U.S. House committee OKs Aurora VA hospital funds - Denver Business Journal:

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The House Appropriations Military Construction/VA Subcommittee voted Tuesdayy to recommendspending $119 million on the which has been on and off the drawinv board over the past five years. The measure, part of the Militaryy Construction and VAAppropriations bill, now goes to the Housre Appropriations Committee for consideration. Both President Barackm Obama andColorado Gov. Bill Ritter supported a standalonwe sitein Aurora.
Under the former Bush administration, the VA explorerd a leasing arrangement with the neighboring Universith of Colorado Hospital that would alloqwthe VA’s hospital to use medical technolog and floor space at the university’e yet-to-be-built second tower at the Anschutz Medicap Campus in Aurora, while maintainint other services elsewhere near the site. But veteran s and members of Colorado’s congressional delegation opposed the saying they wanted the VA to buildfa single, standalone hospital just outside the perimeters of the Anschutz Medical Campus — a proposal that’s estimated to cost $1.
1 billion, nearly twicse as much as the less-expensive option the VA had considered. U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmuttedr of Colorado, whose districtr includes the VAhospital site, said he was pleased the recommendationb was moving forward and that he will work with Congresss and the Obama administration to get the projec started “as quickly as possible.” Anothef Colorado congressman, Rep. John who serves on the Appropriations Committee and themilitarh subcommittee, said $119 milliom will “go a long way to makin sure this project moves quickly.
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