You dont need to go through the va to get an authorization for care. Sir weve got to make it easier for the veteran. Thats what ive been we totally agree. Thank you very much. I yield back. Members were not going to do a second round of questions. Unless theres one that is just absolutely pressing. With that ms. Brown, youre recognize recognized. Thank you. Mr. Chairman, i want to thank you for holding this hearing. As far as im concerned failure is not an option. Weve heard a lot of discussion today. And i find it well where im coming from, it used to be program owned. Facts, just the facts. And i want people to understand the facts before they walk out that door. Because ive seen a lot of people snapping up pictures and us making different statements. I want you to give us a list of the facts while we are in this emergency situation and why, if we dont act before we go home, were going to have a crisis at the va. Every member needs to understand where we are. And this is not anything
Veterans, id like to see im a v. A. Provider even if its in my private practice. We should come over and discuss that. Ive been asking and secretary gibson said, imstaff, supplies everything involved would be important to this entire committee, the cost is not just the paper. Dr. Ruiz. Thank you to the chairman and Ranking Member for holding this hearing when brave young men and Women Volunteer to serve in our armed forces, they swear to support and defend the constitutional of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic. The Service Members make a promise to their country to all of us to keep us safe and protect our way of life in recognition of that service we promise to care for them when they return. So veterans is served and sacrificed and we must do whatever it takes to hold up our end. Many veterans in my district excluded from the strict requirements ochof the Choice Program dont receive care for what they are authorized because the v. A. Has begun delaying elect
On politically, the fact is thousands of people continue to come to the us and to the bay area every year, seeking asylum. Just in the last year alone, a quarter of a Million People who are not from mexico have been picked up at the us border by Border Patrol. We discovered that rather than get deported, many of those same people are then dropped off by immigration authorities at local bus stations and sent around the country. Those immigrants then remain here, where they live in the shadows. Sophia the night that i left from honduras, i was abused by that guys. They raped me. Stephen raped and threatened with her life. Sophia i felt that they would kill us, everybody. Stephen this 19yearold still fears for her safety, so well call her sophia. She hides her face, but she wants you to hear her story of escape and survival from death squads in her honduran hometown. Sophia they started to beat up my father a lot. And then they placed a gun over my babys head. Stephen they were members of
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer and they are breaking the law. [speaking foreign language] juan the Immigration Court system is under incredible stress. Announcer hear senior investigator stephen stock. Stephen good evening and thank you for joining us for this special edition of we investigate. For the next 30 minutes, we dig deeper into an issue that has sparked national debate, an issue that impacts us here in california daily. Were talking about immigration. But despite what side of the issue you may sit on politically, the fact is thousands of people continue to come to the us and to the bay area every year, seeking asylum. Just in the last year alone, a quarter of a Million People who are not from mexico have been picked up at the us border by Border Patrol. We discovered that rather than get deported, many of those same people are then dropped off by immigration authorities at local bus stations and sent around the country. Those immigrants then remain here, where they live in the shado
Condition right now. But were being told a number of shots were fire. Well have updates as soon as we get them. Across the bay, San Francisco police say there were two collisions. One involving a pedestrian and a Police Officer are related. About 7 15 south of market at 6th and stevenson and the pedestrian has serious injuries. Police describe them as life threatening. Officers say an angry crowd surrounded the car as it was pull over i a motorcycle responding to that call was involved in a collision with a sedan. That happened at golden gate and leavenworth. The officer was conscious and taken to the hospital. That intersection was blocked off while police investigated. Traffic was detoured around the scene. Were hearing new details from b. A. R. T. And caltrans about the upcoming closure of the transbay tube. That shutdown will happen labor day weekend. Workers will be replacing tracks. They will be completing the job starting at the beginning of the month. Cabs says just like during