Senator Mitch McConnell Flexes His Political Muscle, Almost Doubles Appropriation For Louisville VA Hospital Originally Sought By John Yarmuth.
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Below is the latest from the C-J:
A Senate panel today agreed to provide $75 million for the new Veterans Affairs hospital in Louisville — a $30 million increase over what the House would spend.
The increase was requested by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and would be used for design work on the new facility.
Last month a House panel approved $45 million for the hospital at the request of Rep. John Yarmuth, D-3rd District.
In both the Senate and House spending bills — for military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs — the $45 million would be used for land acquisition and site preparation.
McConnell’s $30 million addition will be subject to negotiations between the House and Senate over the final form of the spending bill.
“This is great news for the tens of thousands of veterans living in and around Louisville who rely on the VA for their health-care needs,” McConnell said in a statement after the action by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
He added that the new facility “will help ensure that America’s heroes receive the quality health care and other benefits they deserve.”
The new facility, expected to cost $700 million, would replace the existing 57-year-old VA Hospital on Zorn Avenue. The new hospital is scheduled to open in 2013.
Below is the latest from the C-J:
A Senate panel today agreed to provide $75 million for the new Veterans Affairs hospital in Louisville — a $30 million increase over what the House would spend.
The increase was requested by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and would be used for design work on the new facility.
Last month a House panel approved $45 million for the hospital at the request of Rep. John Yarmuth, D-3rd District.
In both the Senate and House spending bills — for military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs — the $45 million would be used for land acquisition and site preparation.
McConnell’s $30 million addition will be subject to negotiations between the House and Senate over the final form of the spending bill.
“This is great news for the tens of thousands of veterans living in and around Louisville who rely on the VA for their health-care needs,” McConnell said in a statement after the action by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
He added that the new facility “will help ensure that America’s heroes receive the quality health care and other benefits they deserve.”
The new facility, expected to cost $700 million, would replace the existing 57-year-old VA Hospital on Zorn Avenue. The new hospital is scheduled to open in 2013.
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I hope that typo in the subject line is not intentional.
Thanks, Jean. It was a typo, and it has been changed.
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