City of Philadelphia City of Philadelphia - 1 - Council of the City of Philadelphia Office of the Chief Clerk Room 402, City Hall Philadelphia (Resolution No. 070180) RESOLUTION Authorizing City Council's Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped to hold hearings to investigate and determine how many disabled and/ or handicapped veterans, especially Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans, are living in the Delaware Valley, and Philadelphia in particular; to identify and determine how best to assist these veterans in the receipt of needed medical and/or rehabilitative care; and to further determine ways that we can help the disabled war veteran get back into the mainstream of society; and determine whether or not these disabled veterans would seek to have the Delaware Valley certified by the United States Congress as a Regional Rehabilitation Hub with a rehabilitation medical facility in the Delaware Valley as a means to facilitate the rapid recovery of our service disabled veterans. WHEREAS, The number of returning disabled veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan War has been grossly underestimated by the Bush Administration; and WHEREAS, Walter Reed Army Medical Center has failed to live up to its mission of service to the many displaced veterans, especially disabled veterans, from around the Country, including the Delaware Valley; and WHEREAS, The rehabilitative and medical needs of the disabled veterans must be addressed by skilled and competent rehabilitation experts; and WHEREAS, There are more than 91,018 Pennsylvania veterans, alone, who receive full or partial medical compensation due to military service; and WHEREAS, More than 125,360 veterans receive disability compensation from the Veterans Administration just in Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, The road to recovery is often very long and arduous requiring our young men and women to be away from their families, friends, and other support people for periods of time often exceeding one year; and WHEREAS, Rehabilitation can be hastened by the presence of family, friends and other support people; and City of Philadelphia RESOLUTION NO. 070180 continued City of Philadelphia - 2 - WHEREAS, The re-introduction of our disabled war veterans into the mainstream of society is critical to the well being of our Region and Philadelphia specially; now therefore RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That Council hereby authorizes City Council's Committee on the Disabled and Handicapped to hold hearings to investigate and determine how many disabled and/ or handicapped veterans, especially Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans, are living in the Delaware Valley, and Philadelphia in particular; to identify and determine how best to assist these veterans in the receipt of needed medical and/or rehabilitative care; and to further determine ways that we can help the disabled war veteran get back into the mainstream of society; and determine whether or not these disabled veterans would seek to have the Delaware Valley certified by the United States Congress as a Regional Rehabilitation Hub with a rehabilitation medical facility in the Delaware Valley as a means to facilitate the rapid recovery of our service disabled veterans. City of Philadelphia RESOLUTION NO. 070180 continued City of Philadelphia - 3 - City of Philadelphia RESOLUTION NO. 070180 continued City of Philadelphia - 4 - CERTIFICATION: This is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution, Adopted by the Council of the City of Philadelphia on the eighth of March, 2007. Anna C. Verna PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL Patricia Rafferty CHIEF CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Introduced by: Councilmember Campbell Sponsored by: Councilmembers Campbell, DiCicco, Greenlee, Goode, Kenney, Blackwell, Council President Verna, Councilmembers Tasco, Miller, Savage, Clarke, Ramos, Krajewski, Kelly, O'Neill, Reynolds Brown and Rizzo
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