{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fleischmann.house.gov/media/press-releases/fleischmann-secures-critical-funding-for-east-tennessee", "Fleischmann Secures Critical Funding for East Tennessee", "2020-12-21", "2020", "2020-12", "Republican", "House", "TN", "Charles J. \"Chuck\" Fleischmann", "F000459", "fleischmann.house.gov", "fleischmann", "https://fleischmann.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "December 21, 2020\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03) released the following statement applauding the House passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 that included critical funding for projects across East Tennessee:\n\n\"I am proud to have secured critical funding for East Tennessee in my role on the House Appropriations Committee. From the Chickamauga Lock, to the Oak Ridge Reservation, and the Chattanooga Federal courthouse I will never cease fighting for East Tennessee's priorities,\" Fleischmann continued. \"I am also glad to see funding to combat the COVID-19 pandemic included in this package of legislation. This funding will help the students, families, front-line medical workers, and small businesses who have been impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.\"\n\nBackground:\n\nEast Tennessee:\n\nFull funding for Chickamauga Lock\n\nFull funding ($750M) for the Uranium Processing Facility at Y-12\n\nStrong overall support for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, including HFIR and SNS, supercomputing, and the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility\n\nStrong funding to continue nuclear cleanup at the Oak Ridge Reservation (over $440M total)\n\nSecures funding for multiple public-private partnerships in the energy space\n\n$25 million and report language in Fish and Wildlife Service to control Asian carp, including $3 million for contract fishing\n\nFunding for the Federal courthouse in Chattanooga, TN\n\nCombating COVID-19:\n\nSupporting our Working Families and Students\n\n$600 stimulus checks per individual/child ($1200 per married couple)\n\nCapped at $75,000 gross adjusted income per individual ($150,000 for married couples)\n\nProviding Relief to our Small Businesses\n\nProvides over $280 billion to reopen and strengthen the PPP program\n\nCreates a simplified PPP loan forgiveness application for loans under $150,000 dollars\n\nAllows employers to deduct PPP related businesses expenses\n\nRepeals CARES Act provision that requires PPP borrowers to deduct their EIDL advance from their PPP loan forgiveness amount\n\nExtends the repayment period of deferred payroll taxes through December 31, 2021\n\nPenalties and interest on deferred unpaid tax liability will not accrue until January 1, 2022\n\nProducing and Distributing a Cure\n\nNearly $20 billion for the production of vaccines and therapeutics, covering the cost for everyone who needs it\n\n$8.75 billion for distribution of vaccines. This includes cold chain, advance freezers, and supporting state efforts\n\n$3 billion for the national stockpile\n\nProtecting our Physicians\n\nMany of our physicians expected to see payment reductions in 2021. (This is the \"E&M code\" issue that many specialty physicians have been concerned about.) We prevent at least 2/3 of these cuts from going through by establishing:\n\nA three-year delay of a new add-on code that reduces reimbursement to specialty providers\n\nA $3 billion across the board increase in physician payments in 2021\n\nThree additional months of Medicare sequester relief\n\nWays to allow more providers to access Alternative Payment Model bonuses, giving physicians added incentives to provide high-quality and cost-efficient care\n\nAn additional $20 billion distribution from the Provider Relief Fund to help doctors who have had to reduce service\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-28T00:42:23Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://fleischmann.house.gov/media/press-releases/fleischmann-secures-critical-funding-for-east-tennessee"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6663238164037466, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}