It is fog to going to cost the taxpayer more so that is the difficulty in putting together the proposals. Does it factor in there maybe less reliance on the government problems if there is more Charity Given . Under the baseline assumptions that we operate under we dont assume there are other changes in Government Programs or other policies based from one change in this area. I understand the point you are making but the short answer is no, we dont assume there might be saving to the government. But intuitively there might be. Any other questions . Any amendments in the nature of a substitute . The question is on the adoption in the nature of a substitute. All those in favor eye. Ino those opposed say no. We have it and it is agreed on. Hr 4691 be moved as amended to the house of representative. All those in favor i. Those in favor no. The is have it and the notion is agreed to. The clerk will call the roll. Mr. Johnson . I. Mr. Brady . I. Mr. Ryan . I. Mr. Nunez . I. Mr. Teeberry . I.
That reach of integrity is irresponsible and unacceptable to me. On this situation, it began weeks to months ago and i thought the problem was limited and isolated and i believe that. But i no longer believe that it is systemic. I was too trusting of some and i accepted it and i now know that it has been misleading in regard to patient wait times. I cannot explain the lack of integrity among some of the leaders of our health care facility. This is something that i have rarely encountered during my 30 years in uniform. And so i will not defend it because it is not worth defending. But i can take responsibility with responsibility for it. And i do. So given the fact i now know, i apologize with the Senior Leader of the department of Veterans Affairs and i extend my condolences to the veterans of this country and their families and loved ones who i have been honored to serve for 45 years now. I also offer an apology to members of congress and the Veterans Services organizations including
Determination that we were roaring to rebuild fiber. This is an example where wireless provided a great shortterm solution for customers over the longerterm. We determined that fiber was the longer solution and that was a unique situation. What we are doing and what the trials are looking for issues at other areas we go to wireless. We are looking at predominantly a copper to fiber migration which doesnt present those same situations. Customers are getting the same services over different fiber infrastructure. Another issue consumers will care about is the fact of smartphones. It is a big issue. Law enforcement has been concerned and they say a large number of the crimes occur when people steal smartphones. The Wireless Industry announced a voluntary commitment and starting next year they will things thatevices will allow people to try to secure theyll cell phones their cell phones. Youre been praised by regulators however some folks not that happy. The attorney general in new york and
Our phone lines are open also a special line for veterans. You can catch up with us on your favorite social media pages, on twitter, facebook, or email us at journal cspan. Org. A very good saturday morning. The Eric Shinseki resignation playing out on the front pages of newspapers across the country. Here it is in the Washington Posts. To the kansas city star, there is a picture of Eric Shinseki yesterday at the National Coalition for homeless veterans, where he made a speech apologizing for delayed atment, and other service for delayed treatment and other service lapses at the ba. The headline there onto the arizona republic, the home state paper of the phoenix of thefacility phoenix v. A. Facility a quote from president obama. He Richmond Times dispatch already talked about the search for shinsekis since sasser for shinsekis successor. Times york that is the topic we are talking about for the first half of todays washington journal. Before we get to your calls i want to play you a l
Other thing about the senatee. The senate is a very democratic place. Everybody has a chance to be number 60. Enabled by the fact we had a couple of democrats who voted no. But, yeah. Every other day some senator decided to be number 60 and we had to do something. The numbers changed during that as well. It was constantly a moving target. Let me mention Something Else as well to this audience since many of you are involved in the business today. We have left the congress but as ve greatver i ha reverence for the institutions i have served in. It is going through a terrible time. Something different from those of you who come from the perspective the Financial Services sector. The days where you have people like howard baker and bob dole are gone. Me, theyrowd, believe look at these issues in a very different way. Populism in aof a way that is worrisome to me in terms of how they look at the Financial Services sector. One of the classic examples we when you had rand paul guam the langua