A claim that Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman is using the to fund raise has Democrats blistering the Aurora Republican, another sign that the left believes Coffman could take on .
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman talks about construction of the Veterans Affairs hospital in Aurora last December after listening to the Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson, who spoke about missteps that took place that halted the project. (Photo By Brent Lewis/The Denver Post)
“Everyone in Colorado agrees we need to come together around a solution that fully funds the Aurora VA hospital, but Congressman Coffman has gone too far by using tragedy affecting our veterans to raise campaign cash,” Colorado Democratic Party spokesman Andrew Zucker said today. “Congressman Coffman needs to do what’s right, and stop using our veterans as a political tool.”
But Coffman spokesman Tyler Sandberg said Coffman isn’t fundraising off the Veterans Administration scandals.
“Mike Coffman, a Marine Corps combat veteran and the only member of Congress to serve in both Iraq wars, has been praised in near-universal, bipartisan fashion for his record of leadership on veteran’s issues,” Sandberg said.
that Coffman asks online “Will you stand with me to hold the VA accountable to its vast mismanagement and disservice to our veterans?” That document features a person in a military uniform in a wheelchair. BuzzFeed reported that when it is filled out, the user than is directed to a page asking about donations.
Sanberg said that all petition pages on Coffman’s campaign account automatically link to fundraising pages. The petition was part of the congressman’s effort to reform the VA, he said. So far, it’s not clear if someone who signed the petition also donated.
Coffman has been a leading voice about VA problems nationally and in the .
