all of the all of the dialogue here, and i think that whatever we have to know some facts first about how such a system would work and then where can you get those facts from? what? where can you get those facts from? well, first of all, for the care that s given, and by the way, pc3, if 80% of the veterans used the pc3 network of providers, it would solve a lot of your problem. but they don t. very minute number currently use it for a lot of reasons. in any case you think that s the answer? that could be one of the answers here? well, it s one of the answers, certainly it is. it is. but for every other form of care, then have you this issue of what s f.a.r.-based and whether we re doing this illegally or not. but the remedy has to be, once you know the answer to the question and get some clarity, not only on the accessible care issue, but also the cost, because i think that the impact on the acquisition workforce in va would be be potentially quite a bi
i am a fellow, prod to have you all here, and also i am one of your two cohosts from representing the school of public policy and public administration, where we prepare lots and lots of wonderful students for federal service as well as service in a variety of part of the public and nonprofit sector. i m delighted to be here for several reasons. good to see a lot of my old friends. with 12 of our faculty are not the fellows. at least a couple of us are here at this sort of midsummer, a lot of people at the beach and it s great you all are you. it s an important topic, and we are delighted to be here to invite you to host, and also it s wonderful always to see gene dodaro. just a couple months ago i was up on this stage giving, being part of the arthur awards commission to give gene a lifetime achievement award. i don t know if you know that but he was an arthur flemming award winner very early in his career. it s an award that goes to federal leaders early in their career, an
concern about the military power being used to stop and rest and the drive for germany existed and i am not sure that is an essential variable in this debate. host: we hear from bety next in ridge new york independent. caller: i agree with a lot of what you are saying. and first of all, we dropped bombs on japan. i don t know what happened with 911 host: the house is about to open doors and gavel in so i have to go. i want to ask you quick about the president is set to expand military advisors in iraq. what do you think is the motivation there? the best way to do that is having partners on the ground we can work and the iraqi military force is the best choice. phillip gordon now with the senior fellow on council and foreign relation and his piece is in politico. coming up tonight, a hearing on veterans suicide and a link to medications. and then we hear from the tsa nominee and then from david shop shapiro, the president s pick to lead the u.s. postal team board
fy might instead of giving a typical opening statement, i want to ask ms. clancy a couple of questions because i need to move on to another appointment. and i believe, dr. clancy, you ve been made aware that i m going to be asking a couple of questions, albeit a little out of order. and i want to talk specifically about bradley stone, that we know that he was seen by his va psychiatrist a week prior to his commission of multiple murders and subsequently dying of suicide. he was on many, many prescription drugs and had alerted va, as i understand it, to mental health and physical difficulties in the weeks leading up to the incident. but it appears that va said he showed no signs of suicidal or homicidal ideations. and i d like to know, how did va come to that conclusion when that the veteran was okay? and i say that in quotes, when he was reporting all of these feelings prior to the incident? in general people would come to that conclusion by asking the veteran a series of
about it and have the authority to deny that employer federal contracts. . a report by the nonpartisan government accountability office found that litigation stemming from such claims continues to be a significant problem. these aren t all bad actors. often they re employers trying to do the right thing but are simply tripped up by an overly complex regulatory system. mr. chairman this amendment was voted down in the transportation h.u.d., transportation justice, and veterans affairs committee and likewise it should be on this floor. i urge a no vote and yield back the balance of the time. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from minnesota. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. mr. ellison: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from minnesota will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman fro