Speaker. it has come to my attention that on Sunday. May 25. Veterans Administration officials placed 13 seriously mentally disturbed Cuban refugees in the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Tampa. Fla. I also understand that VA hospital directors in the State of Florida have been asked to identify additional beds that could be made available for other refugee admissions. The authority cited for this policy decision was the Presidents declaration of a state of emergency in south Florida. (FEMA3 079EM. dated May 6. 1980.) Mr. Speaker. on the day the Cubans were admitted I understand at least two eligible veterans were turned away from that very same hospital in Tampa because of lack of bed space.
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