2012 and almost 25,000 in 2013. As of july 6, over 50,000 children have been apprehended and placed in our care in fy 14. To address the associated challenges, a twopronged strategy has been put together. One is to drive down the length of time the children remain in shelters. The other is to expand our shelter capacity. When it comes to time, the children that are in our care, we have made significant progress. Since 2011 when it took 75 days to reduce that time to 35 and are continuing to make progress to move in more quickly. About 1700 beds and since january, and we have also opened a temporary shelters with three military races across the country. While temporary solutions were necessary in the short term, makeshift solutions do not make longterm fiscal sense. Morerary shelters cost than the permanent shelters. As we move forward, the reality is that we dont have enough beds and we dont have sufficient resources to continue to add beds to ensure that the children are not staying i
Anybody know the answer . I have met with this committee and staff the chairman. On a number of occasions to share what i know about va health. Im looking for a collaborative relationship. We have known each other for quite some time. Are you under the impression that this relationship has been strained for a while . The between congress and the v. A. . That is not our intent. That we work closely with you. Many of you talked to us about issues and we work to get you information as quickly as we can. We understand the constraints we work for two and a half weeks. To provide the committee with a response. I expected you would send a pile of stuff at any staffers would sort through and decide what needed to be done. Was that a naive assumption . I say that not leading or passive aggressively. I was not part of that process. Many have proved what we want to do. I cant help but feel something has not been given to me. The impression was there. I would have loved to see, over my dead body.
We want to get this done as quickly as possible. I think it would be appropriate to say that we would like to have everything done by the end of the day. In regard to the Conference Community signing off on the report. And the mechanism as to who goes first is not as critical. As other pieces. Thell step out and say house will probably go first, but that hasnt been decided. Is it isportant thing done as quickly as possible. That your view is that congress is dysfunctional, nothing getting done did i say that . You did. Going just from last week, it was a pretty tense moment at the end of last week. When you give us a sense of what it took to get here . It could be instructive. Congress is so divided right now. We have to work through these things. At the end of the day, what is important am i understood . Are you understood . This is the veterans of the United States. We have an obligation to do it. There has not been one time that senator sanders nor our staff have continued to commun
Prisons are now a cottage industry. They are built a company that bids on the prisoners, and then they stuff full of prisoners. Is 2. 7 of the worlds 25 ofion, and we have the worlds prisoners. Your guest is so right on. See, it is about getting them into the system. Once a young man gets into the system, and unless you are smart, like i was, i saved my son you cannot get them out. For forgiving this this for myforgive son. He was one of the first 17 that landed in afghanistan. President clinton gave me , but your guest is so right they want you to be there. They want you to get in prison. Man, they getng caught, they get in the system, and there is no way out. Bob. Lets get a response, lets hear from bernard kerik. Guest peter, here is the thing two issues. One, it is an 80 billion a year industry, so there are a lot of lobbyists out there. Oute is a lot of industry there that wants as many people in prison as physically possible , but i agree with your caller on this one point. That
Cities visited by our local content vehicles, go to cspan. Org localcontent. In light of president obamas recent announce the regarding the future of u. S. Involvement in afghanistan, and the news of american soldier Bowe Bergdahl been released by the taliban, a booktv presents portions of af author talks on afghanistan and the u. S. War there. Wih you will hear from a historian o of afghanistan, journalists whor covered the war and medal of honor recipient dakota meyer. You can watch all of theseo programs in their entirety on our website booktv. Org. We start with historian tamim ansary, author of games without rules. In this clip mr. Ansary gives a brief overview of afghanistanso history and talks about the conflicts both external and ex internal that the afghans have experienced over the years. Ir im sure all of you order interest in whats going on in afghanistan right now who i contesting for the president ial seat in elections nextl year, t what happens after the nato forces with