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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman celebrating Christmas in Afghanistan with deployed troops
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman is returning to Afghanistan to celebrate Christmas with the troops, but details about the trip won’t be released until the Aurora Republican is on his way home, a spokesman said. Before he left, Coffman told Colorado Politics that all he wants for Christmas is “for the men and women defending our nation,…
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Yes, the FBI is now investigating the Aurora VA hospital
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reviewing allegations that Veterans Affairs Department officials lied to Congress to cover up huge cost overruns at a hospital being built in Aurora. The Justice Department revealed the FBI investigation in a Dec. 9 letter to Congress that was made public a week later. The projected cost of the…
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Aurora VA hospital investigation goes big-time
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers formally asked the U.S. Justice Department Thursday to investigate whether Veterans Affairs Department executives lied to Congress to conceal massive cost overruns at a Denver-area hospital. Twelve Republicans and nine Democrats on the House Veterans Affairs Committee made the request in a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch. “It is…
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House panel subpoenas VA over Denver hospital, artwork
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Demanding explanations for a $1 billion cost overrun, a House panel Wednesday issued a subpoena to the Department of Veterans Affairs for documents on how the cost of a Denver-area VA hospital ballooned to almost $1.7 billion. That figure was nearly triple earlier estimates. The subpoena by the House Veterans Affairs Committee also seeks documents…
