Bond Secures $118 Million for Critical Local Missouri Priorities
United States Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond's Web Site
December 13, 2009
Today the fiscal year 2010 omnibus spending bill passed the U.S. Senate which includes $118 million Senator Kit Bond secured for Missouri projects. These projects will help spur economic development, keep local communities competitive, support local law enforcement, improve access to health care, support small business and improve quality of life for America's troops.
"Too often unaccountable bureaucrats don't understand state and local needs," said Bond. "Local and community leaders in Missouri asked me to help send some of their tax dollars back home for local priorities and with today's passage these critical projects are close to becoming a reality." said Bond.
As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Bond secured $118.449 million in federal funds in the fiscal year 2010 omnibus spending bill, which passed the full Senate today. The bill was passed last week by the House of Representatives and will now sent to the President to be signed into law.
Bond secured funds for the following Missouri projects:
- $500,000 for the Midwest China Hub Commission in St. Louis. The funds will help establish a Chinese Freight Airline Hub which will develop new markets for Midwestern products. The hub will increase exports of Midwestern products to China and create new jobs in Missouri through business development.
- $600,000 for St. Louis Community College for the BioBench and Training Facility in St. Louis. The funds will help build and equip 10,000 square feet of classroom and laboratory space at the new Danforth Center North 8 facility, which will provide specialized career and technical training for students interested in careers in life sciences. The project will provide a highly trained workforce to supply the growing life sciences industry in Missouri and attract new life sciences companies and jobs to the area.
- $3 million to the St. Louis County Economic Council for the Wellston Developmental Child Care Center in St. Louis. The funds will provide for the final design and construction of the Wellston Child Care Center. The center will provide low and moderate income families with child care services. The center will help meet the growing need for affordable quality child-care education in the area.
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