Tom Latham: “as the chairman knows, my district in northwest Iowa, like many areas…”

On the recordJuly 17, 1998

as the chairman knows, my district in northwest Iowa, like many areas throughout rural America, finds itself underserved when it comes to health care. This is particularly true concerning area veterans. My district, which covers one-third of Iowa's geographic area, is served by VISN No. 13 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and VISN No. 14 in Omaha, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa. Yet there are no VA medical facilities in the district to serve area veterans. Therefore, most veterans must travel anywhere from an hour-and-a-half to three hours each way to find VA medical care. The placement of a VA community-based outpatient clinic in Sioux City and Fort Dodge would greatly increase the accessibility of VA health care for my constituents. Would the chairman agree to work with me in urging the VA to work towards this end?

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Tom Latham

Iowa

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Addressing the lack of VA medical facilities for veterans in northwest Iowa.

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Tom Latham: “as the chairman knows, my district in northwest Iowa, like many areas throughout rural America, finds itself underserved…”

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