Enough with to keep construction going at Aurora’s Veterans Affairs hospital.
The $1.73 billion hospital project needs a permanent fix. Congress and the VA must sit down and reach an agreement soon.
A $150 million stop-gap bill to continue construction through September saves the work from being shut down Monday.
With a three-month reprieve, lawmakers and government officials should come together and find the money.
The VA recently submitted a plan that calls for a 1 percent across-the-board cut, but some lawmakers don’t like provisions that would cut medical care. Congress cannot just reject comprehensive plans from the VA; it should respond with its own.
Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., says the VA owns a building in France used as a hotel. Sell it. Find other properties. Cut programs. Build this hospital. Veterans and taxpayers deserve a solution.
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