McALLEN, May 1 - U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-IL, has signed on as a co-sponsor of legislation providing for a Veteran's Administration hospital in the Rio Grande Valley.
Obama signed on to S.1838, authored by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's, R-Texas, on Tuesday saying veterans in South Texas, as well as veterans across the nation, should all be provided with accessible health care, and “receive the benefits they deserve.”
The 24-county South Texas region is home to about 115,000 veterans. The nearest VA hospital, some four hours away for veterans in the Valley, is Audie Murphy in San Antonio.
There will be early voting going on this coming weekend
Don't forget to vote for Johnny Rodriguez and Lonnie Guerrero. It's time for change. It's time to say goodbye to the old. And hello to the new. Ten million dollars over budget on the new edinburg city hall. Four million dollars over budget on the new edinburg police station.
A grand total of 14 million dollars over budget on just two city projects. Let's give a round of applause to the people responsible for all of this. Richard Garcia, Alma Garza, Gene Espinoza, and Noe Garza all of this done under the Richard Garcia administration.
