VA Hospital Construction Could Shut Down Without Congressional Fix

By John Daley

· Jun. 8, 2015, 9:31 pm

<p>A worker walks at the construction site of the Veterans Affairs hospital Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Aurora, Colo. Veterans Affairs officials are trying to get the overdue, over-budget hospital back on track.</p>

Photo: Aurora VA Hospital construction April 2015 2 (AP Photo) — Officials behind the overdue and over budget VA hospital in Aurora are briefing Congress on a new full-funding fix. Without congressional approval, the project will run out of construction money within a week or so.

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