First Lady Michelle Obama (wearing a Givenchy belt) speaks during a visit to Unity Health Care's Upper Cardozo Center June 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. Mrs. Obama visited Unity’s Upper Cardozo Health Center in D.C. and announced the release of a whooping $851 million in grants to address pressing health center facility and equipment needs and increase access to health care for millions of Americans. The money was made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. More and more Americans join the ranks of the uninsured due to the economic downturn and skyrocketing health costs.
First lady Michelle Obama is pictured before her remarks during a visit to Unity Health Care's Upper Cardozo Center in Washington June 29, 2009. At the facility Obama announced the U.S. Government's support for the renovation and modernization of the health center, funded through the American Recovery and Re-investment Act.
