Duncan Secures Needed Funds for East Tennessee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                             
December 10, 2009                                                            

WASHINGTON – Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-Tenn.) secured funds for several needed projects in East Tennessee Thursday when the House of Representatives passed a year-end spending bill.

The bill – called an omnibus – funds multiple agencies in one measure.  It now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration. 

Rep. Duncan secured the following funds for his District:

     Childhelp of Knoxville - $250,000
     Clinics of Hope, USA - $200,000
     Blount County Communications System - $750,000
     Maryville College Experiential Science Education Program - $300,000
     Knoxville-Knox County CAC Transportation - $500,000
     Morganton Road Roadway Improvements in Blount County - $750,000

Rep. Duncan joined Tennessee’s two U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker to help secure the following funds for his District:

     Pellissippi Research Centre - $750,000
     UT Medical Center - $1.35 million

“I am pleased I was able to steer these much needed resources to East Tennessee.  If these funds were not brought to East Tennessee, the overall cost of this bill would not go down.  Instead, those funds would be steered to other Congressional Districts in big states like California and New York.  Since most all East Tennesseans pay taxes, I find it only fair that I work to secure funding here at home,” Duncan said.