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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will collect highway and transit Member Designated Projects (MDPs) as part of this year's reauthorization legislation. My office will accept requests through this form – our deadline is Wednesday, April 7.
I wanted to let everyone know that I'm providing more information for Philadelphia nonprofits on how to apply for the new federal Community Project Funding opportunity:
The U.S. House will accept limited member requests for Community Project Funding in appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year, and I want to make sure as many Philadelphia nonprofits as possible are aware of this opportunity.
I'm very pleased to report that President Biden has signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law today. I was proud to vote for it yesterday in the House because I believe it will deliver much-needed help to end the pandemic and pull many Philadelphians out of the economic hole caused by the Covid recession.
Over the weekend, I proudly voted for the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which would implement President Biden's Covid relief and economic rescue proposal. I spoke in favor of the bill in the House chamber – click here to watch the video. This bill includes:
I know many Philadelphians are trying to receive a Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible. This week, I and my congressional colleagues who also represent parts of the city sent a letter to the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We are urging the CDC to account for the city's daytime population and modify the way vaccine doses are allocated.