Testimony, something we have never done before. The five individuals that we issued subpoenas to where danny pomo personal deputy undersecretary for benefits, diana rubin is director of the philadelphia Regional Office, ms. Kimberly grace director of the st. Paul Regional Office, mr. Robert mckendrick director of the Los Angeles Regional Office, mr. Antoine waller director of the baltimore Regional Office. We learned at our last hearing the ig report lays out the alleged abuse of vas relocation permanent change of station programs costing hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money and now ms. Rubin sent ms. Gray said apparently in a properly use their positions of authority to put their own personal and financial benefits ahead of veterans, taxpayers and their subordinates. As the saying goes a pictures worth a thousand words a lets start with a map and describe in the simplest terms what tonights hearing is all about. You can look at the screen appear. Initially ms. Graves and
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Citizens all, whose votes have populated this peoples house. Each member of this house has been given the sacred duty of representing them. Today we mourn the loss of former congressman ike skeleton a true Public Servant and staunch supporter of our military. May he and his family find solace and peace at this time. Bring each of us, at last, to that place where our hearts will rest in you. Bless us this day and every day and may all that is done within the peoples house this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. Lankford. Mr. Lankford i pledge allegiance to the flag of the and to tates of america the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker
The man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar was in court again. She disapared on her way to zool. Her body was never found. Torres was charged in this case more than two years ago after police established a dna link to lamar. But a series of delays have kept the court from setting a trial date, frustrating the volunteers who continue to search for sierra. I am so disappointed. Because its going to go on possibly for another year. I mean, this is just ridiculous. Today both sides agreed to meet in september to select a start date for the trial. A new trial is under way in the oscar grant case. We are are live at the federal courthouse in San Francisco with what grants father says really happened that night. Reporter well, other players in the case were able to settle this case outside the courtroom, but not this one. A source tells me that b. A. R. T. Feels that the father is not entitled to the money hes asking for so that tragic night has to be retold and are relived for a
Headlines today. X steel understood investigates how drillers see opportunity in big oils problems. Lets begin with peter cook and has the tales on a new report being released this hour on egg bank subsidies. Good afternoon. Has been nearly six years since the financial crisis and washington continues to debate whether some banks are too big to fail and if those institutions have a competitive advantage because the government will ride to their rescue once again. The hearing act k starting this hour in the senate inking committee is releasing a longawaited government report onlity office the issue. The report is unlikely to end the debate altogether. The key findings the gao concludes big banks enjoy more funding compared to their smaller peers during the crisis but goes on to find most models show that advantage has declined or reversed in recent years as the economy has improved will stop the gao concludes the advantage could return if the country faces a new economic crisis. They sa