WASHINGTON DC – This week, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget includes a new veterans hospital in Reno to replace the existing VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System’s medical center. This news follows a push led by Senator Rosen, along with Senator Cortez Masto, urging the President to include the construction of a new veterans hospital in his budget.
KRNV Reno: As A Result of Rosen-Led Push, New Reno Veterans’ Hospital Included in President’s Budget
Reporter: Today, Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto announced that the President’s 2024 budget includes a new veteran’s hospital for Reno. Both Senators had urged the President to include the construction of a new veteran’s hospital in his budget.
KTVN Reno: New Reno Veterans’ Hospital Included in President’s Budget, Rosen/Cortez Masto announce
Key Points:
- [The inclusion of the VA hospital in the President’s budget] follows a push led by Senator Rosen, along with Senator Cortez Masto, urging the President to include the construction of a new veterans hospital in his budget.
- In 2012, the VA submitted a request to renovate the existing medical center in order to address infrastructure deficiencies and expand it to include a clinical and research wing.
- Since then, it has been determined that building a new, state-of-the-art facility to provide high-quality care to Nevada’s veterans would be more cost-effective, and the time to complete construction of a new facility would be significantly shorter than renovating the existing medical center.
This is Reno: New Reno VA hospital included in President Biden’s budget
Key Points:
- U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced today that President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget includes a new veterans hospital in Reno.
- “Our veterans and their families sacrificed so much to protect our nation, and I’ll always fight to ensure they have the best access to quality health care when they come home,” said Sen. Rosen. “I’m proud to have led the effort to push the President to include a new, state-of-the-art hospital in Reno in his budget to provide our heroes with the quality medical care they deserve.”
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