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VA Funding Boost for Iowa Veterans | Des Moines News
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins and Rep. Ashley Hinson hit the ground running in Marshalltown, Iowa, rallying support for critical VA infrastructure upgrades—like a much-needed kitchen renovation at the Iowa Veterans Home—while tackling mental health access and paperwork headaches. With firsthand accounts from facility director Todd Jacobus about staff manually washing 400 meals after dishwashers failed, the urgency was clear. Collins emphasized Congress’s role in funding these projects through grants, praising recent bipartisan appropriations boosts. Hinson, on the Appropriations…
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