Federal omnibus spending bill will help GCC Nursing Program in part through expansion of Virtual Hospital.
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The Culpeper Star-Exponent reports that Germanna's nursing program will be getting a boost from Washington:
RICHMOND — Germanna Community College will receive $285,000 in federal money thanks to Rep. Rob J. Wittman, R-1st.
The Westmoreland native requested the funds through the omnibus spending bill signed into law by President Barack Obama on Wednesday, granting $155.1 million to 186 projects into Virginia localities, university and nonprofit groups.
That spending amounts to $19.97 per capita for Virginia, less than the national per capita figure of $22.39, according to the government watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense.
The GCC money would help pay for a nurse training initiative and state-of-the-art equipment.
The spending bill allocates $287,000 for upgrades to the combined sewer overflow system in Richmond, $400,000 for security upgrades at the Oliver Hill Courts Building and $617,500 for GRTC buses.
While pet projects continue to benefit, Virginia’s congressional delegation varies on the view of earmarks and the method for doling them out.
Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, didn’t put in for any. He favors a freeze on earmarks because he thinks they contribute to the federal deficit.
Sen. Jim Webb, on the other hand, sent out news releases Wednesday about project money he secured.
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