"It is our moral obligation to take care of our troops and veterans."
Today, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) voted to support our troops and veterans by ensuring critical funding for veterans health services and the construction of key facilities for our national security operations.
As part of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act passed by the House today, Perlmutter helped secure the remaining $42 million for construction of the new VA Medical Center to be built at the Anschutz medical campus in Aurora. The design phase is complete, the contractors are hired and initial construction is underway on the $800 million project which will be the largest construction project in Colorado and will employ approximately 10,000 workers over the life of the project.
"It is our moral obligation to take care of our troops and veterans and ensure the best medical care is available to the courageous men and women who fought for our freedom and defended our nation. Thousands of veterans in Colorado and throughout the Rocky Mountain region will benefit when the doors open at this state-of-the-art VA Medical Center. Securing funding to complete this project is one of my top priorities because it fulfills a promise to our veterans and it helps bring thousands of good-paying jobs to our area.
Furthermore, the appropriations bill included $70 million to for construction of the Mountainview facility at Buckley Air Force Base. This facility will house many of our country's national security operations and will employ approximately 300 construction workers.
The bill will now go to the Senate for consideration and final passage.