Of defense robert gates my staff and i learned that it was nearly impossible to get Accurate Information to questions such as much money did you spend and how many people do you have. Secretary robert gates in 2011. A cspan democrat on twitter asks, is there some a slide on which the dod can begin a comprehensive accounting . How would they audit this behemoth, 40 of the federal budget . Guest that is an enormous problem. When you have a baseline, you have to have a starting place. The records are so screwed up, they do not have that. Most of these systems have existed for years and years and had data put into them manually, people putting in long alphanumeric strings of code, and of course people made typos and that means the data disappears or is erroneous. There is no way of knowing where the Defense Department is today. One way they are trying to get around this, they were supposed to do a big audit after 2014, a big chunk of the pentagons accounts, and they are scaling it back to
Congress as they come together in the business of establishing righteous laws. We pray, lord, that your kingdom come, that you your will be done, as this place as it is in heaven. Only by your holy spirit can there be real unity. Real reconciliation, Real Solutions to the present issues that come through this house. Lord, your kingdom is righteousness, peace and joy. May your righteousness prevail. May your peace cover each member of the congress. Give them wisdom. May your joy be heard throughout the land. And may you bless the United States of america. N jesus name, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from michigan, mr. Kildee. Mr. Kildee i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisi
Into the cockpit and took control of the plane. Terror in the skies over europe. The hijacked ethiopian flight bound for rome forced to land in geneva. The copilot has been arrested and all of the 200 passengers and crew on board have since been taken off the plane. This morning, the upper midwest is getting whacked with snow and freezing rain. Up to 6 inches of new snow is expected in parts of chicago. Parts of new england shoveling out from a brutal weekend storm. My back hurts. A lot of snow. A pennsylvania woman accused of murdering a man show met on craigslist told a pennsylvania newspaper she has killed 22 people across the country. Over at the olympics, dense fog. The mens biathlon and mogul cross has been postponed. And bode miller my brother passing away, i really wanted to come back here and rank. When you look up at the sky at the start, it looks like youre talking to somebody. Whats going on there . A pastor known for handling snakes during sermons killed by one of those sn
Looking at ways that the vsos can be help us understand how the veterans are perceiving our care and the timeliness of that care. I think theres a huge opportunity there. I agree. And you know, chairman miller, i think it might be good to have a hearing where we hear from the vsos about their suggestions about how to fix this problem. I yield back. Thank you so much. Thank you very much, miss kirk patrick. We do have one hearing that will be coming up in several weeks. It will be specifically geared towards the vsos. And its at that particular hearing we will invite the secretary to be here to hear their recommendations, as well. Mr. Reese. Empty custer, mr. Orourking . Mr. Waltz. Im sorry. Youre recognized for five minutes. Again, thank you both for being here and listening to the testimony. I appreciate it. Ive sat here almost in this exact same seat for seven and a half years and just like you with the vsos and the va as partners and advocates to get this right for veterans. But im
Significant threat to nato members area and. Neil im going to keep showing you this and you think that things are starting to get to t point. We have a Critical Role to play in rolling back this savage organization that is causing so much chaos in the region and is harmingo many people. D there is great conviction that we have to act as part of the International Community to degrade and destroy isil, that was extremely encouraging. That as an answer to one question, almost seven minutes. Six minutes and 53 seconds are you and thats a very long answer. And you must say that that is what president s do. But not al of them conduct press conferences like that. John kennedy and how he handled it as well. Can you describe your personal role and did you make any suggestions or metz no, i didnt. This is the defense department. Is there anything to the reports that the postmaster general will be with replacement for the Election Campaign . No, no. Are you able to tell us something. Would be wha