VA hospital

U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-PorterU.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-Rochester) has filed legislation that would require a full serviced VA hospital in the Granite State.

New Hampshire is the only state that does not have a VA hospital and establishing one has become a campaign issue for every federal candidate.

For Immediate Release

Monday, July 28, 2008

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Jamie Radice (202) 225-5456

Congresswoman Shea-Porter To Introduce Legislation Requiring New Hampshire Has Full Service VA Hospital

Manchester, NH— Today, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter continued to demonstrate her unwavering support for veterans by announcing she will introduce legislation requiring the Veterans Administration to provide New Hampshire veterans with the same services veterans in other states receive at their full service hospitals.  Congresswoman Shea-Porter’s bill, “The Veterans Equity Health Act,” will ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous states have access to at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration or receive comparable services provided by contract. 

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SUNUNU COMMITS TO EXPANDING HEALTHCARE ACCESS FOR VETERANS;

VA SECRETARY’S COMMENTS “SHORT-SIGHTED”

WASHIINGTON, DC – United States Senator John Sununu (R-NH) today (6/26) committed to expanding healthcare access for veterans and called U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary James B. Peake’s recent comments on healthcare accessibility for veterans ‘short-sighted.’  Sununu issued the following statement on Thursday: