Western Wisconsin’s congressman wants to rename Tomah’s VA Hospital.
Congressman Derrick Van Orden introduced legislation on Capitol Hill to rename the VA after Jason Simcakoski. Simcakoski is the Marine veteran who overdosed on opioids back in 2014 while being treated at the VA. His death led to an investigation of the Tomah facility. Van Orden said Simcakoski’s ‘sacrifice has done more to change the veterans administration for the better than really just about anybody.’ Wisconsin’s Democratic U.S. Senator, Tammy Baldwin, is pushing a similar plan in the Senate.
