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Rep. Goodlander urges funding for full-service VA center, Portsmouth shipyard and veteran services
Summary
Rep. Goodlander told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that New Hampshire — home to more than 88,000 veterans — needs a full-service VA medical center, continued support for veterans programs and investments at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and child care to retain shipyard workers.
Rep. Goodlander told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs that New Hampshire is the only state in the contiguous U.S. without a full-service Veterans Affairs medical center and urged the committee to fund a feasibility study and action plan and to protect existing veterans programs.
She said President Trump issued an executive order directing a feasibility study by June 8 and an action plan by Sept. 6 to support a full-service VA medical center in New Hampshire, and she asked the committee and the administration to “fully fund this effort.”
Why it matters: Goodlander said New Hampshire has more than 88,000 veterans and that many, especially in rural “North…
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