[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9798]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           PAHRUMP VA CLINIC

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Nevada (Mr. Hardy) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. HARDY. Mr. Speaker, we live in America, a nation conceived in 
liberty and consecrated by the service and sacrifice of our military 
men and women.
  Veterans throughout the country depend on our integrity to keep our 
promises. We promise to care for their health after they come home from 
battle; and yet, too often, we delay making good on the promise.
  Specifically, why have veterans of Pahrump, Nevada, had the promise 
of a new clinic dangled over their heads for years? Construction was 
finally approved nearly 1 year ago, and the ground remains unbroken.
  Later today, the VA is holding a town hall in Pahrump. My staff will 
be there to hear the latest updates. I hope they will finally have 
something to tell the veterans there other than what they have shared 
with me.
  Something is very wrong with the VA right now. My advocacy for the 
veterans of my district, especially those who need better and more 
accessible health care now, will not cease.
  Let's not leave our veterans with more unmet promises. We can do 
better for the more than 8,000 veterans of Nye County, Nevada.

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