Do you believe there are some commanders at the air force academy who believe that cadets are making up Sexual Assault charges . Absolutely. Only on cbs this morning, the academys superintendent is here to respond. And tom hanks and meryl streep come to studio 57. Why they say the post, and why its important to tell that story now. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Actions are going to speak louder than words. All this mess is going to be over tomorrow with a vote. All eyes on the alabama election. It is time that we put our decency, our state before political party. This is a national election. It is the trump miracle versus the nullification project. Security in new york steps up after an attempted there. The alleged bomber was inspired by isis. No rest for the weary in Southern California. A wall of flames is threatening homes near santa barbara. Were going to be here for a number of days. Probably into christmas. Three women who have accused President Trum
Do you believe there are some commanders at the air force academy who believe that cadets are making up Sexual Assault charges . Absolutely. Only on cbs this morning, the academys superintendent is here to respond. And tom hanks and meryl streep come to studio 57. Why they say the post, and why its important to tell that story now. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Actions are going to speak louder than words. All this mess is going to be over tomorrow with a vote. All eyes on the alabama election. It is time that we put our decency, our state before political party. This is a national election. It is the trump miracle versus the nullification project. Security in new york steps up after an attempted terror attack there. The alleged bomber was inspired by isis. No rest for the weary in Southern California. A wall of flames is threatening homes near santa barbara. Were going to be here for a number of days. Probably into christmas. Three women who have accused
March. Finally, an examination of the evolving efforts to recognize Women Air Force Service Pilots. We have a terrific panel today. Introduction, i want to explain how this panel came to be. Participants in the Summer Institute on veterans in society, ambiguities and representations. The subtitle is incredibly important. It represents some of the confusion that might exist about who counts as a veteran, what it means to be a veteran, how that meaning has changed over time and how society has understood that change. How all of these things connect with nonveterans in society, and the Civil Military divide that seems to be growing ever greater. Were broughtissues together in a threeweek Summer Institute at virginia tech, washington actually. We explored with about 20 other colleagues from a variety of disciplines some of these issues. One of the big takeaways or one of the Big Questions that we were talking about is whether it would make sense to talk about Something Like veterans studie
Subcommittee will come to order. Good mompg and welcorning and w todays subcommittee. Our oversight entitled home loan turning practices and how taxpayers could be affected. This is the second hearing. As many london with the department of Veterans Affairs discusses in his testimony, the v. A. Is guaranteed over 2 million loans in excess of 2 trillion since the 1940s. That represents millions of veterans, Service Members and their families who may not have otherwise been able to achieve the American Dream. While this program is one of the more well run programs at the v. A. And i have some thoughts about why it is, mainly because they guarantee it but the lenders are involved and they underwrite it and more people involved in administering it in the private sector. They had concerns about certain activities being conducted by some lenders. Potentially unscrupulous lenders which have the potential for harmful outcomes for veteran home buyers. We have seen reports of what may be deceptiv
So let me add to paulas thanks to all of you who have braved cold. Half of our panel comes from the university. Torontoans are more used to this. We still appreciate it. Let me quickly introduce our panelists, give you some initial thoughts and a bit of the rules of the game. Just moving down the line of panelists, Jeffrey Pilcher is a professor of food history at the university of toronto. He is also the editor of the journal of global food history for those of you thinking of publishing outlets. Steve velazquez next to him is a cure rater in the division of home and Community Life at the National Museum of American History. And of course youve met paula. And next to her is irina, the professor of Museum Studies at the university of torontos i school. And she researches food and museums. And next to her, Teresa Mccullough is a historian of american brewing history, professor of the American Brewing History Initiative, excuse me, here at the National Museum of American History. And thi