[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1647 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1647

Urging the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acquire and utilize the Our 
 Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, as a 
 full-service Department of Veterans Affairs hospital to better serve 
         veterans throughout the Acadiana region of Louisiana.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2010

Mr. Melancon submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Urging the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acquire and utilize the Our 
 Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, as a 
 full-service Department of Veterans Affairs hospital to better serve 
         veterans throughout the Acadiana region of Louisiana.

Whereas Louisiana veterans, having served the United States with honor and at 
        great personal sacrifice, deserve the best possible medical treatment 
        available;
Whereas the residents of Louisiana and the American people owe the security of 
        the Nation to those who have heroically defended it;
Whereas over 60,000 veterans currently reside in Louisiana's Acadiana region;
Whereas veterans living in Lafayette, Louisiana, and the surrounding areas must 
        travel more than 180 miles round trip to receive comprehensive medical 
        treatment from a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital;
Whereas traveling long distances to receive medical treatment is inconvenient 
        and difficult for many veterans;
Whereas the Department of Veterans Affairs has stated its desire to expand 
        medical services in Lafayette to better serve Acadiana veterans and 
        their families;
Whereas the Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, 
        is being vacated in 2011, and this presents an opportunity for the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acquire a prime medical facility; and
Whereas a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Acadiana would be a boon to 
        the region's economy, providing more than 1,300 jobs to residents and 
        veterans: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives strongly urges the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acquire and utilize the Our Lady of 
Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, as a full-
service Department of Veterans Affairs hospital to better serve 
veterans throughout the Acadiana region of Louisiana.
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