[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 144 (Thursday, September 11, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1773]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. DAVE WELDON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2008

  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information for publication in the Congressional Record regarding 
earmarks I received as part of H.R. 6599, The Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for FY 2009.
  I have requested that the committee provide the full $122,000,000 
requested by the Administration for construction of the East-Central 
Florida (Orlando) New Veteran's Medical Facility under the Department 
of Veterans Affairs Major Construction account. The committee provided 
$220,000,000 within the bill.
  The Medical Center will consist of a 134-bed hospital, a large 
medical clinic, a 120-bed Nursing Home, a 60-bed domiciliary, and full 
support services, utilities, and infrastructure on a new site. It will 
provide VA Acute Care, complex Specialty Care and advanced Ancillary/
Diagnostic services for approximately 92,000 veteran enrollees. The 
site selected is in the Lake Nona development in Orlando, Florida.




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