Good afternoon, the subcommittee will come to order. Thank you so much for your patients. We had things to take care of during the course of the day so many times we double schedule. We are here today to examine the pattern of problems at va. Gov affecting veterans benefit claims. The va aggressively build out va. Gov the past five years. Today it is more than a website. It is a selfservice platform for veterans to access the care and benefits theyve earned. Iov absolutely agree that veters should be able to manage their healthcare and benefits online rather than waiting on hold for the call center to do everything. To perform all those functions, va. Gov now interfaces with most of the systems we have discussed into previous hearings. Those systems interfaces have significant bugs and some of them are simply obsolete. Va. Gov has gaps, and veterans are falling into those gaps. Nearly 100,000 veterans that we know of have been struggling with the va. Gov bugs to access the benefits. In
It appears that for the third time in five years greece has narrowly avoided bankruptcy. Summit chair has tweeted that leaders have agreed to, quote, serious reforms and Financial Support for grease. German chancellor Angela Merkel says the trust of greece needs to be rebuilt. Were still learning the details of what its going to take to pave the way. As talks stretched beyond the deadline, the country was nearing financial request. They had requested a bailout funds. The cashstrapped country rejected strict austerity measures in a referendum last week. Banks running low on cash were forced to close and limit withdrawals to 60 a dale. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras was taking a hard line, accusing creditors of blackmailing his country but will now be forced to accept the politically undesirable measures. The new deal will likely include pension cuts, tax hikes, and cuts to public spending. Annemarie. Jill wagner at the New York Stock Exchange. Of course jill will be back a little bit lat
Good morning jill. Good morning, annemarie. It appears that for the third time in five years greece has narrowly avoided bankruptcy. They have agreed to quote, serious reforms and Financial Support for greece. An german chancellor Angela Merkel says trust is needed to be built. As talks stretched beyond the deadline, the country was nearing financial request. They had requested a bailout funds. They had rejected strict austerity measures in a referendum last week. Banks running low on cash were forced to close and limit withdrawals to 60 a dale. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras was taking a hard line accusing creditors of accepting blackmail. The new deal will likely include pension cuts tax hikes, and cuts to public spending. Annemarie. Jill wagner at the New York Stock Exchange. Of course jill will be back a little bit later with the rest of todays eesses by business headlines. Thanks a lot, jill. Its bangs have been on the verge of collapse. Holly williams is in athens with how greek c
Hes a fighter. He was taken to the hospital last night in Critical Condition but he is now stable. Now shes dealing with her on fight to find out who shot her baby. Bullet holes riddled the outside of this home on malta street in kensington where friday night a father and son was shot. His mother identifying him as her only child price johnson. If somebody seen something on malta street yesterday at 9 oclock please come forward. I hope you rot in hell. That was a twoyearold baby that you guys shot. He didnt deserve this. Reporter she was working her ups job when two men fired bullets at her son as he was in his fathers arms on their front parch. Porch. I asked him what happened. He said im scared. Daddy fall time. Reporter the twoyearold was shot four times twice in the leg and twice in the arm. He was immediately rushed to the hospital in Critical Condition. Everyone on the block loves him. Hes a sweet kid. Hes in there fighting right now. Reporter despite a massive manhunt minutes af
Hes a fighter. He was taken to the hospital last night in Critical Condition but he is now stable. Now shes dealing with her on fight to find out who shot her baby. Bullet holes riddled the outside of this home on malta street in kensington where friday night a father and son was shot. His mother identifying him as her only child price johnson. If somebody seen something on malta street yesterday at 9 oclock please come forward. I hope you rot in hell. That was a twoyearold baby that you guys shot. He didnt deserve this. Reporter she was working her ups job when two men fired bullets at her son as he was in his fathers arms on their front parch. Porch. I asked him what happened. He said im scared. Daddy fall time. Reporter the twoyearold was shot four times twice in the leg and twice in the arm. He was immediately rushed to the hospital in Critical Condition. Everyone on the block loves him. Hes a sweet kid. Hes in there fighting right now. Reporter despite a massive manhunt minutes af