Keep the McMinnville VA Clinic open under VA management and staff for the foreseeable future.

Today, in partnership with the VA, DesJarlais announced the McMinnville VA clinic will remain open under VA management and staff.

DesJarlais announced that the McMinnville VA Clinic would remain open under VA management and staffing.

DESJARLAIS MEETS WITH COLLINS, DISCUSSES PLANS TO KEEP MCMINNVILLE VA OPEN FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE - Media Center - United States Congressman Scott DesJarlais
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Today, in partnership with the VA, DesJarlais announced the McMinnville VA clinic will remain open under VA management and staff.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, DesJarlais' official House office announced that the McMinnville VA Clinic would remain open under VA management and staff, directly matching the commitment.

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DESJARLAIS MEETS WITH COLLINS, DISCUSSES PLANS TO KEEP MCMINNVILLE VA OPEN FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE - Media Center - United States Congressman Scott DesJarlais
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Collins and DesJarlais discussed plans to staff the McMinnville facility with full-time VA employees moving forward and improve the quality of care.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The same lookback-window statement gives concrete staffing detail: the clinic is to be staffed with full-time VA employees going forward.

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DESJARLAIS MEETS WITH COLLINS, DISCUSSES PLANS TO KEEP MCMINNVILLE VA OPEN FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE - Media Center - United States Congressman Scott DesJarlais
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End of business hours on May 31, 2026.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): VA's March transition page documented the original closure plan, establishing the threat the commitment sought to reverse.

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McMinnville VA Clinic Transition | VA Tennessee Valley Health Care | Veterans Affairs
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The McMinnville VA Clinic, which is operated by third-party contracted staffing company, has faced significant staffing challenges for the last several years due to a lack of providers in the area.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): VA confirmed the clinic was contractor-operated before the later announcement of VA management and staffing.

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McMinnville VA Clinic Transition | VA Tennessee Valley Health Care | Veterans Affairs
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Congressman Scott DesJarlais announced today that through coordinated efforts with VA Secretary Doug Collins that the McMinnville VA Clinic will remain open.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The May official statement showed the closure decision had already been reversed as to keeping the clinic open, before the later VA-management/staffing announcement.

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DESJARLAIS ANNOUNCES MCMINNVILLE VA WILL REMAIN OPEN - Media Center - United States Congressman Scott DesJarlais
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Prohibits funds from being used to close the McMinnville VA Clinic in McMinnville, Tennessee.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): House Rules listed a Rose-DesJarlais amendment aimed at blocking use of funds to close the clinic; it was made in order, evidencing legislative effort but not final enactment.

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H.R. 8469 – Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 | House of Representatives Committee on Rules
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