Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Bud Cramer (Ala.-05) announced that the House approved on Tuesday the conference report for the Fiscal Year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill.

Representative Cramer, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, secured $925,000 for North Alabama projects in this bill. 

Among the projects approved in the final conference agreement include:

• $200,000 for construction of a pedestrian bridge at Huntsville Hospital.
• $75,000 for renovations and expansion of the Limestone Community Care Medical Clinic.
• $75,000 for construction of a new HEALS Dental Clinic.

“The funding in this bill helps our community continue to provide quality healthcare services to those who need it the most,” said Cramer.

Also included in the final report:

• 325,000 for the Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology.
• 250,000 for construction of a Health and Science Building at the University of North Alabama.

“North Alabama has a strong reputation for being on the forefront of scientific research and discovery,” said Cramer.  “This bill enables our community to continue to build upon our success with state-of-the-art facilities.”

The FY 2008 Labor-HHS Appropriations conference report now moves to the Senate for consideration.