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“Reserving the right to object, I do not object, but I do want to thank my colleague from Colorado concerning what will be a short time to continue negotiations to finish our hospital in the Denver area. As we come into this Memorial Day weekend, veterans in the Rocky Mountain West have waited 15 years for this hospital to be built. Substantial construction has taken place. Any further delay just delays delivering good services--great services--to our veterans. We need to continue to move this along. The fact that we are moving beyond Memorial Day, keeping this project going forward, without mothballing it, is a step in the right direction; but, Mr. Speaker, I ask the majority and the Republican leadership to work with the VA to get this finished, so that we can provide the best medical care possible, similar to what Mrs. McMorris Rodgers was talking about at her hospital in Washington. We want that same thing in Denver, Colorado. We need to finish this hospital as soon as possible. I withdraw my reservation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman withdraws his reservation. Is there objection to the original request of the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Coffman)? There was no objection. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 2496 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Construction Authorization and Choice Improvement Act''. SEC. 2.…”