Jeff Denham: “the cost growth that we have seen now is not the result of construction costs going out of control.”

You would expect, once a law is passed, signed into law, that it gets implemented very, very quickly.

I would like to yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Panetta).

Mr. Kelly, once again here when the original vote was approved as a $33 billion project and we found out just a couple years later it was a $98.5 billion project.

I thank the chairman and ranking member for their support of H.R. 5974, the VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act. This bipartisan bill improves care for our veterans. It also ensures that the VA is using the latest cost-saving technology. It…