{"id":1246,"date":"2023-11-01T15:29:46","modified":"2024-09-02T20:31:16","slug":"in-senate-appropriations-bills-fetterman-secures-over-40-million-in-funding-for-projects-benefitting-pennsylvanias-veterans-farmers-and-more","link":"https:\/\/www.fetterman.senate.gov\/in-senate-appropriations-bills-fetterman-secures-over-40-million-in-funding-for-projects-benefitting-pennsylvanias-veterans-farmers-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"In Senate Appropriations Bills, Fetterman Secures Over $40 Million in Funding for Projects Benefitting Pennsylvania’s Veterans, Farmers, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, DC – <\/b><\/span>Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman secured over $40 million in funding for Pennsylvania after the U.S. Senate passed its first bipartisan FY24 appropriations bill this afternoon. The legislative package includes millions of dollars in funding for Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food and Drug Administration; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs; and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development. The bills will fund projects in Pennsylvania ranging from agriculture research to homelessness assistance to veterans’ health care.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I am proud to have secured these critical funds for the people I was elected to represent during my first annual appropriations process. These projects will benefit our rural communities and farmers, our servicemembers and veterans, our unhoused population, and so many other Pennsylvanians, <\/b><\/span>said Senator Fetterman. “Investing in these communities is critical. I’m particularly proud we were able to get the William Way LGBT Community Center funded after House Republicans stripped it out. They must stop playing partisan games and get to work so we can deliver these investments where they are needed.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Senator Fetterman has spent his time in the Senate fighting for forgotten communities that are typically left behind by Washington, and he ensured that these communities were not left behind in this appropriations cycle. He worked with his colleagues in the Senate to secure funds that will benefit the entire commonwealth. The Senate’s bipartisan process stands in stark contrast to the House’s partisan approach to funding the government by passing appropriations bills that are littered with extreme social policy riders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Specific projects in Pennsylvania that Sen. Fetterman pushed for in Congressionally Directed Spending requests include:<\/span><\/p>\n