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REPUBLICAN PRESS
RELEASE
May 31, 2007
SEN. CRAIG ANNOUNCES NEW VA CLINIC WILL BE
BASED IN COEUR d’ALENE IDAHO
Friday Sen. Craig, VA Secretary Jim Nicholson,
and other Members of Congress will meet with wounded at Landstuhl Army
Hospital in Germany
Media contact: Jeff Schrade (202)224-9093
(Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany) – A new Community-Based Outpatient
Clinic (CBOC) for veterans will soon open in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, U.S.
Senator Larry Craig announced today. Craig learned of the decision while
traveling in Europe with U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim
Nicholson.
"I am very pleased that VA has decided to locate the clinic in northern
Idaho. The fact that they were able to move swiftly in deciding which
community to place it in is indicative that our veterans in Idaho need
the service now," said Craig. "The specific location in Coeur d’Alene is
the next big step."
Tonight, Craig is with VA Secretary Jim Nicholson and several other
members of congress at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. Tomorrow,
Craig’s group will meet with wounded servicemembers at the Landstuhl
Army Hospital, located just a few miles away.
"It’s always troubling to see the wounded when they first come in from
the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan. But it’s important that we be
there, to see them and let them know that we support them and that we
are dedicated to providing them with the best medical care available,"
Craig said.
It was just a few days ago that Nicholson announced that a new medical
clinic would open somewhere in northern Idaho, and that 37 additional
community-based outpatient clinics would soon open in 21 other states.
"Earlier this week, Secretary Nicholson announced a new clinic in the
northern part of Idaho and I am pleased that he quickly made a decision
as to its location. The decision was based on demographics. Simply put,
the highest concentration of veterans in northern Idaho live in the
Coeur d’Alene area," Craig said.
"VA is committed to providing world-class health care to the men and
women of Idaho who have served our nation," Nicholson said. "This new
clinic will bring VA’s top-notch care closer to the veterans who have
earned it."
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