June 11, 2024

Congresswoman Bush Proudly Secures Over $2B for Missouri’s First District

 

Washington, D.C. (June 11, 2024) — Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) is proud to have helped deliver over $2,000,000,000 to Missouri’s First Congressional District throughout her tenure in Congress.

“Since taking office, I am proud to have delivered over $2 billion in federal investments for St. Louis. These funds aren’t just numbers on a page—they’re investments in the lives of our children, seniors, educators, veterans, health care providers, workers, and more,” said Congresswoman Cori Bush. “I fought for these investments, partnered with my colleagues in Congress and the Biden-Harris Administration, even securing funding that wasn’t initially on the table for our community. Every dollar I’ve brought home is a testament to the promise St. Louis and I made together during our community swearing in: to do the absolute most for Missouri’s First District, starting with those who have the greatest need. I will continue to deliver on this promise every day and ensure St. Louis is at the forefront of every conversation.”

This over $2 billion dollars has come from the American Rescue Plan, the Inflation Reduction Act, Community Project Funding, Department of Transportation RAISE Grants, disaster relief and other federal funding awards secured through annual appropriations. A comprehensive snapshot, as of today’s date, of this funding can be found HERE. (Note: Funding totals can change on a daily basis as new federal investments are secured and made to Missouri's First Congressional District.)

American Rescue Plan

Congresswoman Bush, alongside Congressional Democrats and President Biden, worked to pass the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) in March of 2021, a $1.9 trillion pandemic and economic recovery package that has brought more than $1.5 billion in life-saving resources to St. Louis. This legislation was passed on a strict party line–meaning not a single Republican voted in support of this vitally needed legislation. The investments from ARPA include:

Community Project Funding

Congresswoman Bush proudly delivered over $41 million in Community Project Funding geared toward homelessness prevention, public health, youth engagement, environmental justice, and economic revitalization projects across St. Louis. This includes funding for projects such as:

  • $2 million for Affinia Healthcare and YMCA of Greater St. Louis’ new North County health center in Ferguson, which is helping to close gaps in access to health care and reducing health disparities for Black and brown residents in Missouri’s First District;
  • $1.5 million for A Red Circle to help address food insecurity;
  • $1 million for the UAW Labor Employment and Training Corporation to support job training in the automotive sector; and 
  • $685,000 towards the improvement of the 911 dispatch system for the City of St. Louis.

Inflation Reduction Act

Congresswoman Bush proudly delivered federal funding for St. Louisans through the Inflation Reduction Act, which made historic investments in lowering prescription drug costs—including capping the cost of insulin at $35 per month and mandating an out-of-pocket limit of $2,000 for thousands of seniors in St. Louis on Medicare, investing in clean energy initiatives, supporting small businesses, and much more. 

  • Funding for the Inflation Reduction Act is currently being doled out, and so far, this legislation has already brought$16 million in funding to support energy efficiency & climate resilience housing initiatives in Missouri’s First District.

Department of Transportation Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE Discretionary Grant program

In 2021, while working alongside folks on the ground, Congresswoman Bush advocated for and sent several letters of support, to ultimately secure $33.2M in critical funding for community development projects, including:

Disaster Relief

Following the historic flooding in July 2022, Congresswoman Bush worked with her colleagues in the Missouri Delegation, the Governor of Missouri, and the White House to secure a Presidential major disaster declaration which opened up funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and worked with Biden-Administration officials, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration to deliver millions in disaster relief for residents, small-businesses, and public transit systems in the St. Louis region. 

Federal Grants
Every year, the office of Congresswoman Cori Bush meets with dozens of advocacy organizations, non-profit organizations, housing authorities, day care providers, labor unions, and medical research institutions to start outlining our priorities for federal spending. Throughout her tenure, Congresswoman Bush has been proud of the massive funding in domestic spending that she, alongside her Democratic colleagues and the President, have been able to secure in fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Acts–all of which have been signed into law, despite obstruction and threats of spending cuts to vital health, education, and housing programs by extreme MAGA Republicans. 

  • This funding, at least $265 million, has gone on to support Head Start programs at the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and YWCA of Metropolitan St. Louis, our district’s four Federally Qualified Health Centers (e.g., Affinia Healthcare, CareSTL, Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Center, and Family Care Health Center), the St. Louis Housing Authority, Greater STL, Inc., Mission St. Louis, and colleges and universities across our district, including Saint Louis University, Washington University in St. Louis, Harris Stowe State University, Ranken Technical Community College, and more.

If press have any questions or points of clarification, please reach out directly to Marina Chafa, Communications Director for the Office of Congresswoman Cori Bush, at CoriBushPress@mail.house.gov.

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