ranger11bv Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs could be heading toward a showdown in coming days over whether to slash spending across the agency –including on medical care for veterans — to cover runaway costs for a new hospital in suburban Denver that’s now widely viewed as a boondoggle. Just days before the troubled construction project runs out of money to keep workers on the job, House and Senate lawmakers are weighing a plan VA Secretary Robert McDonald sent them late last week to cover the remaining cost. The money could come from spending cuts across the sprawling agency of close to 1 percent, or from shifting money from dozens of construction and maintenance projects planned in members’ home districts. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2015/06/10/with-days-to-go-before-funding-runs-out-will-congress-give-va-a-lifeline-on-troubled-denver-hospital/ Vync and Notorious Kelly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TALON II FE Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 SWEET! Nothing better than robbing "vets" to pay Paul... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder john999 Posted June 11, 2015 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted June 11, 2015 Pray for war! Philip Rogers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Pete53 Posted June 11, 2015 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted June 11, 2015 Anyone who does not see what is going on is blind. The so called money to make VA better is going into new construction which is no real help to Vets who need care. Parking lots new buildings. new cafeterias, new offices all kinds of expensive playthings VA uses to steal from Veterans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl the Engineer Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I would go to my next C&P exam in a tent. Just fine with me. I think they confuse the "experience" with the "quality of exam". For that one building in Denver, they could have built a couple dozen local offices around Denver and surrounding areas which veterans could get to much easier. Hamslice ArNG11, Vync, Buck52 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TALON II FE Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I would go to my next C&P exam in a tent. Just fine with me. I think they confuse the "experience" with the "quality of exam". For that one building in Denver, they could have built a couple dozen local offices around Denver and surrounding areas which veterans could get to much easier. Hamslice Well put and so true. By doing clinics instead of giant hospitals, they could save money AND be more accessible for vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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