SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-New Hartford) was in her home district Tuesday to announce her introduction of the Remember Our Local Heroes Act. The bill would give federal funding to local organizations responsible for building and maintaining memorials for fallen veterans and first responders.
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“So many of these local governments have not had the resources to give the proper recognition posthumously to these people and remember them as this beautiful park is done,” said Tenney.
The park Tenney’s referring to is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Rome–the site of her announcement and a prime example of how tough local fundraising can be for memorials.
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Proposed legislation from U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New Hartford, would create a federal program to assist in the construction, restoration and maintenance of memorials.
The Remembering Our Local Heroes Act would fund eligible monuments honoring veterans, active-duty military personnel, law enforcement and firefighters. A grant program would provide grants as much as $100,000 to applicants demonstrating strong community support and secure matching funds from public and private sources.
The grant program would have an initial period of five years under Tenney’s legislation, which she unveiled during a press event Tuesday at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial site at the former Griffiss Air Force Base. The program would authorize $2 million annually in grants.
DES MOINES — When Iowa lawmakers wrapped up their 2021 session just before midnight May 19, they adjourned sine die — that is, without setting a date to return.
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