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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2009		 CONTACT:  David Simon
(202) 225-0123 		 
 
Congresswoman Brown and House Veterans’ Affairs Committee to Hold Two Florida Field Hearings
 
(Washington, DC) - Congresswoman Corrine Brown, along with House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA), will hold two field hearings, one in Orlando and the other in Jacksonville, to discuss the “Building of Critical Health Infrastructure for Veterans.”  Congresswoman Brown, Chairman Filner and other members of the U.S. House of Representatives will attend the hearings in Jacksonville on Monday, April 20, at Noon Eastern Time and in Orlando on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. “During this time of tight budget constraints and veterans returning from difficult posts overseas, I intend to do everything within my purview as a Member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee to ensure that Florida veterans’ health care needs are being taken care of,” said Congresswoman Brown.

DETAILS FOR JACKSONVILLE HEARING
   
“Building the Critical Health Infrastructure for Veterans in Jacksonville, Florida”

When:         Monday, April 20, 2009 at Noon
Where:     Florida Community College
        501 W. State Street
        Jacksonville, FL 32202
Who:         Congresswoman Corrine Brown (D-FL)
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA)   
        House Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Steve Buyer (R-IN)     
        Congressman Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)

DETAILS FOR ORLANDO HEARING

“Building the Critical Health Infrastructure for Veterans in Orlando, Florida”

When:         Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
Where:     Board of County Commission Chambers
201 S. Rosalind Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801
Who:         Congresswoman Corrine Brown (D-FL)
House Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA)   
        Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL)
        Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL)
        Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL)

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