Rep. Pingree, VA Deputy Secretary Remy, Portland Mayor Snyder Celebrate Long-Awaited Opening of State-of-the-Art Veterans Clinic

Statement

This morning, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) joined U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Deputy Secretary Donald Remy and Portland Mayor Kate Snyder in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new, state-of-the-art Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). The 62,500-square-foot, $64 million clinic replaces the VA clinics on Fore Street in Portland and in Saco without disruption of care to veterans during the transition. The facility will serve more than 100,000 eligible Maine veterans and is designed to be a living monument to Maine veterans' service, while also providing a wider range of services.

"The new Portland Community Based Outpatient Clinic is a real recognition of service and a physical embodiment of the gratitude we owe to those who have sacrificed for us. I was honored to join Deputy Secretary Remy, Mayor Snyder, and VA officials today to celebrate the opening of this long-awaited and much-needed facility," said Congresswoman Pingree, who is a member of the House Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriation Subcommittee. "I'm proud to have leadership opportunities in Congress that allow me to advocate for our veterans, and for funding that supports veterans' care. As the doors of two clinics close, new ones will open on Monday bringing far more comprehensive and quality care to our veterans, and I'm overjoyed to have been able to help make that possible."

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