Sens. Moran, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Build & Expand VA Medical Facilities
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) – chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – recently introduced legislation to authorize the construction and expansion of major medical facilities for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The Fiscal Year 2025 VA Major Medical Facility Authorization Act would authorize VA to start construction on a new critical care center in West Los Angeles, California, and expand clinical space for mental health facilities in Dallas, Texas. These projects were requested by VA in the department’s annual budget submission to Congress.
“Our veterans deserve quality care, and this begins with updated, modernized VA facilities,” said Sen. Moran. “This legislation will allow VA to make critical improvements to medical facilities in Texas and California that will better serve veterans in those states for decades to come. I appreciate Ranking Member Blumenthal introducing this legislation with me, and I look forward to its passage.”
“Improving veterans’ health care starts with ensuring VA has the modern facilities in place to serve veterans and their families nationwide,” said Sen. Blumenthal. “Our bipartisan bill will deliver new VA construction projects across the country—expanding veterans’ access to the health care they earned and bolstering local economies in the process. We also have a sacred obligation to provide VA the funding it needs to modernize its hospitals, nursing homes, and other critical infrastructure projects that have been dramatically underfunded for years. I’ll keep fighting alongside Chairman Moran to make sure we get these projects built and see they get the funding they need.”
The full text of the legislation can be found here.
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