Jake Auchincloss for Congress: RELEASE: Auchincloss Secures $16.2 Million for Fourth District in Government Funding Bill

RELEASE: Auchincloss Secures $16.2 Million for Fourth District in Government Funding Bill

“Too much of politics is about performance and pitting people against each other. Today is about policy and partnerships.”

Washington, DC — The House and Senate have passed the annual appropriations package in a “omnibus” that included key wins for the Fourth District. Today, Congressman Auchincloss announced that the bill includes funding for all of his Community Project Funding (CPF) requests. The spending bill is slated to head to President Biden’s desk for signing in the coming days.  

WATCH: Auchincloss press call announcing the funding

“Too much of politics is about performance and pitting people against each other. Today is about policy and partnerships,” said Auchincloss. “There’s an old proverb that says ‘go fast, go alone; go far, go together.’ We are going to go fast, together. We are going to invest in our health and our infrastructure so that this economy works for everyone.”

Auchincloss Projects Included in Passage: 

• Manet Community Health Center Satellite Clinic in Attleboro 

Amount of Request: $500,385 Amount Received: $500,000 

• Bristol Community College’s National Offshore Wind Institute 

Amount of Request: $2,000,000 Amount Received: $2,000,000 

• Somerset Emergency Dam Improvements

Amount of Request: $1,130,000 Amount Received: $975,000 

• North Attleborough’s Ten-Mile River Dredging Project to Mitigate Flooding 

Amount of Request: $1,500,000 Amount Received: $1,500,000

• New Hope New Domestic Violence Shelter 

Amount of Request: $2,000,000 Amount Received: $2,000,000 

• City of Fall River Urban Renewal Plan Parking Lot and Facility Improvements

Amount of Request: $1,500,000 Amount Received: $1,500,000

• Town of Medway for Central Water Treatment Facility Improvements 

Amount of Request: $2,750,000 Amount Received: $2,750,000 

• Norton Water and Sewer Department for Source Water Well Replacement Project 

Amount of Request: $1,475,000 Amount Received: $1,475,000 

• Town of Plainville for Water System Capacity Expansion 

Amount of Request: $1,500,000 Amount Received: $1,500,000 

• Town of Hopedale for Water Supply and Storage Enhancement Project 

Amount of Request: $2,000,000 Amount Received: $2,000,000

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