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| https://golden.house.gov/media/press-releases/maine-delegation-announces-key-step-towards-groundbreaking-new-veterans-mental | Maine Delegation Announces Key Step Towards Groundbreaking for New Veterans Mental Health Facility | 2021-10-28 | 2021 | 2021-10 | Democrat | House | ME | Jared F. Golden | G000592 | golden.house.gov | golden | https://golden.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON — The Maine delegation announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a design for a new Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) building at Togus. The firm Triple C - The A&E Group, LLC will design the project. The new facility was announced last year after dogged work from Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), along with Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), to advocate for its creation. "Maine veterans who need long-term mental health and substance use care shouldn't have to travel out of our state and far from their families to get treatment," the Maine delegation said in a statement. "That's why we worked hard to push for this new VA facility at Togus. The design award we're announcing today brings us a big step closer to providing this crucial care to veterans right here where they need it. We're pleased to see the VA making progress and being responsive to our appeals for urgency." The new facility was announced in 2020, but was at risk of delay as of April, when new guidance put out by the VA threatened to slow down construction. The delegation repeatedly pushed the VA to stick to an aggressive timeline and to expedite work on the new facility. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:24:51Z |