Newsletter: Cheering Advance of 10 Major Community Projects in Annual Spending Bills

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Dear Friend,

This week, all ten of my high-priority community projects -- totaling more than $11.7 million -- were included in the annual spending bills, a significant victory and huge investment in our community's needs. I also hosted a press conference at the Higher Learning Enrichment Academy to call attention the newly expanded Child Tax Credit created by the American Rescue Plan that will benefit more than 164,000 children in the Tennessee's 9th Congressional District. This morning, I spoke at the dedication and unveiling of a statue of Ida B. Wells, the crusading journalist run out of Memphis by bigots offended by her commentary on racial injustice and lynching. Also this afternoon, I presided at a hearing of my Judiciary subcommittee reviewing a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that further erodes the Voting Rights Act. I reintroduced my bill to increase diversity in advanced placement (AP) and Gifted and Talented (G&T) elementary classes. I also led several of my Congressional colleagues in a letter to House and Senate leaders asking that they incorporate "Complete Streets" principles in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework currently being negotiated, and offered a health tip. Keep reading and follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to see what I'm doing as it happens.

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