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1. Delegation Frustrated with VA Response to Proposed Meeting on Hot Springs - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   December 19, 2012

   Delegation Frustrated with VA Response to Proposed Meeting on Hot Springs - Press Releases - U.S....Frustrated with VA Response to Proposed Meeting on Hot Springs December...of the Save the VA Committee in Hot Springs to help determine the best way to ensure area veterans...

2. Delegation Opposes Hot Springs VA Proposal - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   October 24, 2012

   Delegation Opposes Hot Springs VA Proposal - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...Delegation Opposes Hot Springs VA...if the Hot Springs VA were to close.  The letter to Secretary Shinseki is available...

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

   Delegation Disappointed by Secretary McDonald’s Decision to Decline Hot Springs VA Tour...to Decline Hot Springs VA Tour and Meeting November 23, 2016...a December 2, 2016, tour and meeting at the Hot Springs VA. McDonald will instead travel to the facility...

4. Delegation Urges VA Secretary to Withdraw Plans to Close Hot Springs VA from Obama Admin. Budget Proposal - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   February 10, 2015

   Delegation Urges VA Secretary to Withdraw Plans to Close Hot Springs VA from Obama Admin. Budget...Delegation Urges VA Secretary to Withdraw Plans to Close Hot Springs VA... Hot Springs VA facilities, despite previous assurances that the VA would not act without finishing...

5. Delegation Critical of Final EIS for Hot Springs VA - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   November 10, 2016

   Delegation Critical of Final EIS for Hot Springs VA - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...of Final EIS for Hot Springs VA November 10, 2016...on whether or not to close the Hot Springs facility based on the results of the VA’s EIS...

6. Delegation Meets With VA Secretary in D.C. Following Hot Springs Visit - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   December 06, 2016

   Delegation Meets With VA Secretary in D.C. Following Hot Springs Visit - Press Releases - U.S....Meets With VA Secretary in D.C. Following Hot Springs Visit December 6, 2016...as prescribed by law. “Making sure veterans in the Hot Springs area have access...

7. Delegation Statement on VA Decision to Close Hot Springs Facility - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   January 06, 2017

   Delegation Statement on VA Decision to Close Hot Springs Facility - Press Releases - U.S. Senator...Statement on VA Decision to Close Hot Springs Facility Secretary McDonald’s...Decision Comes Weeks After Hearing Concerns From Hot Springs Community January...

8. Thune, Johnson Applaud Decision to Keep Hot Springs VA Medical Center Open - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   October 09, 2020

   Thune, Johnson Applaud Decision to Keep Hot Springs VA Medical Center Open - Press Releases - U.S....Johnson Applaud Decision to Keep Hot Springs VA Medical Center Open October...which would have significantly reduced services at the Hot Springs VA medical center. “We...

9. Delegation Calls on New VA Secretary to Visit Hot Springs VA Hospital - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
   July 31, 2014

   Delegation Calls on New VA Secretary to Visit Hot Springs VA Hospital - Press Releases - U.S....Calls on New VA Secretary to Visit Hot Springs VA Hospital July 31, 2014...its opposition to the VA’s planned closing of the VA hospital in Hot Springs that was first proposed...

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

    Delegation Reviewing Draft EIS Findings on Hot Springs VA - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John...Reviewing Draft EIS Findings on Hot Springs VA October 28, 2015...serves all of our veterans.” “For more than 100 years, the Hot Springs ...

11. Secretary Shinseki Should Work with Hot Springs Community to Continue Care - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
    February 01, 2013

    Secretary Shinseki Should Work with Hot Springs Community to Continue Care - Opinion Editorials -...Shinseki Should Work with Hot Springs Community to Continue Care...Springs, Fort Meade, and Rapid City. The proposal sparked great concern throughout Hot Springs ...

12. Delegation Applauds Progress Toward Keeping Hot Springs VA Medical Center Open - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    September 10, 2020

    Delegation Applauds Progress Toward Keeping Hot Springs VA Medical Center Open - Press Releases -...Applauds Progress Toward Keeping Hot Springs VA Medical Center Open...which would have significantly reduced services at the Hot Springs VA medical center....

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

    Delegation Calls on Shinseki to Return Hot Springs VA to Full Operation - Press Releases - U.S....Calls on Shinseki to Return Hot Springs VA to Full Operation Letter...the Hot Springs campus to its former levels of operations and staff before conducting a five-year...

14. Delegation Urges Veterans Affair Secretary to Prioritize Hot Springs VA in 2020 - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    December 17, 2019

    Delegation Urges Veterans Affair Secretary to Prioritize Hot Springs VA in 2020 - Press Releases -...Urges Veterans Affair Secretary to Prioritize Hot Springs VA in 2020...and work to address the long-standing matters at the Hot Springs VA.”...

15. Delegation Meets With New VA Secretary David Shulkin to Discuss Future of Hot Springs Facility - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    May 04, 2017

    Delegation Meets With New VA Secretary David Shulkin to Discuss Future of Hot Springs Facility -...of Hot Springs Facility May 4, 2017... Springs facility. Secretary Shulkin noted that clinical operations in Hot Springs will continue...

16. Delegation Meets with VA Secretary to Urge Reconsideration of Proposal to Close Hot Springs VA - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    February 25, 2015

    Delegation Meets with VA Secretary to Urge Reconsideration of Proposal to Close Hot Springs VA -...to reconfigure the Hot Springs VA, U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), member...period. Secretary McDonald has declined numerous invitations to visit the Hot Springs campus...

17. Delegation Invites Veteran Affairs Secretary to Hot Springs VA Facility in South Dakota - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    November 19, 2018

    Delegation Invites Veteran Affairs Secretary to Hot Springs VA Facility in South Dakota - Press...Delegation Invites Veteran Affairs Secretary to Hot Springs VA Facility in South Dakota...Secretary Robert Wilkie, who was confirmed in July, to visit the Hot Springs VA facility in South...

18. Thune Blasts Administration Plans to Press Forward with Hot Springs VA Closure Amid Recent VA Scandals - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    May 13, 2014

    Thune Blasts Administration Plans to Press Forward with Hot Springs VA Closure Amid Recent VA...Thune Blasts Administration Plans to Press Forward with Hot Springs VA...of Veterans Affairs (VA) that it will move forward with a contractor to conduct the Hot Springs ...

19. Delegation Urges VA Secretary to Meet with Veterans and Community Members During Upcoming Hot Springs VA Visit - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    February 24, 2020

    Members During 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 plan.” February...

20. Delegation Calls on Shinseki to Ensure EIS for Hot Springs VA Does Not Start With Pre-Determined Outcome - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    January 16, 2014

    Delegation Calls on Shinseki to Ensure EIS for Hot Springs VA Does Not Start With Pre-Determined...Delegation Calls on Shinseki to Ensure EIS for Hot Springs VA Does Not...provided in Hot Springs will be maintained.  Do we have your assurance that veterans...

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

    Delegation Requests Meeting With Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki in Hot Springs - Press...Requests Meeting With Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki in Hot Springs ...today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki to request a meeting in Hot ...

22. Thune Tours Wessington Springs Wind Farm - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    August 26, 2008

    Thune Tours Wessington Springs Wind Farm - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune... Springs Wind Farm August 26, 2008...SD —  Senator John Thune today toured the Heartland Consumers Power District's Wessington Springs ...

23. Thune Praises Opening of VA Outreach Clinic in Wessington Springs - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    April 27, 2007

    Thune Praises Opening of VA Outreach Clinic in Wessington Springs - Press Releases - U.S. Senator...Opening of VA Outreach Clinic in Wessington Springs April 27, 2007...in Wessington Springs will allow many veterans in South Dakota to get the care they need closer...

24. Secretary Shinseki Should Work with Hot Springs Community to Continue Care - Opinion Editorials - U.S. Senator John Thune
    February 01, 2013

    sparked great concern throughout Hot Springs and the surrounding communities about how the VA changes...for example, veterans worry that without access to the Hot Springs VA they will have to rely...that the voices of our veterans and the Hot Springs community must be a part of any changes....

25. Thune, Johnson Applaud Decision to Keep Hot Springs VA Medical Center Open - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune
    October 09, 2020

    – to keep the Hot Springs facility open, but we would never have succeeded without the passion...and persistence of Hot Springs veterans and the Hot Springs community, which rallied in support...I’m in ‘the Veterans’ Town,’ a title Hot Springs so richly deserves.”  “In...