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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs operates |
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| clinics throughout the United States to provide health care |
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| services to veterans; and
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| WHEREAS, Besides providing health care services to |
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| veterans, VA clinics also provide jobs to local residents and |
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| therefore benefit local economies; and
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| WHEREAS, The former Lincoln Developmental Center in |
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| Lincoln, Illinois, was closed in 2002, resulting in the loss of |
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| hundreds of jobs; and
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| WHEREAS, Approximately 800 veterans reside in Logan County |
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| alone; at the present time they have to drive several hours to |
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| the nearest VA clinic; and
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| WHEREAS, The campus of the former Lincoln Developmental |
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| Center in Lincoln, Illinois, is not currently in use and is |
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| suitable for use as a VA clinic; in particular, the Coty |
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| Medical Building on that campus is a ready-made site for such a |
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| clinic, being already set up with medical offices, surgical |
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| equipment, and laboratory facilities; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we urge Congress to take all steps necessary to provide for the |
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| establishment of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs clinic |
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| on the campus of the former Lincoln Developmental Center in |
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| Lincoln, Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That A suitable copy of this resolution be sent |
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| to each member of the Illinois Congressional delegation.
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