I appreciate the opportunity to testify before this committee to advocate for the construction of a new Department of Veteran Affair Medical center in the Rio Grande Valley. We have an increasing number of veterans. We've got about 50,000 veterans in the region that do not have the necessary medical care in the region. They're traveling 300 miles to get this care. 24,000. About half of the service members have a have a service connected disability. (00:11–00:21)
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Asserts that there are about 50,000 veterans in the Rio Grande Valley lacking necessary medical care.
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