.4 billion for Tenant-based Rental Assistance to continue to serve more than 2.3 million very low- and extremely low-income households nationwide.
$6.2 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant and $11 billion for Head Start allowing parents to return to work and fuel our local economy.
$140.4 billion for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Expands access for 6.2 million people through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
Invests in the health of America's kids through Child Nutrition programs, like school meals, including the Summer Food Service Program and the Summer EBT program.
$50 million for community-based violence intervention initiatives.
Enhancing Education
$6,895 for the maximum Pell Grant. This is the largest increase in the maximum award in more than a decade.
$895 million for the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant program.
$1.21 billion for Federal Work Study.
$75 million for Full-Service Community Schoolsto provide comprehensive services and expand evidence-based models that meet the holistic needs of children, families, and communities.
Protecting Survivors
$575 million for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) prevention and prosecution programs, marking the first reauthorization of the program since 2019.
Fueling Cancer Research
$1 billion to launch the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a bold initiative to help speed transformational research to improve the health of all Americans, with an initial focus on cancer and other diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer's.
Addressing the Climate Crisis
$78.3 million to address the impacts of climate change through investments in sustainable agriculture, research, and clean energy.
$14 billion of transformative investments in clean energy and science to develop and deploy clean, affordable, and secure American energy and create good-paying American jobs.
Strengthening our Economy
$9.8 billion for the Employment and Training Administration, including $235 million for Registered Apprenticeships.
Provides $9.9 billion for investments in economic development in distressed communities and support for small businesses, including small and medium sized American manufacturers.
$55 million for the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA).
Supporting our Military and Veterans
$97.5 billion for Veterans Medical Care.
2.7 percent pay raise for servicemembers and civilian Defense Department employees.
$397 million above the President's request for Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) and subsistence to address rising housing and food prices.
$516 million for school construction and $24.2 million for childcare fee assistance.
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