RAPID CITY, S.D. — On Friday, Sen. Mike Rounds and Rep. Dusty Johnson spoke to native veterans at a Disabled American Veterans Townhall on the Rushmore Hotel.
At the townhall, veterans voiced concerns for a Veteran’s Administration suggestion that was given a month ago that would shut sure amenities in South Dakota.
On that record, the Fort Meade and Hot Springs VA Clinic places have been included.
Moving ahead, Sen. Rounds says that the subsequent plan of action is to collect help to not enable the choose committee to kind, and afterwards, plans will start to be put in place to transfer ahead with the cuts.
Sen. Rounds says the best way the present plan is written now immediately assaults smaller VA clinics.
“This explicit system or this explicit report, known as the Errors Report, is being made the place the VA has beneficial a variety of amenities be closed throughout the nation. Unfortunately, they sort of picked on rural amenities, and that’s going to damage our veterans in South Dakota,” Sen. Rounds stated.
Senator Rounds encourages these within the public which can be experiencing issues with their VA clinic to get in contact along with his nearest workplace.
The workplaces of Sen. Mike Rounds are within the following places:
- Rapid City (603 Omaha St., Suite 100)
- Phone: 605-343-5035
- Pierre (111 W Capitol Ave., Suite 210)
- Phone: 605-224-1450
- Sioux Falls (320 N Main Ave., Suite A)
- Phone: 605-336-0486