The article “Westmoreland home repair program filled before program launch” (Sept. 9, TribLIVE) omits an important fact about the “overprescribed” and popular Westmoreland County effort to repair low- income homes funded through a state allocation of American Rescue Plan funds.

The American Rescue Plan funding the popular program was passed by Congress and enacted into law in March 2021 without a single Republican vote in either the House or the Senate.

The Tribune-Review does a disservice to its readers when this fact is omitted from stories about the many programs and projects the American Rescue Plan is funding in Western Pennsylvania.

P. Michael Lobalzo

Renton, Wash.

The writer is a former Bakerstown resident.

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