Victims out of the road before then driving away. Pamela osborne is live. Pam, what are we learning about the driver . Reporter well, i actually just got off the phone with the police chief. He tells me they are in the process right now of reviewing Surveillance Video in hopes of getting another lead to track down that vehicle and that driver. The driver was behind the wheel of a pretty unique truck. It is very similar to twotoned maroon and ford pickup with a ladder rack. They believe it is a 1997 model. It may have a broken taillight, a broken passenger side mirror and taillight. They believe 2 man hit two teenagers around 8 15 last night. The victims were crossing between two intersections when they were hit. According to a witness the driver stopped briefly to move one of the people he hit off of the road before taking off. That female victim is in critical condition. No word on how that male victim is doing at this hour. Lets get back to the driver. Police describe him as being 61
Call this meeting of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee to order. Appreciate secretary shull kin for being here and his hard work. After opening statement, well go to secretary shulkin for statement and then members of the committee for q a. Let me say, this meeting is not about whats happened in the past, its about whats happening right now to correct some things that happened in the past. This is an accountability hearing. Ive told the secretary that we want to take the legislation we passed last year on accountability, on appeals, to give them the tools to address the significant problems confronting the veterans of america, vsos of america, and this committee, to begin moving away from the problems of the past and toward the solutions of the future, in particular on appeals, in particular on accountability, in particular on the gi bill, all those things that are important to the veterans and their families. And i pick particularly on the leadership of the va as well. I want to t
For being here and his hard work. After opening statement, well go to secretary shulkin for statement and then members of the committee for q a. Let me say, this meeting is not about whats happened in the past, its about whats happening right now to correct some things that happened in the past. This is an accountability hearing. Ive told the secretary that we want to take the legislation we passed last year on accountability, on appeals, to give them the tools to address the significant problems confronting the veterans of america, vsos of america, and this committee, to begin moving away from the problems of the past and toward the solutions of the future, in particular on appeals, in particular on accountability, in particular on the gi bill, all those things that are important to the veterans and their families. And i pick particularly on the leadership of the va as well. I want to thank secretary shulkin. Ive always been complimentary of him. People say im too nice to him. Im not
So for me accountability isnt just numbers, its not just a transparency. Is not information. We cant label the problem. Problem. We have to do something about it. This is stepping in when children need something better. We need to be held accountable. That to me is what a true accountability is. The issue of adequate and equitable funding is a big issue for this overrides community, for the urban league. I the opportunity to serve on the commission that looked at the issue. Paint a picture of where we are when it comes to the lack of equitable funding. What does it really mean . Once the picture . What do you see from where you sit . Its devastating. We us of article as a nation, marc. Folks a note on the k12 side federal money is like eight to 12 , half the money comes from states and 40 at the local level. Look across the nation, i go back to my home in chicago, we got less than half the money each year than wealthier suburbs four or five miles north of us along lake michigan. Think
Of the United States. Correction. I believe in the constitution. I will obey the constitution of the United States. I tonight know what happened from the trip from the capitol down to 1600 pennsylvania avenue how this changed. But i guess the presidency can change your view of the world. May not be an accurate view of the world but it can change it. I think what then senator obama said rang true then and rings true today. It is about the separation of power. Let me tell you something, my friends on the other side of the aisle should be standing there with us because for too long this house has now become irrelevant. Congress in general is becoming irrelevant. When i got elected just over four years ago, i came up here with a purpose. I came up here in the belief in the constitution and that there are separation of powers between the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. But now i hate to say it, in my four years, i have become disenchanted with the fact tha