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Community Health Centers and Children's healthcare providers were pleased to learn on Wednesday that Washington State has been awarded a $16,987,468 performance bonus from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to support the enrollment and retention of eligible children in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The awards also help offset costs of enrolling lower income children in Medicaid.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced it will award Washington State $38.6 million to support more than 200 projects that address homelessness. The grant is a part of $1.47 billion Continuum of Care awards that ensure more than 7,100 homeless programs around the country remain operational in 2012.

Congressman Smith spoke live with KOMO News Radio on the possible implications of N. Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's death. Click here to listen to the full interview.

As co-chair of the Congressional Caucus for Effective Foreign Assistance (CCEFA), Congressman Smith supports initiatives and advocates for legislation that improves the transparency and accountability of U.S. foreign assistance programs.

Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that homelessness among our nation's Veterans decreased by nearly 12 percent between January 2010 and January 2011.