McDonald critics say project cost overruns and construction delays are burning money . Denver medical center 's estimated cost nearly doubled , to $ 1.5 billion . Delays averaging Monday at one sites contributed to more than $ 1 billion in cost increases . Rep. Mike Coffman : `` Rep. Jeff Miller , R-Florida , chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs , told CNN delays in care at VA hospitals can not be attributed to lack of money since VA has left hundreds of millions in health care funding unspent each fiscal year since 2010 . This is money that is not going to the care of veterans ''
McDonald critics say project cost overruns and construction delays are burning money . Denver medical center 's estimated cost nearly doubled , to $ 1.5 billion . Delays averaging Monday at one sites contributed to more than $ 1 billion in cost increases . Rep. Mike Coffman : `` This is money that is not going to the care of veterans ''