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11. Delegation Reviewing Draft EIS Findings on Hot Springs VA - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
    October 28, 2015

    For Newsletter Press Releases Recent Press Releases Delegation Reviewing Draft EIS Findings on Hot Springs VA October 28 2015 WASHINGTON U S Sens John Thune R S D and Mike Rounds R S D a member of the Senate...statement EIS with respect to the Black Hills Health Care System and the veterans facility in Hot Springs South Dakota The draft EIS is now open to a 60 day public comment period prior to a final EIS and...Secretary Robert McDonald My primary concern remains what is best for our veterans said Thune Hot Springs is a special place of healing built around the veterans community As I continue to review this...

12. Delegation Calls on Shinseki to Return Hot Springs VA to Full Operation - Press Releases - U.S. Senator...
    December 13, 2013

    Up For Newsletter Press Releases Recent Press Releases Delegation Calls on Shinseki to Return Hot Springs VA to Full Operation Letter highlights questions that have gone unanswered for two years December...today sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs VA Eric Shinseki calling for him to return Hot Springs Black Hills Health Care System BHHCS to full operation following the lack of leadership and breach...consideration afforded to alternatives we again request that the VA make efforts to return the Hot Springs campus to its former levels of operations and staff before conducting a five year review to gather...

13. Secretary David Shulkin to Discuss Future of Hot Springs Facility - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John...
    May 04, 2017

    Recent Press Releases Delegation Meets With New VA Secretary David Shulkin to Discuss Future of Hot Springs Facility May 4 2017 WASHINGTON U S Sens John Thune R S D and Mike Rounds R S D a member of the...reviewing the decision by the Obama administration to close the Hot Springs facility Secretary Shulkin noted that clinical operations in Hot Springs will continue for the time being and the VA is making progress...expansions in Rapid City while maintaining the residential rehabilitation treatment program in the Hot Springs domiciliary I appreciate Secretary Shulkin s willingness to meet with us and keep these lines of...

14. Delegation Invites Veteran Affairs Secretary to Hot Springs VA Facility in South Dakota - Press Releases...
    November 19, 2018

    Newsletter Press Releases Recent Press Releases Delegation Invites Veteran Affairs Secretary to Hot Springs VA Facility in South Dakota November 19 2018 WASHINGTON U S Sens John Thune R S D and Mike Rounds...D have invited Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie who was confirmed in July to visit the Hot Springs VA facility in South Dakota The delegation has worked closely with the U S Department of Veterans...continue to appreciate the scope of the VA s mission and footprint we hope you will consider visiting Hot Springs to see firsthand the quality five star care provided and hear from those personally impacted by...

15. to Urge Reconsideration of Proposal to Close Hot Springs VA - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
    February 25, 2015

    Press Releases Delegation Meets with VA Secretary to Urge Reconsideration of Proposal to Close Hot Springs VA February 25 2015 Washington D C Following a February 10 letter from the South Dakota delegation...McDonald urging the Obama administration to withdraw its budget proposal plans to reconfigure the Hot Springs VA U S Sens John Thune R S D and Mike Rounds R S D member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee...Secretary McDonald has declined numerous invitations to visit the Hot Springs campus and the delegation encouraged him once again to visit Hot Springs as soon as possible Today s meeting made clear what we ve...

16. Blasts Administration Plans to Press Forward with Hot Springs VA Closure Amid Recent VA Scandals - Press Releases...
    May 13, 2014

    Newsletter Press Releases Recent Press Releases Thune Blasts Administration Plans to Press Forward with Hot Springs VA Closure Amid Recent VA Scandals May 13 2014 Washington D C U S Senator John Thune R South Dakota...the Department of Veterans Affairs VA that it will move forward with a contractor to conduct the Hot Springs VA s Environment Impact Statement EIS in the wake of national reports of secret VA wait lists and...resulted in preventable veteran deaths the VA has the audacity to press forward with closing the Hot Springs VA I think American veterans would be better served by the VA focusing on addressing this immediate...

17. Delegation Calls on Shinseki to Ensure EIS for Hot Springs VA Does Not Start With Pre-Determined Outcome...
    January 16, 2014

    Newsletter Press Releases Recent Press Releases Delegation Calls on Shinseki to Ensure EIS for Hot Springs VA Does Not Start With Pre Determined Outcome Letter calls for EIS to be conducted thoroughly and...BHHCS The delegation continues to believe that the Domiciliary and Medical Center should remain in Hot Springs The letter also calls on the Secretary to ensure the Environmental Impact Statement EIS for the...potential realignment and continue to believe the Domiciliary and Medical Center should remain in Hot Springs Nevertheless we appreciate your personal interest in this matter and commitment to our nation s...

18. Veterans and Community Members During Upcoming Hot Springs VA Visit - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John...
    February 24, 2020

    Upcoming Hot Springs VA Visit Failure to hold a discussion about the Hot Springs campus with veterans will forgo an opportunity to hear firsthand from veterans about long held concerns with the VA s Hot Springs...personally affected by the VA s Black Hills planned realignment during his upcoming visit to the Hot Springs VA medical center Currently Wilkie s draft itinerary does not include interaction with members...to hold a discussion about the Hot Springs campus with them will forgo an opportunity to hear firsthand from veterans about long held concerns with the VA s Hot Springs plan Moreover it will confirm to...

19. by Secretary McDonald’s Decision to Decline Hot Springs VA Tour and Meeting - Press Releases - U.S. Senator...
    November 23, 2016

    Releases Recent Press Releases Delegation Disappointed by Secretary McDonald s Decision to Decline Hot Springs VA Tour and Meeting November 23 2016 WASHINGTON U S Sens John Thune R S D and Mike Rounds R S D...disappointment and concern over McDonald s decision to decline a December 2 2016 tour and meeting at the Hot Springs VA McDonald will instead travel to the facility on November 30 2016 a day on which the VA knows...the facility with the delegation prior to making his decision on whether or not to shutter the Hot Springs VA Given the magnitude of the changes the VA s proposed consolidation would have on veteran care...

20. With Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki in Hot Springs - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
    October 02, 2012

    Recent Press Releases Delegation Requests Meeting With Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki in Hot Springs October 2 2012 Senator Tim Johnson D SD Senator John Thune R SD and Representative Kristi Noem...today sent a letter to U S Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki to request a meeting in Hot Springs regarding the proposed changes to the Black Hills Health Care System BHHCS The delegation was joined...meeting with you the tri state congressional delegation and members of the Save the VA Committee in Hot Springs SD We believe that it is important you hear directly from the members of the community our veterans...