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Veterans' Affairs
In 1992, a Veterans Administration (VA) clinic was first proposed to improve the quality of health care for veterans of the 10th District. Upon arriving in Congress in 2005, Patrick McHenry built bipartisan support to cut the bureaucratic red tape that had stalled the project for 16 years. The Congressman brought the Secretary of Veterans Affairs into his office to make the case for expediting the Hickory VA clinic. With relentless pressure and persuasion, the clinic was finally approved and opened its doors on June 4, 2008. In its first phase, the VA clinic will serve 5,500 local veterans and be staffed by 39 full-time health care personnel and 5 primary care physicians. The second phase is planned for 2010 and will serve as many as 10,700 local veterans. He is now working to bring a second clinic to our area. Congressman McHenry was recognized by the North Carolina Chapters of the American Legion and Marine Corps League for his work in getting the VA clinic opened.
Patrick McHenry helped pass the modernized and more generous GI Bill. The new GI Bill provides qualified veterans with the equivalent of four years of college education at a state university. Congressman McHenry supported a provision in the bill that allows benefits to be transferable to spouses and children.
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McHenry Votes to Extend Worker Assistance, Increase Military Pay & Fund Veterans Health Care
9.25.2008
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McHenry Votes for GI Bill Our Veterans Deserve and Jobless Benefits Our Families Need
6.19.2008
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Congressman McHenry Announces Veterans To Begin Receiving Care At Hickory CBOC June 4
4.30.2008
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Congressman McHenry Announces Hickory Veterans’ Healthcare Clinic Ribbon Cutting Ceremony To Be Held May 29
4.23.2008
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Congressman McHenry Releases Statement On FY 2009 Budget
3.5.2008
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