CO Delegation Seeks Support for New VA Fisher House
February 22, 2010
Leslie Oliver (Perlmutter): 303.810.6326 Tara Trujillo (Udall): (202) 224-4334 Michael Amodeo (Bennet): 303.249.5286
Lisa Cohen (DeGette) 202.225.4431 Eric Wortman (Salazar) 202.225.4761
Catherine Mortensen (Lamborn) 202.225.4422 Ben Marter (Markey) 202.225.4676 Lara Cottingham (Polis) 202.503.6067
Nate Sillin (Coffman) 202. 225.7882
Today the
Colorado Congressional Delegation sent a letter to VA Secretary Eric
Shinseki seeking support and funding to build a new 20-bed stand-alone
Fisher House near the new VA Medical Center at the Anschutz Medical
Campus in Aurora.
The Fisher House will provide
on-site residential housing facilities for families of active duty and
veteran patients receiving care at the VA Medical Center.
The delegation stated in
their letter, “construction of a new VA Medical Center in Aurora,
Colorado, is the fulfillment of this nation’s long-standing commitment
to our Colorado veterans and their families. That commitment also
extends to the families of our active duty service members, as well as
veterans. …. We urge your support for this project and the acceleration
of the construction schedule to ensure that the Fisher House will be
ready to serve the families of those who served this nation with honor.”
Over the years, Fisher Houses
across the world have provided free short-term residential housing
services to over 10,000 families at a savings to the families of
veterans and service members of over hundreds of millions of dollars.
