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Veronica Escobar: “William Beaumont, the VA hospital that will be adjacent to…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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'It's Unconscionable': Veronica Escobar Presses Doug Collins On Cost Of VA Projects

Published | Video Starts at 02:01

And even though that sounds like it's quite some time away, planning for the staffing, quality care and operations of a facility of this scale and scope needs to start early. In William Beaumont, the VA hospital that will be adjacent to this new VA facility was $400 million over budget and was three years delayed. Thankfully, that's not the case with this facility. But as you can imagine, veterans have apprehension about making sure that the new facility is opened on time, on budget, with adequate staffing. (02:01–02:13)

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