Duty as a congress, and certainly our duty as a part of this committee to make sure hat that check we figuratively wrote to those veterans never comes back marked insufficient funds. And to make sure that that check, the benefits of that check dont come back redeemed in a delayed fashion. So we have done what is necessary to make sure that they get their benefits, that he they get them in a timely manner, that the claims backlog is eliminated, and that we facilitate whatever it takes to make sure that they are rewarded for their service to our country because the price of freedom, it is not free. Somebody had to pay that price. And the people who paid the price are the men and women who served our nation in uniform and are our veterans and families who also sacrificed as the Service Members wept to war. With that i yield back the balance of my time, and i urge the adoption of this bill and ask my colleagues to support it. The chair the gentleman from georgia yields back his time. The g
Is now providing answers. Seimens. Answers. Issue one, cooking the books. Will you explain to me after knowing all this information why you should not resign . I tell you, senator, that i came here to make things better for veterans. That was my appointment. Embattled Veterans Affairs secretary, eric consecki about whether he should resign in the face of a growing management scandal in his agency. The v. A. Hospital system has a management goal of making an appointment for sick veterans to see a doctor within 14 to 30 days of a call. Last months retired doctor told cnn that the phoenix Veterans Hospital met that goal by cooking the books. One list submitted showed appointments scheduled within the goals. The second list, the real list, showed between 1,400 and 1,600 veterans were forced to wait months. 40 veterans are alleged to have died awaiting care. But the v. A. Only confirmed 17 deaths. The Inspector Generals Office is now probing whether the allegations are isolated to phoenix,
Is now providing answers. Seimens. Answers. Issue one, cooking the books. Will you explain to me after knowing all this information why you should not resign . I tell you, senator, that i came here to make things better for veterans. That was my appointment. Embattled Veterans Affairs secretary, eric consecki about whether he should resign in the face of a growing management scandal in his agency. The v. A. Hospital system has a management goal of making an appointment for sick veterans to see a doctor within 14 to 30 days of a call. Last months retired doctor told cnn that the phoenix Veterans Hospital met that goal by cooking the books. One list submitted showed appointments scheduled within the goals. The second list, the real list, showed between 1,400 and 1,600 veterans were forced to wait months. 40 veterans are alleged to have died awaiting care. But the v. A. Only confirmed 17 deaths. The Inspector Generals Office is now probing whether the allegations are isolated to phoenix,
Intervention. Virginia is for lovers. Counting that is. A deep dive into the razor thin margin that separates them for attorney general in virginia with with a man who helped correct the count. Also this morning leader are are turning on each other. Faction of the Party Breaking off, we are not talking about the gop of today, but a century ago and the lessons Teddy Roosevelt and his frenemy have for todays republican leaders. All that with the story from washington. Its november 14th, 2013. A very packed show, but lets start with the big story of the moment. Thats health care. The mood among democrats on capitol hill has gone from nervous to panicked. The president has a policy problem to make the website functional and provide a solution for the americans whose plans are being san celled. That is compounded bia serious political problem. Democrats are anxious before the numbers were released are now beginning to panic. The anger boiled over yesterday in ugly meeting with white house o
And japanese leaders are doing what they can to make japan an easier place to do business. North korean officials have issued a statement on their threat to conduct another nuclear test. They first warned of the test last month after the u. N. Security Council Condemned their Ballistic Missile launch. Translator theres no statute of limitations on our declaration to not rule out a new form of nuclear test. Such a test is our right to selfdefense that no one can prevent. Analysts at a u. S. Research group have reported more activity at a Nuclear Test Site in the north. And south korean government officials believe north korea has completed preparations for a possible nuclear test. North korean watchers say the statement could mean pyongyang will not carry out a test any time soon. But they also say it might be trying to confuse other countries. The Korea Institute for defense tells us what north koreas recent actions could mean. North koreas provocations are not out of control, reckless