I plan to meet with VA Secretary Denis McDonough and, if needed, President Biden to oppose closing the Northampton VA Medical Center in Leeds.

James P. McGovern · Massachusetts · Democratic

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I plan on meeting with him and, if needed, President Biden to share what I heard from this listening session and our strong opposition.

McGovern says he will meet with the VA secretary and, if necessary, President Biden to oppose the recommended closure of the Leeds VA Medical Center.

Representative Jim McGovern
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The Chairman also said that he would do everything in his power to make sure that this recommendation does not move forward, and that he would be providing updates to his constituents so they know that their voices are being heard.

McGovern committed to doing everything in his power to stop the VA recommendation to close the Leeds/Northampton VA Medical Center from moving forward.

Readout of Chairman McGovern’s Call with United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough | U.S. House of Representatives
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Evidence

McGovern’s office said he held a productive conversation with VA Secretary Denis McDonough on May 6, 2022, to express serious concern about the recommendation to close the Leeds VA medical center; the readout says he shared veteran testimony and argued the closure data were outdated and incomplete.

Confirms McGovern directly met with Secretary McDonough to oppose the proposed closure, satisfying the first part of the commitment in same term.

partial same_term A for effort

Readout of Chairman McGovern’s Call with United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough | U.S. House of Representatives
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VA’s current facility page shows the Edward P. Boland VA Medical Center in Leeds is open and operating, with 24/7 facility hours and active services listed at 421 North Main Street, Leeds, MA.

As of the lookback window, the targeted facility was still open; there is no official evidence here of a successful closure, and the broader anti-closure effort remains unresolved on the outcome side.

unresolved later_term

Edward P. Boland Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center | VA Central Western Massachusetts Health Care | Veterans Affairs
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Assessments

delivered same_term A for effort

McGovern did meet with VA Secretary Denis McDonough in May 2022 to oppose the Leeds/Northampton VA closure, which satisfies the core action he promised. The facility was still open and operating in later VA records, so the anti-closure effort appears to have succeeded rather than failed.

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delivered same_term A for effort

McGovern promised to meet with VA Secretary Denis McDonough, and if needed President Biden, to oppose closing the Northampton/Leeds VA Medical Center. The evidence shows he held a May 6, 2022 conversation with Secretary McDonough, raised direct opposition to the closure recommendation, shared veteran testimony, and challenged the VA's closure rationale. Because the core promised action was the meeting and opposition effort, this was fulfilled in the same federal term; the later evidence that the facility remained open reinforces that the closure had not occurred but is not necessary to credit the promised action. The Biden meeting was conditional and not shown to have become necessary.

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