Getting It Coming And Going

By Kleinheider Posted on March 2, 2009 at 2:07 pm

Jim Cooper gets street cred with fiscal hawks and conservatives for voting once against the stimulus but then gets to claim credit for the goodies of the revamped stimulus he supported:

Acting to strengthen the health care safety net for the growing number of Americans in need, President Barack Obama and Representative Jim Cooper today announced the release of $2,273,593 authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that will support two health centers in Tennessee. These health centers will help people in need — many with no health insurance — obtain access to the comprehensive primary and preventive health care services and create 80 jobs in Tennessee.

“We have acted quickly to put Recovery Act dollars to good use in communities across America,” said President Obama. “The construction and expansion of health centers will help create thousands of new jobs and provide critical assistance to Americans who have lost their job and their health care. Health centers, primary care, and prevention are at the heart of my plan for an affordable, accessible health care system.”

Health centers in the following communities will receive support:

United Neighborhood Health Services in Nashville, TN

Hardin County Regional Health Center in Savannah, TN

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