For #Kentucky: $37 billion toward rural development, including support for rural businesses, and loans and grants to improve rural infrastructure for electricity, telephone, and broadband internet in communities in Kentucky and across the country.https://twitter.com/SenateMajLdr/status/1022153109261430787 …
Another $1 billion in grants to help communities invest in highways, bridges, and other infrastructure projects -- with a guarantee that 30 percent of this funding would go to rural areas.
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More funding for the Abandoned Mine Land pilot program that helps communities reclaim abandoned coal mines and put that land to better use.
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More funding and a sharper federal focus on controlling the invasive Asian carp that threaten local prosperity and water safety in Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley in western
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And more help for the Kentuckians who battle the scourge of
#opioids every day. This legislation funds the FDA’s efforts to intercept illegal drugs, the DEA’s program for high-intensity trafficking areas, and increased training for first responders.Show this thread -
It also contains a provision
@SenateMajLdr secured directing the Department of Housing and Urban Development to encourage more access to transitional housing opportunities for individuals recovering from substance abuse disorderShow this thread -
The way the bills would assist families and communities across
#Kentucky are practically countless. And the same is true for every state.Show this thread
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