[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 182 (Friday, November 16, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H9551-H9552]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             THE EISENHOWER VETERAN CARE TRANSITION CENTER

  (Mr. MITCHELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Speaker, my district, the 10th Congressional 
District of Michigan, is the proud home to Selfridge Air National Guard 
Base, one of our Nation's premier National Guard bases, home to more 
than 40 national defense and homeland security tenants, including all 
branches of the military, the Coast Guard, and Customs and Border 
Protection.
  I rise today to commemorate the groundbreaking ceremony for 
Selfridge's newest tenant organization, the Eisenhower Veteran Care 
Transition Center. When completed, the facility will provide 
residential rehabilitation and reintegration programs for up to 42 
veterans at a time who are suffering from service-related conditions, 
including post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and 
more.
  This new veteran care transition center ensures that our wounded 
warriors

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receive the essential care they earned, allowing them to continue to 
live independently in our community.
  I am thankful to the leadership of Selfridge, including General John 
Slocum, the 127th Wing and Selfridge Air National Guard Base commander, 
for working hard to bring this resource to southeast Michigan and 
Selfridge, and ensuring that veterans in this area get the best 
possible care.

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