Under pressure from Hardy, long-overdue Pahrump VA clinic back on track

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- Congressman Cresent Hardy (NV-4) today announced renewed progress on the Department of Veterans Affairs' long-delayed clinic for the nearly 10,000 veterans in Pahrump and across Nye County, who have been left waiting years for better, more accessible healthcare closer to home.

"Before I took office, I promised veterans in Pahrump this new clinic would be a top priority, and I haven't backed off since," Hardy said. "We're one step closer to seeing that promise fulfilled."

The VA today awarded a contract to move the project forward, after unabated engagement and pressure from Congressman Hardy and his staff for the last seven months.

"Today is a huge victory for veterans in Nevada's 4th Congressional District, and I'm not giving up until this clinic is built and fully operational," Hardy added. "The delay to award this contract must not be followed by delays in construction, and I'll personally follow its progress. The VA owes it to our veterans to keep this project on track, and I won't accept anything less."

Veterans from Pahrump and the surrounding area expressed excitement at the announcement, and thanked Congressman Hardy for his efforts.

The old Pahrump VA clinic was the first VA medical facility Congressman Hardy directed his staff to visit after taking office in January, and Hardy demanded progress on the new clinic in a May letter to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald.

Congressman Hardy also visited the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System multiple times, met with top VA regional leadership, and personally directed his staff to engage all levels of the VA bureaucracy, in pursuit of a resolution to the matter.

"I've been working hard to get to the bottom of the VA's inexplicable delay to better care for vets in Pahrump and Nye County," Hardy said. "I have not ceased to apply pressure to the highest levels of the VA, demanding progress for the sake of veterans who in many cases drive more than an hour to get the care they've been promised."

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