earmarks: 29
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| id | fiscal_year | chamber | member_name | member_last | member_first | bioguide_id | party | state | district | subcommittee | recipient | recipient_normalized | project_description | recipient_address | amount_requested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 2022 | House | Colin Allred | Allred | Colin | Labor HHS | Center for Implementation Science | CENTER FOR IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE | The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the funding would be used for investing in the public health infrastructure to help mitigate the risk and loss associated with future pandemics. This investment in public health will work to alleviate the burden of chronic diseases including heart disease, diabetes, and obesity – conditions that are related to behavioral risk factors and exacerbated by the COVID-19 virus. The COVID pandemic also exposed the dangers of many Americans’ lack of access to a healthcare system. Supporting a strong public health research enterprise and adding key public health professionals will help alleviate current and future health inequities. | 1000000 |