I mean, that absolutely makes no sense.

It is important we apply these lessons we have learned from this project and apply them to the Army Corps' model for project management to future VA super construction projects.

It was certainly clear on the PTSD issue, but not on the PACT team issue, and I am just surprised that there is no definitive plan in the works, because it is going to be very, very expensive to keep this old hospital open.

My greatest concern is whether VA has the infrastructure in place to meet the needs of veterans in Colorado and its neighboring states.

I want to try to zero in here on the questions about what your plan is now to make sure that after the taxpayers have spent $1.6 billion that veterans in Colorado won't have longer wait times.

As part of the negotiations to get the $1 billion, those had to be scrapped and now we are going to get them put back in.

I disagree with that.

I led the fight to strip the VA of their construction management authority.

Now it finally appears Colorado veterans will have the state of the art facility that they deserve.

But you knew that was not correct, that the project at that time, given all the change orders, could not be built for that amount.

PTSD was not included in the initial plan for the hospital.

For the record, I want to know why PTSD was taken out of the initial plan of the hospital.

So we have an increase in personnel, a dramatic increase in personnel.

I am just absolutely amazed at your lack of professionalism in not understanding the origins of this project.

In terms of the primary care outpatient, obviously a tremendous reduced capacity in that.

we need to--and myself--put the care where the veterans are, not make them come...

I guess I can understand how this project got in the condition that it is.

Who can answer this question, how long have you known--I mean, literally, you have had to have known for years...