| 1 | 1 | | By: Shapleigh S.R. No. 416 |
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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, El Paso is one of the largest cities in the |
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| 6 | 6 | | Southwest and home to Fort Bliss, and the veterans in El Paso |
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| 7 | 7 | | contribute significantly to the vitality of the community; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The city of El Paso has great need for a veterans' |
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| 9 | 9 | | hospital; there are approximately 48,000 veterans within the |
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| 10 | 10 | | tri-state area that encompasses El Paso County, and many of these |
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| 11 | 11 | | veterans lack access to doctors, surgeons, and medical |
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| 12 | 12 | | specialists; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Currently, area veterans in need of treatment for |
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| 14 | 14 | | a special medical problem must travel in state to Lubbock, Waco, |
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| 15 | 15 | | or San Antonio, or out of state to Albuquerque, New Mexico, or |
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| 16 | 16 | | Arizona; many veterans do not have the means to make such trips |
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| 17 | 17 | | and thus do not receive medical attention; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, With Fort Bliss continuing to draw soldiers to |
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| 19 | 19 | | the area and numerous veterans choosing to make El Paso and its |
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| 20 | 20 | | environs their permanent home, a veterans' hospital in the city |
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| 21 | 21 | | is an essential need; now, therefore, be it |
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| 22 | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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| 23 | 23 | | Legislature, hereby support the establishment of a veterans' |
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| 24 | 24 | | hospital in the city of El Paso; and, be it further |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate forward an |
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| 26 | 26 | | official copy of this Resolution to the secretary of the United |
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| 27 | 27 | | States Department of Veterans Affairs. |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________________________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | President of the Senate |
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| 30 | 30 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 31 | 31 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 32 | 32 | | the Senate on April 30, 2009. |
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| 33 | 33 | | _______________________________ |
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| 34 | 34 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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