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White house as to what of going on with say this report. Youre not aware of what took place there . So in terms of the ig report, i have no idea what, if anything, was reported to the white house. The visit that i had with mr. Wuerffel was to give his 30day report to the president. Again, what your activity was reported to wuerffel where you were in the investigation and compiling for congress, you werent aware of it being transmitted beyond him . No. Okay. Thank you. We now go to the gentlelady from new york. Miss maloney. Thank you. I regret i was not able to join you last night for the hearing. We had a Financial Services committee or rather a bill on the floor that i had been working on and we were in debate on the floor. I just wanted to make a brief statement about the hearing that we had last night on the overall irs and this whole irs mess seems to flow directly from confusion over just how the irs should enforce a law that was passed by this congress that gives tax exempt stat
Countdown a warm welcome to a warm welcome to countdown. Most of us think we know stories that could be made into a movie but what are the secrets of successful finance for film. The producer of a new film will be joining us for an interview and our playbook conversation. Intoll give up his insight the realities of getting a great idea onto the big screen. Lets get to our top story, a new era for oil. Opec refused to yield its production and it is having a Ripple Effect across global markets. Asian airlines gained as our prices helped reduce yield cost and most emerging yield costs fell. Some opec states are using the price war to challenge nonmembers especially shale drillers. He caught up with him just after the decision to make output targets. Can you give us your view of the decision and a little bit of a deliberations. Every buddy has responsibilities but it was felt that maintaining the level would apact and would produce reduced decline. And what about venice where the argument
We have a lot seeking service and the arts program has been very popular. I understand that the veterans access choice and accountability act allows for continuation of that, but could you address for me how that will happen . Its important for our rural veterans. They like it and it works for them and i just wanted to get clarification in terms of how its impacted by the choice card. So the legislation extended the arts program. We have extended the contract temporarily while we are renewing the arch program so it will remain in place essentially as it has existed in the past Going Forward. Okay. I appreciate that. I yield back, thank you. Senator flores. Mr. Secretary i appreciate you joining us and i also appreciate the work that you and secretary mcdonald and the team are doing to work with congress and this committee in particular to build the va at the 21st century. A few weeks ago there was an article about the business of research on returning war veterans and i will ask the ch
Introduce your relationships on behalf of veterans. Creams in the appeals process, not necessarily sent to the board, but theyre still in dba because that is where the majority of the claim said. Weve got a laundry list of initiatives. Automation initiatives, staffing initiatives and the like that we ask cube within the context of the resources weve got. He may or may not recall when i came in on the 24th of july and said we need 17. 6 billion. There is actually 360 million for vba for us to be able to hires that for nonrating claims appeals and fiduciary. It is still Personnel Research institute press. Is there any room to begin to look at how we assign presumptions based on an mos or where somebody was deployed. Theyre submissive that right now. Catoctin here before the number one benefit application being hearing loss and can we increase presumptions based on an mos perhaps as a way thats a good question. I dont know which the extent that has been out. The last to bring to your atte