All right, senator burr suggests maybe we should make a wait a few minutes for other members to come back from recess. Lets take a quick recess here. Its create cal we continue to have these hearings to do everything we can to hold v. A. s feet to the fire and make sure that accountability is there. We know some things now that we did not know at the last hearing. We know for a fact that v. A. s wait list manipulation and access to care issues is, in fact, systemic. Report after report has confirmed this. In fact, 77 facilities are currently under investigation by the v. A. Inspector general. Its an astounding number. And i believe the scheduling problems are the tip of the iceberg. Now we have allegations of whistle blower retaliation and mproper payment of claims. The cancer doesnt seem to stop, but it must be stopped. While i appreciate your efforts , secretary gibson, i think you have done some things, and they are recognized and acknowledged. But i think wed all acknowledge theres
Attended of any subcommittee in the Natural Resources committee that wasnt a loaded partisan title full of loaded partisan content with a loaded partisan agenda. This is an important subject. We can all be interested and gauged and might get something done together that can help the country. We need more hearings like this. And as much as anything, i wanted to be here to express that and thank you for it. With that, ill yield the balance of my time to Ranking Member holt. I thank representative huffman. Let me make two general comments. First, following on the line of our Ranking Members comments. The mentality here in washington is a very pessimistic mentality, and mr. Defazio points up one aspect that have. Here in the richest country in the world, by far, undenially, doesnt act as if we have a future. What invests, one builds infrastructure, one sponsors research. When we believe we have a future. Instead we talk about cut, cut, cut here. It is a fundamental problem. The chairman sa
Learns why they left the country that measures its success in Gross National happiness. For the hard life of a refugee here. And brothers beyond the badges. Honor students, athletes and living by the boy scout motto. On my honor i will do my best to do my duty to god and my country and to obey the scout law. Even when it doesnt equally honor both of them. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im joie chen. The question increasingly asked about the future of iraqs leader, is he offering too little too late . Just one day after president obama called on Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki to include a more inclusive leadership, there are growing calls for him to stitch down including the leader of the country, grand ayatollah ali al sistani. Iraqi troops are now Holding Ground in three important battle fields, bakuba, tal afar, and the oil refinery. But the drum beat continues to grow on that. Here is america tonights Sheila Macvicar. Slick uniforms newly pressed. 13 minute propaganda and recr
Another five minutes of questioning. Mr. Huffman of california. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I wanted to be at the hearing because i represent earthquake country, tsunami country. I think its an important subject with some helpful testimony. I want to thank the witnesses for their contributions. Mr. Chairman, i also wanted to be here to thank you. As a new member of congress, thing is the first hearing ive attended of any subcommittee in the Natural Resources committee that wasnt a loaded partisan title full of loaded partisan content with a loaded partisan agenda. This is an important subject. We can all be interested and gauged and might get something done together that can help the country. We need more hearings like this. And as much as anything, i wanted to be here to express that and thank you for it. With that, ill yield the balance of my time to Ranking Member holt. I thank representative huffman. Let me make two general comments. First, following on the line of our Ranking Members
Learns why they left the country that measures its success in Gross National happiness. For the hard life of a refugee here. And brothers beyond the badges. Honor students, athletes and living by the boy scout motto. On my honor i will do my best to do my duty to god and my country and to obey the scout law. Even when it doesnt equally honor both of them. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im joie chen. The question increasingly asked about the future of iraqs leader, is he offering too little too late . Just one day after president obama called on Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki to include a more inclusive leadership, there are growing calls for him to stitch down including the leader of the country, grand ayatollah ali al sistani. Iraqi troops are now Holding Ground in three important battle fields, bakuba, tal afar, and the oil refinery. But the drum beat continues to grow on that. Here is america tonights Sheila Macvicar. Slick uniforms newly pressed. 13 minute propaganda and recr