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A danger to our citizens and our communities. Secretary fox announced the rule making for the safe transport of crude oil in july of 2014. Were still waiting for those final rules but the longer we delay, the more that lives are actually in danger. And those standards call for tank cars both retro fitting old cars and building new ones for tank car thickness the length of time how long the shippers have to refurbish or build new cars and the speed and routes which these trains take, all of this is in this rule making. I think its critical for us to get some certitude in terms of what the new r...

Talking to the folks who have been helped recently in cleveland, a guy named melvin in and out of the system five or six times. Obviously, he had a tough time holding a job, has an addiction problem, hes been clear now for four years. Because of the Second Chance act, he not only had the opportunity to get some help, but, also, job training, hes got a full time job. Hes a supervisor in a kitchen. Most important thing of all, he has a home. And in his home, he has a daughter who he had washington has played a key role in the last ten years of privilege bringing up the awareness and helping to l...

Meantime . That is the problem that continues to plague our community. When you have Financial Stress emotional stress, where do you go for help in the meantime while v. A. Sorts this out . They come to us. We are overwhelmed with demand and other nonprofits feel the same way. I encourage you to think creatively to provide support, especially financial and emotional, to those folks stuck waiting sometimes years. Mr. Blumenthal i have one more thanks to mr. Blumenthal i have one more thanks to mr. Kovach and others on the issue of expanding access to choice to make veterans eligible when a loca...

Specializing in beachfront property. I could do that. I was a young person and had more savings. What do you all in vision and being able to broaden opportunities envision in being able to broaden opportunities . Would anyone like to comment . I might take a shot. The g. I. Bill is an Education Program this time. You need to go back to what your colleagues did in 1944. The g. I. Bill accomplished a whole series of things, not the least of which is getting people to start a business. You couldnt have the business if it didnt say veteran something, often funded by Small Business loans going thro...

Time. Placing an employee on openended paid vacation as reward for bad behavior instead of removing them. Next, hr 571, the Veterans Affairs retaliation prevention act would improve the process for whistleblowers within the department to report waste fraud, and abuse, to correct problems at the lowest level in the agency possible. Perhaps more portly it would expand accountability of supervisors who would seek to retaliate against employees who report wrongdoing. Also, require the v. A. To undertake more training procedures to ensure employees are well aware of their rights and methods to repo...