Press Release Julia Brownley’s Office: Working Across the Aisle to Help Veterans in Ventura County and Nationwide
One of my top priorities in Congress is to improve the lives of the nearly 45,000 veterans right here in Ventura County, and the millions across the nation, to whom we owe a great debt for their service.
That is why I’m so proud of the bipartisan successes my colleagues on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and I have been able to achieve recently.
At the end of July, we worked across the aisle to send legislation to the President’s desk, including:
- My bill that will deliver a new 41,000 square foot, expanded VA clinic for Ventura County, as well as 27 other VA health facilities across 17 states in communities where veterans are underserved. This new VA clinic in Oxnard will support the growing population of veterans in our region and improve their access to specialty care—from audiology to physical therapy—without requiring them to drive all the way to West LA or Sepulveda. This is a major win for Ventura County veterans, and I’m so pleased that we were able to get it funded.
- A bill that would fund the Choice Program so that veterans don’t lose access to needed community healthcare.
- A new Forever G.I. Bill expanding education benefits for current and future veterans and their families pursuing a college education.
The House of Representatives also recently passed my bipartisan legislation to expand childcare options for veterans seeking care at the VA, and I will continue to work with my House and Senate colleagues to move this bill forward and get it to the President’s desk.
These achievements on behalf of America’s veterans demonstrate what can be accomplished when we work together. As we look toward the fall, I hope we can extend this spirit of bipartisanship to other pressing issues facing our country.
Sincerely,
Julia Brownley
Member of Congress
Watch Rep. Brownley discuss the new VA clinic in Oxnard on the House Floor
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