Logically say they probably require ratification. And if they require ratification, one could make an argument that they perhaps were not proper. Okay. Ill allow a colleague to pursue this, because if they choose because im out of time and for the record will ask mr. Williamson what is noble about the cost of purchasing this care without contract 7 billion do we know it or is it noble . But i realize i dont have time now. Well ask this question for the record and yield back to the chair. Thank you, mr. Orourke. Now five minutes. Thank you mr. Chairman. I am aiming this in the direction of mr. Murray and boyle. Not sure which. Theres a business in my district that supplies specialized shoes. Diabetic shoes and to vets through the va. However this business didnt have a contract. In november of 2014 11 notified them that the custom orthotic appliance and related Service Released a request for proposals. The business filled out the paperwork, denied for not meeting minimum technical requir
Ive been asked as you can imagine since mondays announcement about what i think about this candidates or that candidates position and i say they can speak for themselves. Policy, they can talk to themselves. But today, one of the candidates made a comment about john mccain. Now, say what you want about his politics one way or the other. But let me be fundamentally clear. John mccain is an American Hero and i will denounce anyone who speaks ill of someone who has been a prisoner of war, not just senator mccain, but anybody else like that. We need to stand up and defend them. I will make an exception to speak out if someone goes personal against someone in our military. I will always defend other veterans regardless of what their politics are. So im glad to be here today. I had a lot of fun last month in with joni joni, ernst, her husband, gayle we rode into the ride and roast. They tell me if i win this job, i may not be riding for about eight years. So i want to be riding as much as i
Yeah, all right. My brother i stood in front of the crowd with picture from 40 years ago. Thats me. Thats my brother david who is now taller than i am. Cool. But thats we bought an iowa state flag when we lived in plainsville because the city hall didnt have a flag. So my mom, of course still has the lines from the photo of them in there. And i think that was in your book, too. Yeah. Isnt that fun . As you crashed into the pillar, right . There you are. Hey good to see you. Better today than being here would be out in my thats right. Meet you out there but they said no. Theyve got a front end. I see that. Airconditioning today. Id like you to meet my wife. Nice to meet you. My wife. Nice to meet you. How are you . Very good. Thank you so much. Welcome. This is wonderful. Great. We had fun. It was great. Last month we were in with joni and her husband, dale, and we had a blast. I compete with my staff and my fit bit and that day i didnt walk much. And i had 17,000 steps and i realized,
Shameful. Thank you, dr. Head. Let me just say also that the retaliation isnt limited to employees of the v. A. But also patients who step forward. And in colorado we had a case last year where a patient gave a statement to an Investigative Reporter and called the v. A. And talked to the Public Affairs individual for that particular visit and the Public Affairs person said you dont want to talk to this person. He is a patient undergoing psychiatric care. I sent a letter to the secretary of Veterans Affairs and never gotten a response to this date. Our thanks to the witnesses. You are now excused. Today we have had a chance to hear about problems that exist within the department of Veterans Affairs. With regards to whistleblower retaliation. With the testimony provided and the questions asked today i am dismayed at the failure of the department to adequately protect conscientious employees who seek to improve Services Provided to our veterans. As such this hearing was necessary to accom
First of all, im an associate pastor at the Public Affairs American University and i am delighted to moderate this panel. Today were talking about private insurance subsidy first ever selection. Im sure everyone in this room knows prior to 2014 the private Insurance Market in the individual market was the wild west. People would buy Health Insurance that was fully inadequate and extremely expensive but on the other hand you had people with employerbased insurance who were very happy with it as the model if you like what you have, you can keep it. The aca was very much focused on changing and improving the private individual market but also preserving the employer supported Insurance Market. Today we will hear from for experts with unique and intricate knowledge about the development, implementation of the future of private insurance and individual market and elsewhere. You have their files and i wont read their list of expertise. First, we had joel michael, partner at mcdermitt, will a