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{"DFB64C66-5056-A066-601F-728215C695C9":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"DFB64C66-5056-A066-601F-728215C695C9","title":"Sen. Schumer Pushes Federal Funds for Northport VA's Cooling System ","summary":"Northport, NY","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"April 9, 2018","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/sen-schumer-pushes-federal-funds-for-northport-vas-cooling-system-","city":"Northport","county":"Suffolk","lat":40.893643,"lng":-73.30878359999997,"description":"On the heels of the just-passed bi-partisan federal spending bill he negotiated, and President Trump signed into law, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced on April 9th 2018, an increased pot of federal dollars –roughly $4 billion—that will be allocated to Veteran (VA) Medical Centers across the country for much-needed and long-delayed repairs. In announcing these new federal dollars for VA facilities, Schumer made the case for Long Island’s Northport VA to receive immediate and ‘emergency’ funds necessary to make critical repairs to the facility’s HVAC system, which has failed in the past, and forced the cancelling of surgeries. Schumer also revealed that, despite some work now underway, Northport’s HVAC systems still have major issues as we head into the hot summer months. Schumer, today launched a campaign to secure over $15M to fix these problems and upgrade the heating and cooling systems at the Northport Veterans Affairs (VA) on Long Island.\r\n“Nothing lasts forever, and at roughly 100 years old, the Northport VA is proof positive that unless we invest in our outdated VA hospitals and shelters, veterans will be the ones to bear the burden,” said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. “That is why I am launching a new push to ensure that the Northport VA’s heating and cooling system does not fail again and its repairs fully funded and completed quickly, ideally before the dog days of summer arrive. Today, I’m saying to the VA: don’t make Long Island veterans sweat over their health care; cut the check needed to make the repairs that will give Long Island veterans the facilities they need and deserve. Already, surgeries have had to be postponed and buildings have had to shut down because of the outworn heating and cooling systems. This is unacceptable and not how we should be treating our veterans. The Northport VA needs to repair and replace its HVAC systems before they break down, not after.”   "}}

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