WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs has authorized $79.7 million to fund a new clinic for veterans in Hampton Roads.

Virginia Rep. Jen Kiggans, who serves on the aforementioned House committee, says she's "proud to have helped secure this investment" for the new community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC).

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Further information for this new VA clinic has not been provided yet.

In a letter sent to Kiggans, her efforts to secure this funding was praised by the House VA Committee's chairman, Rep. Mike Bost.

"This clinic will generate a new source of jobs in the community and boost the local economy. But most importantly, it will

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