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Today in the Senate

February 13, 2009:

The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m. and proceed to a period of morning business until 5:00 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. The time will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees.

The Senate expects to be in a position to vote on adoption of the conference report accompanying H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, late this afternoon or early evening.

 
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Press Release of Senator Johnson

Johnson Reacts to Department of Veterans Affairs Update on Progress of Wagner Clinic

Contact: Julianne Fisher, 202-224-1638
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Washington, DC—U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) today released this statement following the announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs that construction of the Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Wagner is moving forward despite unforeseen delays:
 
I was pleased to receive word today that the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health Service have made progress in the construction of the Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Wagner. At its peak, the clinic will provide health services to 1,200 veterans in South Dakota at a time when much-needed services are all too hard to find in rural areas.
 
Today’s announcement is a positive step, and I will continue to work with local officials and federal agencies to ensure construction of this clinic is completed in a timely way. Our veterans have proudly served our nation, and this clinic will help us do our part to fulfill our commitment to them.   
 
According to the VA, a memorandum of understanding has been completed that will allow Indian Health Service (IHS) to issue a building permit for the clinic, which will be located at the corner of Washington Avenue and Highway 46. Support services, including supplies, janitorial, maintenance, trash and snow removal, parking lot/grounds maintenance, and security will be purchased from IHS.
 
As Chairman of the Senate Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, Johnson announced in 2007 that the Department of Veterans Affairs would open two new CBOC’s in Watertown, SD and Wagner, SD.
 
The CBOC is established to improve veterans’ access to primary and specialty care in rural areas. Services will include comprehensive primary care, health promotion, maintenance, routine/urgent care procedures and education.
 
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For more information on Senator Tim Johnson visit his website at http://johnson.senate.gov.  
 

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