Murkowski effort to recognize female veterans, Honor Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson, passes Senate
News Home More from News of the North Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A bill on changing the name of the Veteran Administration Clinic in Alaska, authored ...
News Home More from News of the North Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A bill on changing the name of the Veteran Administration Clinic in Alaska, authored by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, has passed in the U.S. Senate. The Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System Act of 2022 was introduced by Murkowski in October 2022 with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan as a cosponsor. The bill, which has garnered widespread support from Alaska's veteran organizations, designates the name change from the 'Alaska VA Clinic' to 'Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System,' after the late Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson—a leader in the Women's Army Corps who helped expand opportunities for women serving in the military, including integrating racial diversity into the corps.