The Carter County Drug Task Force will receive $125,000 in assistance from the federal government in their effort to prevent youth drug and alcohol use. Congressman Davis stated that the “new funding will allow Carter County to mobilize and organize its communities in the effort to prevent and reduce substance abuse.” To read more about the drug task force grant click here.
In March, Rep. Sam Johnson (TX-3) endorsed Senator John McCain for President. Rep. Johnson was a POW in Vietnam for nearly seven years. This is truly a powerful video.
Congressman Davis “received a warm welcome in Grayson Tuesday morning as he presented the city with more than $138,000 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.” Davis stated that “these grants will help make our communities safer” and that it is important federal funding that “helps fire departments obtain essential equipment, vehicles and protective gear.” To read the entire Ashland Daily Independent story about the Assistance to Firefighters Grant received by Grayson click here.
Congressman Davis visited St. Elizabeth Medical Center to attend the kickoff event for the new e-Prescribing initiative implemented by HealthBridge. KyPost.com called HealthBridge “one of the nation’s most innovative and successful electronic health information networks.” To read the entire KYPost.com story click here.
Congressman Geoff Davis, along with Congressman Hal Rogers (R-KY), was able to secure $1.4 million for coal-to-liquids research at the University of Kentucky. According to the Lexington Herald- Leader, this grant will help advance the development of a synthetic fuels industry in the state. In a news conference, Congressman Davis stated that the United States needs to enact a “comprehensive energy strategy that will explore our domestic resources, develop alternative fuels and invest heavily in future fuel technology.” This grant will fund construction of a mini-refinery that will help with a series of chemical reactions that “create synthetic oil and fuel from coal, natural gas or animal and plant matter.”
Jon Birger of CNNMoney.com has an article discussing how Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and the Democrats are distorting the oil drilling debate. Birger claims that Democrats are not thinking about the long term energy independence of America. The Democrats are using a “bizarre new litmus test: instant gratification” to argue against securing our energy future by exploring off shore and ending the moratorium on oil shale production in the West. To read more about the Democrat “fuzzy logic” click here.
For the third year in a row, the average Medicare premium will be lower than expected. Medicare beneficiaries will pay on average “$28 per month for their Part D prescription drug plans next year, according to an announcement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).” “The lower-than-projected premiums stand as further evidence that Medicare Part D, enacted by the Republican-controlled Congress in 2003 after a bitterly partisan fight with Democrats, has been a success.” In 2003 when President Bush signed the program into law, the projected cost of premiums in 2009 was $44.
Rep. Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) delivered the House Republicans’ weekly radio address this week. In the address Rep. Capito called out the Democrats for “ducking” their obligations and going on vacation instead of “creat[ing] an energy policy.“ The Republicans are focusing on an “all-of-the-above energy policy.” The Democrats are letting liberal groups like the Sierra Club, who favor high gas prices, write our energy policy. To read more about the Republicans’ refusal to leave the Capitol until Congress is called back into session, click on the Associated Press article here.
In an attempt to show Speaker Nancy Pelosi how high gas prices are effecting people in Kentucky’s 4th District, Congressman Davis has asked for people to send him their gas receipts and a short story explaining how gas prices are effecting their lives.
Congressman Davis will deliver all the receipts and stories to Nancy Pelosi’s office. Please send all receipts and stories to Congressman Geoff Davis, 277 Buttermilk Pike, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017.
Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District has been the recipient of over a half million dollars in various grants this week. Congressman Geoff Davis stated that these funds will help “provide enhanced safety for our law enforcement officers and citizens” and will “educate our youth about the dangers of drug abuse” these grants will “help improve the quality of life in Kentucky.” To read more about the Byrne Justice Assistance Grants and the grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Drug Free Communities Program click here and here.
