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he is the chairman of the veterans affairs committee. senator, thank you for joining us this weekend. senator isakson: great to be with you. happy memorial day. john mcardle: thank you, sir. you, too. in the studio to help with the questions, we are joined by rebecca adams of cq roll call and matthew daly of the associated press. senator, i want to start with this weekend marks the one-year anniversary since the resignation of former va secretary eric shinseki. in the year since that resignation, are veterans getting the care and access they need, in your opinion? senator isakson: well, in the last 12 months since he resigned, we have begun the process of reforming the v.a. to give veterans better access and better choice and to begin to deal with the systemic problems of the v.a. we have a long way to go, but we are making improvements. rebecca adams: senator, thank you for joining us. i wanted to talk to you about some comments that house speaker john boehner made o ....
and i do know that it s up nearly 90% so far in the first quarter of this year. around 54 officers killed in the line of duty. the exact total i don t have. judge poe: i have more questions and i will submit them in writing. thank you. chairman: the gentlelady from texas has a unanimous consent motion. representative jackson lee: may i just say one or two points, mr. chairman? first of all, let me ask to have unanimous consent to enter into the record the following documents and statement from the aclu, statement of the national urban league, executive order 136 88 which provides federal standards for acquisition of military equipment, a letter from mr. scott and colin requesting a hearing for myself, i m sorry. for mr. scott and mr. cohen. and an article entitled, law enforcement warrior problem to be added into the record. chairman: without objection. rep. jackson lee: and if i might make one simple comment. that is i want to express to all of you, the significance ....