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U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06) issued the following statement in response to the tragic attacks in Brussels, Belgium. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Belgium this morning. We must stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Belgium to defeat those responsible for this horrific attack.” A Marine Corps combat veteran, Coffman serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Veteran’s Affairs Committee, where he is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and... Read more

Following the completion of an internal investigation, the VA said Tuesday it does not plan to punish anyone else involved in the construction of a new hospital in Aurora that saw its cost balloon by $1 billion. The agency did not release the report to Congress or the public. But a news release issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicated the work of an Administrative Investigative Board was finished and no further action was necessary. "The AIB determined that responsibility for ... Read more

DENVER — The Veterans Affairs Department has no plans to punish any other employees over massive cost overruns at a VA medical center under construction outside Denver, the agency said Tuesday. The executives who made the decisions that caused the price to swell to $1.7 billion have already left department, the VA said in announcing the long-awaited results of an internal review. The VA said last year that three other executives were transferred or demoted. A separate investigation by the VA’s i... Read more

Some Colorado leaders took time to honor World Down Syndrome Day with an event at the capitol on Friday. Those with the genetic condition Down syndrome and their families gathered to raise awareness along with Gov. John Hickenlooper, Rep. Mike Coffman and other elected leaders. They also celebrated 11 local scientists who received $1 million in research grants. World Down Syndrome Day is on March 21 (3/1) to represent the three copies of chromosome 21, which lead to the disorder. The Global Down... Read more

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (R-CO) released the following statement regarding his vote in support of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Amicus brief that condemns President Obama’s executive overreach: "This is a show vote that adds nothing to the immigration debate or its resolution. The president clearly exceeded his authority, but that doesn't mean that we should break families up. The president and this Congress would do well to stop the tit for tat and start working together on ... Read more

Today, U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06) introduced the Reliable and Effective Growth for Regenerative Health Options (REGROW) Act. The bill is co-sponsored by Representatives Mark Takai (D-HI) and H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA). A Senate version of the bill was also introduced by U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Susan Collins (R-ME). “The development of regenerative medical treatments is one of the most exciting aspects of modern medicine. These products, developed from... Read more

Column by U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman Today, thousands of servicemen and servicewomen and recent military veterans have seen combat on multiple deployments. Many have seen their buddies killed or witnessed death up close. Many have also been wounded and had to endure extended and frequently painful and difficult recoveries. These are the types of events that can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder and other types of mental illness. It is absolutely vital that we as a nation address the twin crisi... Read more

A Republican congresswoman has introduced a resolution in support of sending captured Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters to the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, calling their release "completely nonsensical." “As a result of these recent events, coupled with the lack of a long-term detainee strategy from the administration, the only responsible and safe choice is to send captured fighters to Guantánamo Bay,” Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) said in a written statement Tuesday. “Why w... Read more

The percent of disability claims approved by the Veterans Affairs Department for Persian Gulf War-related illnesses has declined steadily in the past five years, resulting in record lows, according to a new report from the advocacy group Veterans for Common Sense. In the first two quarters of fiscal 2015, VA denied nearly 82 percent of claims filed by Gulf War veterans for two main conditions presumed to be connected to their military service — chronic multi-symptom illness and undiagnosed illne... Read more

Lawmakers want to avoid having troops disgracefully forced from the ranks because of behavior related to post-traumatic stress or traumatic brain injuries, but Pentagon officials may already be on the way to fixing the problem. Last week, a coalition of Republican and Democratic lawmakers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan introduced legislation to ensure that military discharge review boards must consider troops’ mental health issues, and must accept a PTSD or TBI diagnosis from a professional ... Read more