Patterns. These witnesses willing to blow the whistle even when it risked their livelihood and their careers. Unfortunately we learn the v. A. Continues to struggle with the culture of retaliation against whistleblowers. In in two instances the leadersp and supervisors have turned a blind eye to those in vas workforce that upon investors problems are tempted to expose that actors who abuse their positions or broken laws. And even worse the whistleblowers are often the target of active retaliation. One striking example came from doctor catherine mitchells testimony. In 2014 she was one of a group of people working at the phoenix v. A. Medical center that expose the existence of a secret waiting list of veterans in need of medical care. Instead of addressing this issue the phoenix the english actively worked to hide exorbitant wait times. It turned up such practices were occurring at feasts facilities nationwide. It was deliberate and health and well being of veterans was put at risk. Co
Decertify the deal. Continue to watch this hearing online at cspan. Org. Here on cspan taking you live to the u. S. House. They gavel in for legislative work, beginning work on debate rules for fridays bill dealing with whistleblower protections. Live coverage here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend molly fraser, fwig harbor United Methodist church, gig harbor, washington. The chaplain god of many names we give thanks for many opportunities to serve and remind us we are servants of our country, our people, and the land. Let us not forget the blessings you have given us so we might use our power and influence to oorder the country in ways that allow each and every person to find life and liberty and to pursue happiness. Become, perhaps we come, perhaps already weary from an onslaught of emails, texts, fen calls, and meetings where people make demands on how we vote and assumptions on every decision we put forward.
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Homeland security. As we deal with recovery efforts, she brings a track record in response and in emergency management. Shes also respected for her expertise in cyber security. I hope the senate will take up her nomination without delay. Today the house is acting on two important pieces of legislation. The first is a Disaster Relief on it. People are hurting in these disaster areas whether its victims of the wildfires in california we are seeing on the news today or people rebuilding from hurricanes harvey, irma, maria and nate. This legislation gives needed resources to communities suffering from disasters over the past couple months. Tomorrow i will be traveling to puerto rico to assess the damage and to get a briefing from local and federal officials. We need to stand with people in puerto rico as they rebuild their communities. Today the house is also acting with doctor Chris Kirkpatrick on the protection act. Where i come from, we know their stories well. This bill is named after
Their son carlon and daughter ashley were all killed in sundays crash in moapa valley. Investigators say the driver of the car drifted left into the median, then over corrected to the right, causing the car to roll over. The son in law, who police say was unrestrained, survived the joy was restrained. Investigators are still unable to determine if those who died were wearing their seat belt. Shakala Alvaranga police are still looking into why the driver drifted left, causing that crash. Reporting live Shakala Alvaranga 8 news now. Christianne Klein shakala, weve seen hundreds of donations online. Are there any other ways to help the family . Shakala Alvaranga christianne, we asked the like the Brandt Family has. Christianne Klein police made an arrest today. In the murder of a 78 year old woman. 55 year old arthur lopez is charged with murder with a deadly weapon. Police say lopez was the victims estranged husband. Erlinda penaflor was found dead inside her home near washington and slo