U.S. Senator Katie Britt Advances $2 Million for Veterans Recovery Center in Mobile

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 7, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), as a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, locked in $2 million for the Veterans Recovery Center in Mobile in the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The funds would aid the Center in purchasing equipment to treat veterans battling addiction.

“America’s veterans were willing to sacrifice everything in order to protect our nation and our freedoms,” said Senator Britt. “Ensuring these brave men and women receive the care they need is the least America can do in return. When I joined the Appropriations Committee, I promised to return your hard-earned taxpayer dollars to our great state. This funding is returning Alabama dollars home in order help veterans facing addiction receive the services and support they need to recover and thrive.”

The FY25 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act now awaits consideration by the full Senate.

Senator Britt secured $15.218 million for health care funding in the FY25 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including:

• $2 million for Veterans Recovery Center in Mobile for equipment for addiction treatment.
• $6 million for Jackson Hospital and Clinic in Montgomery for medical equipment and critical facility modernization to improve patient care.
• $3 million for Southern Research for technology and lab equipment upgrades to an on-site Biosafety Level-3 laboratory.
• $2.2 million for the University of West Alabama to procure updated high-fidelity simulation training equipment for nursing student training.
• $700,000 for McMillan Memorial Hospital in Escambia County for necessary medical equipment to improve patient care.
• $500,000 for the Healthcare Authority for the City of Eufaula for medical equipment to improve patient care, including a new x-ray
• $500,000 for Monroe County Hospital for critical equipment necessary to provide health care services to rural Alabamians.
• $300,000 for Coosa County Emergency Management Agency to procure an ambulance.
• $18,000 for Crenshaw Community Hospital for necessary medical equipment, including colonoscopes

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