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based on your experiences this inaccurate statistic for philadelphia? >> know, if we do now if we didn't have that them i think the number would be much higher. >> the obama administration has promised to end the backlog by 2015. with 274,000 claims still stuck on the backlog do you think this promise is feasible? >> absolutely not. it breeds corruption in the regional offices and we might say the claim is then claim is in process but it's probably not processed correctly and we probably didn't help the veteran the way we are supposed to. >> are veterans of our nation passingly while waiting for their claims to be processed? >> mini. >> can you estimate how many? >> know but i know that that's the easiest kind of claim to do if a veteran passes away. you hit one button and you get the same amount of credit as if you work the claimant grant the benefit. >> that number was 19,500 back in december. when it was investigated by cir, investigated the report. >> i yield back. >> mr. meehan for five minutes. >> mr. chairman i want to thank you for the courtesy
based on your experiences this inaccurate statistic for philadelphia? >> know, if we do now if we didn't have that them i think the number would be much higher. >> the obama administration has promised to end the backlog by 2015. with 274,000 claims still stuck on the backlog do you think this promise is feasible? >> absolutely not. it breeds corruption in the regional offices and we might say the claim is then claim is in process but it's probably not processed correctly and...
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philadelphia didn't do either of those. it is my belief you have didn't understand the top of the letter i would question why you are charged this if you don't understand the language in the fast letter. and why then did you prohibit any type of control on those claims so that if they were to be looked into at a later date no one could find them. similar to the vha paper waiting list our memos were on all paper. so if you wanted to find out how many memos were done in philadelphia, you would have to go to the file room and find the claims and memos if they are still there. map-d isn't a program that the managers are not familiar with and e-mailing they do everything day. they e-mail us list non-stop. i think they understand the bottom portion and they failed to do anything to control it. i think it was to hide it. >> thank you. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. the first few questions are a quick yes or no and starting with mr. soto and going down the panel. did you believe that production is being driven over quality?
philadelphia didn't do either of those. it is my belief you have didn't understand the top of the letter i would question why you are charged this if you don't understand the language in the fast letter. and why then did you prohibit any type of control on those claims so that if they were to be looked into at a later date no one could find them. similar to the vha paper waiting list our memos were on all paper. so if you wanted to find out how many memos were done in philadelphia, you would...
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i know that you were in philadelphia a couple of weeks ago. my staff really appreciated your time and commitment in going there, but based on what you saw in philadelphia, and based on what you heard and what you now know, and i would ask what is the plan, what are the action steps to turn around the philadelphia office which would apply to many of the other r.o.s across the country? >> that's a great question, congressman. i think we're back to the earlier point of leadership. we have one of our most capable and experienced senior leaders that is in the process of relocating to take over that troubled location and i would expect in the wake of her arrival to see steady improvement. i have as i go out to visit medical centers, i make a point of visiting regional offices in the communities and there are a number of those that i visited fairly recently that not that long ago were not necessarily distinguishing themselves for a variety of reasons in terms of the timeliness or the accuracy of the work that they were doing or some other challenges
i know that you were in philadelphia a couple of weeks ago. my staff really appreciated your time and commitment in going there, but based on what you saw in philadelphia, and based on what you heard and what you now know, and i would ask what is the plan, what are the action steps to turn around the philadelphia office which would apply to many of the other r.o.s across the country? >> that's a great question, congressman. i think we're back to the earlier point of leadership. we have...
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>> sir i was disappointed to the director's position in philadelphia. my understanding from the airport is one that was initially raised the undersecretary asked the pension fiduciary director to send staff up there and i would need to review the final report. >> this was raised in february of 2012. >> yes sir. >> it's now 2014. >> yes sir and there is a report. >> where are those boxes and what happened to those boxes? >> my understanding is that those were boxes of mail that needed to be scanned into the system that those claims have been processed and i believe that was the finding from the fiduciary service. >> that is not what was explain. what it said was they were important pieces of mail potentially. do you know how many there were? >> no sir i don't. >> there were 26 boxes and you have no idea how many claims were associated with those boxes? >> my understanding is that those claims have been worked. >> the testimony was that they were claims that have not been sufficiently identified and therefore they were in complete and as a result of incom
>> sir i was disappointed to the director's position in philadelphia. my understanding from the airport is one that was initially raised the undersecretary asked the pension fiduciary director to send staff up there and i would need to review the final report. >> this was raised in february of 2012. >> yes sir. >> it's now 2014. >> yes sir and there is a report. >> where are those boxes and what happened to those boxes? >> my understanding is that those...
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as we know, philadelphia has a reputation of being a passionate sports town. we can hear boos all over the country for the eagles and the phillies and the sixers and the clippers if you're not from philadelphia, especially in sacramento. it has a long history of sports in philadelphia as it has spurred on serious conversation about race. former phillies manager ben chapman was one of the loudest voices opposing jackie robinson's integration to baseball. let's give a round of applause for our very own past president michael nutter. all right, secondly i'd like to bring -- go ahead and have a seat. secondly, i'd like to bring out a person who was originally scheduled to moderate it, and i thought he would probably give more and better perspective sitting on a panel so we switched places. i didn't know i was going to lose my voice. so roland martin, an influential reporter, commentator, long career at b.e.t., cnn, the defender in chicago, most recently tv1 has its own program called "news one now." he's from houston, born in houston in texas, went to texas a&m, a
as we know, philadelphia has a reputation of being a passionate sports town. we can hear boos all over the country for the eagles and the phillies and the sixers and the clippers if you're not from philadelphia, especially in sacramento. it has a long history of sports in philadelphia as it has spurred on serious conversation about race. former phillies manager ben chapman was one of the loudest voices opposing jackie robinson's integration to baseball. let's give a round of applause for our...
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and i know that you were in philadelphia a couple weeks ago. my staff appreciated your time in going there but based on what you saw in philadelphia and what you heard and what you now know, i would ask what are the plans and action steps to turnaround the philadelphia office which would apply to many of the others across the country. >> it's a great question, congressman. i think we are back to the earlier point of leadership. we have one of our most capable experienced senior leaders that is in the process of relocating to take over the troubled location. and i would start in the wake of her arrival to see steady improvement. i have as i go out to visit medical centers i've make a point of visiting offices in the community is coming and there are a number of those that i visited fairly recently that not that long ago. we find that as we get new leadership on the ground the right kind of leadership we see a very strong recovery improvement and that's what i'm looking for in philadelphia and expecting to find a location for us. >> it's changing
and i know that you were in philadelphia a couple weeks ago. my staff appreciated your time in going there but based on what you saw in philadelphia and what you heard and what you now know, i would ask what are the plans and action steps to turnaround the philadelphia office which would apply to many of the others across the country. >> it's a great question, congressman. i think we are back to the earlier point of leadership. we have one of our most capable experienced senior leaders...
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we have teams on site and our work is not complete at the philadelphia there'll. i am asking my staff to understand why these problems are occurring and how they are impacting veterans needing benefits so that appropriate corrective action can be taken. vba continues to face challenges to improve claims processing accuracy and timeliness. further we are concerned at how quickly the number of there'll's with allegations is growing and we are working to ensure appropriate oversight. moving forward should the number of allegations continue at this pace we will need to implement additional oversight and expand our benefits inspections to review more high-risk. >> undersecretary hickey you are recognized. >> thank you for the opportunity to discuss the progress in the veterans administration. as we work hard to find the best possible service to veterans and their families and survivors. before i provide a progress report on our transformation efforts i want to make it clear to this committee to every veteran come every family member, survivor or supporter of veterans t
we have teams on site and our work is not complete at the philadelphia there'll. i am asking my staff to understand why these problems are occurring and how they are impacting veterans needing benefits so that appropriate corrective action can be taken. vba continues to face challenges to improve claims processing accuracy and timeliness. further we are concerned at how quickly the number of there'll's with allegations is growing and we are working to ensure appropriate oversight. moving...
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it was 238 years ago that our founders came together in philadelphia to launch our american experiment. there were farmers and doctors and lawyers, ministers and a kite-flying scientist. those early patriots may have come from different backgrounds and different walks of life, but they were united by a belief in a simple truth -- that we are all created equal, that we are all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights, and that among these rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. over the years, that belief has sustained us through war and depression, peace, and prosperity. it has helped us build the strongest democracy, the greatest middle class, and the most powerful military the world has ever known. today, there is not a nation on earth that would not gladly trade places with the united states of america, but our success is only possible because we have never treated those self-evident truths as self-executing. generations of americans have marched, organized, petitioned, fought, and even died extend to widenhts to others the circle of opportunities and p
it was 238 years ago that our founders came together in philadelphia to launch our american experiment. there were farmers and doctors and lawyers, ministers and a kite-flying scientist. those early patriots may have come from different backgrounds and different walks of life, but they were united by a belief in a simple truth -- that we are all created equal, that we are all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights, and that among these rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit...
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in philadelphia we are lucky we do. philadelphia is one of the more progressive cities around but as an example only 35% of our preliminary psa's become permanent, 35%. why? people are not showing up. they are afraid. but the psa's temporary ones 25% included possession of a firearm. only 25%. what's going on here? again the frustration comes in that we have to put protect their victims. how do we do that? once upon a time unless you had a crystal ball you couldn't but today senators we have the technology to give law enforcement the capabilities and by that which i mean? i gaur probation parole officers around this country have gps that's available to them so they can track people under their supervision. let's just say for discussion purpose right now and keep in mind domestic violence is in just about firearms. the overall majority of domestic violence cases that i saw both on the streets and in the courts were done with this, with knives, with blunt objects. i like to think of it is as a real major epidemic in this
in philadelphia we are lucky we do. philadelphia is one of the more progressive cities around but as an example only 35% of our preliminary psa's become permanent, 35%. why? people are not showing up. they are afraid. but the psa's temporary ones 25% included possession of a firearm. only 25%. what's going on here? again the frustration comes in that we have to put protect their victims. how do we do that? once upon a time unless you had a crystal ball you couldn't but today senators we have...
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you have to go to philadelphia. there are unpublished papers about madison's family in the historical society both 30 volumes of madison's papers are on line. they have been digitized and done a wonderful job of digitizing them. dolley's papers as well have been done by the university of virginia. research is so much easier now than it has been before. i think -- i was chairman of the national endowment for the humanities at a time and i used to be appalled at some of the things that we funded but if they were to increase the endowment budgets so they could make the funding of the founders papers and digitize them so citizens can have ready access i think i would be a good expenditure. you know frank i can't give you a serious answer. i just have to think about what i would ask madison so my unserious answer is i would say how tall were you? [laughter] this has been disputed. someone said 5 feet 4 inches and his favorite aide said 5 feet 6 inches. there's a confusion about whether the aid was trying to be flattering
you have to go to philadelphia. there are unpublished papers about madison's family in the historical society both 30 volumes of madison's papers are on line. they have been digitized and done a wonderful job of digitizing them. dolley's papers as well have been done by the university of virginia. research is so much easier now than it has been before. i think -- i was chairman of the national endowment for the humanities at a time and i used to be appalled at some of the things that we funded...
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. -- playing in philadelphia. [laughter] our fans are passionate. it is not an overreaction kind of town. there was a lot of reaction to that. it is a player. they were home, not on the field. it was a very negative reaction. i have some thoughts about how it was handled. whether it was completely handled properly. the season started and there wasn't much self. he went on to had a pretty good season and i will not say that all is forgotten. if you asked the question people , remember. he is trying to get past it. when i see him on tv or if i am at the game, i hear his name. i immediately remember that. he has to deal with that. >> we have a false reality about race. this is what it has evolved into. riley cooper, racist or not a racist? you watch these cable news shows and it was the same thing as the donald sterling conversation. it becomes racist or not a racist? as if there is nothing in between those two. what happens is people say you are a racist and you have people on that and. and you have people defending
. -- playing in philadelphia. [laughter] our fans are passionate. it is not an overreaction kind of town. there was a lot of reaction to that. it is a player. they were home, not on the field. it was a very negative reaction. i have some thoughts about how it was handled. whether it was completely handled properly. the season started and there wasn't much self. he went on to had a pretty good season and i will not say that all is forgotten. if you asked the question people , remember. he is...
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in philadelphia we do. we are one of the more progressive cities around. but only 35% of the prelim mother pfas become permanent because people are not showing up. they are afraid. of the pfa temporary ones 25% include an order barring a firearm. only 25%. what is going on here? well, again, the frustration comes in that we have to protect our victims. how do we do that? once upon a time unless you had a crystal ball you could not. but we have the technology to give law enforcement the capabilities. our probation officers across the country have gps that is available to them so they can track people under their supervision. let's say for our discussion purpose right now and keep in mind domestic violence isn't just about firearms. the overall majority of domestic violence cases i saw on the streets and in the courts were done with first, knifes, blunt objects. i like to think of this as a major epidemic in the country. we have legislation that curtails more and more people's ability to have a gun but domestic violence is out there. people that want to get
in philadelphia we do. we are one of the more progressive cities around. but only 35% of the prelim mother pfas become permanent because people are not showing up. they are afraid. of the pfa temporary ones 25% include an order barring a firearm. only 25%. what is going on here? well, again, the frustration comes in that we have to protect our victims. how do we do that? once upon a time unless you had a crystal ball you could not. but we have the technology to give law enforcement the...
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philadelphia has the reputation for being a passionate sports talent. you can hear boos all over the county. it has a long history of sports as it is spurred on serious conversations about race. former phillies manager ben chapman was one of the loudest voices opposing jackie robinson's integration to baseball. let's give a very loud round of applause to michael nutter. [applause] >> secondly, i would like to bring out -- go ahead, have a seat. you are good. secondly, i would like to bring out a person who was originally scheduled to moderate. i thought he would give a better perspective sitting on the panel. we switched places. i did know i was going to lose my voice. roland martin is an influential reporter and commentator. he has a long career at bet and cnn. most recently, tv one. he has his own program called "news one now." he is from houston. --went to texas and dam texas a and m. he is a journalist with a masters degree in christian communications. he has written several books. let's give around of applause for roland martin. [applause] you're g
philadelphia has the reputation for being a passionate sports talent. you can hear boos all over the county. it has a long history of sports as it is spurred on serious conversations about race. former phillies manager ben chapman was one of the loudest voices opposing jackie robinson's integration to baseball. let's give a very loud round of applause to michael nutter. [applause] >> secondly, i would like to bring out -- go ahead, have a seat. you are good. secondly, i would like to...
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bill is up next in philadelphia, pennsylvania on our lines of republicans. bill, good morning. >> good morning, gentlemen. >> good morning. >> hi. yeah, i would like to talk to the congressman about -- i'm very glad you guys have come together for the veterans and va hospitals. i just have one suggestion for that. i'm about to enter the system, and i do have a primary care physician, and i would rather see the new hospitals or clinics being built because civilian hospitals are falling apart as it is today are closing down, allow us to continue with my primary care physician and civilian and let them interface with the veterans administration. that would take care of a lot of the situations where there are no doctors. the other thing i want to talk about is that veterans are also unemployed, and they are not -- they have lost their unemployment benefits and all, and pretty much the argument on both the house of representatives and the senate of the democrats is we didn't pay for it before. that doesn't change the fact that there are people out there who can't
bill is up next in philadelphia, pennsylvania on our lines of republicans. bill, good morning. >> good morning, gentlemen. >> good morning. >> hi. yeah, i would like to talk to the congressman about -- i'm very glad you guys have come together for the veterans and va hospitals. i just have one suggestion for that. i'm about to enter the system, and i do have a primary care physician, and i would rather see the new hospitals or clinics being built because civilian hospitals are...
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even though it's in fill kelfia, i don't rise had -- philadelphia, i don't rise in a parochial sense. i thank you for your work in other labs. the pittsburgh lab is where the work that was done that has enabled us to tap the shale. these labs are so vitally important. the science that's done there has increased our country's capacity in terms of energy and i thank the chairman, i thank the ranking member and at this time i would like to withdraw this amendment and allow the committee to continue with its work. thank you. the chair: without objection, the amendment is withdrawn. the clerk will read. the clerk: page 52, line 9, southeast crescent regional commission, $250,000. nuclear regulatory commission salaries and expenses, $1,052,433,000. office of inspector general, $12,071,000. to remain available until september 30, 2016. nuclear waste tech review -- technical review board salary and expenses, $3,400,000. general provisions, independent agencies, section 401. the chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission shall notify the other members of the commission, the committees on ap
even though it's in fill kelfia, i don't rise had -- philadelphia, i don't rise in a parochial sense. i thank you for your work in other labs. the pittsburgh lab is where the work that was done that has enabled us to tap the shale. these labs are so vitally important. the science that's done there has increased our country's capacity in terms of energy and i thank the chairman, i thank the ranking member and at this time i would like to withdraw this amendment and allow the committee to...
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my children receive medical through a medical assistance program through philadelphia. >> can you explain how that works? >> my children receive medical through the department of public welfare, they receive keystone first? >> what would happen if we cut that program and you couldn't do that? >> my klee children who suffer all from medical disabilities, i have three children with seizure disorder, my twins take life sustaining medication twice a day. all three of my children have asthma who take medication every day. >> i want to thank the three of you for testifying today. but please try to help us change the culture in the congress of the united states. we hope we listen to all three of you. thank you very much. thank you. >> mr. rokita. >> i thank the chair. i also thank the witnesses for their testimony. this is the fifth hearing we have had on this and related subjects. i learned a lot. and it's no different today. i believe from hearing all the testimony that one of the foundational reasons government welfare programs can never and will never be able to match the kind of service tha
my children receive medical through a medical assistance program through philadelphia. >> can you explain how that works? >> my children receive medical through the department of public welfare, they receive keystone first? >> what would happen if we cut that program and you couldn't do that? >> my klee children who suffer all from medical disabilities, i have three children with seizure disorder, my twins take life sustaining medication twice a day. all three of my...
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the senate will vote on a judicial nomination for the federal appeals court in philadelphia. and then a procedural vote on a bill to make more federal land available for public hunting and fishing. live coverage on the u.s. senate floor on c-span 2. house of representatives returns for legislative business on tuesday. among the bills under consideration, one dealing with security at chemical facilities and a spending bill for energy and water programs. you can see the house floor here on c-span. earlier today, defense secretary chuck hagel briefed reporters on the situation in iraq. he was joined by joint chiefs of staff chairman general dempsey and discussed the mission to protect the embassy and u.s. personnel. this is half an hour. >> good morning. happy early 4th of july. i hope you all have big plans tomorrow. i'm going to make a couple of opening comments and then ask chairman dempsey for some thoughts and we'll go to your questions. i know as chairman dempsey does, you have been receiving updates on the situation in iraq here on a regular basis. and i would like to foc
the senate will vote on a judicial nomination for the federal appeals court in philadelphia. and then a procedural vote on a bill to make more federal land available for public hunting and fishing. live coverage on the u.s. senate floor on c-span 2. house of representatives returns for legislative business on tuesday. among the bills under consideration, one dealing with security at chemical facilities and a spending bill for energy and water programs. you can see the house floor here on...
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there are 42 warehouse jobs in north philadelphia at the xyz plant. here's the phone number. here's the requirement. here's the application. if you can't go to philadelphia, do you want to stay in the state of delaware there are you are qualified based on the criteria that you have met as a warehouse operator you qualify for truck drivers. now i know that federal express needs to people. here they are. this is what they make. here's the outfit you can go get help in the training program etc.. it's going to change but it's not coming from us. it's coming from the free enterprise system because there is an opportunity here and i think you will be able to benefit. thanks to you and the president for emphasizing the workforce initiative. every time we talk to a ceo, the top priority while they like tax incentives and the rate infrastructure that priority is a qualified skilled workforce and we are all working very hard to provide them with that. in kentucky we have developed a program called the skills initiative program that is an apprenticeship program modeled after the german
there are 42 warehouse jobs in north philadelphia at the xyz plant. here's the phone number. here's the requirement. here's the application. if you can't go to philadelphia, do you want to stay in the state of delaware there are you are qualified based on the criteria that you have met as a warehouse operator you qualify for truck drivers. now i know that federal express needs to people. here they are. this is what they make. here's the outfit you can go get help in the training program etc.....
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a clinic in west philadelphia for four decades. he made a living by performing abortions that no other doctor should ever do. the grand jury report charging permit stated quote, his approach was simple. keep volume high, expenses low, break the law. that was his competitive advantage, end of quote. also according to the grand jury report, gosnell ran a baby house that smelled of cat urine, furniture and blankets were stained with blood, instruments were not sterilized, and medical equipment was broken. he provided same-day service, required counseling was ignored. the bigger the baby, the bigger the charge. ultrasounds were forged so the government would never know how old aborted babies truly were. babies were born alive, killed after breathing on their own by sticking scissors in the back of the baby's neck and cutting its spinal cord. these were live, breathing, squirming babies. he didn't care about the well being of these aborted babies. he didn't care about the health of women. women were put under because he disliked them mo
a clinic in west philadelphia for four decades. he made a living by performing abortions that no other doctor should ever do. the grand jury report charging permit stated quote, his approach was simple. keep volume high, expenses low, break the law. that was his competitive advantage, end of quote. also according to the grand jury report, gosnell ran a baby house that smelled of cat urine, furniture and blankets were stained with blood, instruments were not sterilized, and medical equipment was...
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you can attract the best talent and the best reporters, and who else can start a company in philadelphia to compete with you? the argument was on the web we will never see that happen because, any blogger can start a site and it doesn't cost a lot to publish and will be tons more content, no limitations on space. likewise, with radio. this limitation spectrum but if you get a slot on the path you have an advantage or television or cable if you get carriage, you have an advantage but i think what you're seeing with the web is the competitive advantage is having to come from technology. it's not come from spectrum, not coming from region. it's coming from having a better cms, ability for editors to build him a condit more quickly and have more flexible tools. page is loading faster, better machine learning and better data sense to optimize their site. it's still possible to build a great media business at the we build competitive advantage is through technology. that's really why buzzfeed has such a focus on building technology, you know, new senate came and that's what a lot of other comp
you can attract the best talent and the best reporters, and who else can start a company in philadelphia to compete with you? the argument was on the web we will never see that happen because, any blogger can start a site and it doesn't cost a lot to publish and will be tons more content, no limitations on space. likewise, with radio. this limitation spectrum but if you get a slot on the path you have an advantage or television or cable if you get carriage, you have an advantage but i think...
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i can tell you that there's not sufficient highways within philadelphia currently to handle all the automobile traffic without transit, you know, it would be literally a parking lot. so, the transit benefits everyone, everyone in the region, whether it's the people riding transit or the people on the highways. >> that would have its own economic consequence. if you end up in a parking lot you're not getting your sales force to sales or workers to work on time. anybody else want to comment on this last question? >> i would just say ditto. i tell them get out of that old thinking all this siloing and this is a road dollar and this is a transit dollar. we're all talking about mobility and access. nothing is free. everybody and we're all so integrated and interconnected i think that is totally old thinking an we just need to step it up and move it up and not disregard it, but don't get stuck it in. >> we may have you visit some of our colleagues. >> might want to think about how you answer them in that regard. mr. thomas. >> some of our strongest partners in north texas are txdot and north texas t
i can tell you that there's not sufficient highways within philadelphia currently to handle all the automobile traffic without transit, you know, it would be literally a parking lot. so, the transit benefits everyone, everyone in the region, whether it's the people riding transit or the people on the highways. >> that would have its own economic consequence. if you end up in a parking lot you're not getting your sales force to sales or workers to work on time. anybody else want to comment...
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able to find adequate jobs with full time -- >> i also saw on your testimony you're a ward leader in philadelphia's inner city. is that a paid position? >> no, it's not, it's volunteer. >> is that a partisan politician? >> i'm a ward leader for the 23rd ward. so i go outand make sure people understand the importance to vote? >> as a member of the republican party or democratic party? >> i'm a democrat, sir. >> but it's volunteer. i've known a precinct committeeman one time. >> yes, volunteer. >> with the minute i have left i want to switch gears a little bit and talk about the work opportunity tax credit. miss tiller, miss reynolds, will r the two of you familiar with this? a lot of folks come to my office and say it's a good thing, it's effective in helping people -- incentivizing employers to hire low income people or folks that might have been -- that are an ex-felon or something like that and they get a credit for hiring and then training and keeping them on the job. it seems to me like a good thing then there's others that say "not so good." so i wanted to get your impressions of the program.
able to find adequate jobs with full time -- >> i also saw on your testimony you're a ward leader in philadelphia's inner city. is that a paid position? >> no, it's not, it's volunteer. >> is that a partisan politician? >> i'm a ward leader for the 23rd ward. so i go outand make sure people understand the importance to vote? >> as a member of the republican party or democratic party? >> i'm a democrat, sir. >> but it's volunteer. i've known a precinct...
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in philadelphia in pennsylvania we have been on the leading edge, the cutting edge of protecting women that have gone through these types of dramatizing events. again, as i said earlier, it is far, far more than just handguns it's all domestic violence. and judges to take it seriously. we have up police department now with a directive 90 that makes sure that our police officers fill out a specific form and file on domestic abuse allegations. the bottom line is it is one of our most -- other than child abuse, special victim's abuse it is one of our most important criminal investigations. so yes. >> dr. malcolm, do you dispute that? >> whether they take it seriously or not? >> well, they take it seriously and they require a showing of fact indicating dangerousness and threat. >> i'm sure that's what they do now. is just the need to people, the person who is being accused. also one person comes in brightener pretended to be frightened. just trying to get to the head of the list. >> i read the testimony. when you see pretended to be frightened. how much courage it takes, how much strength
in philadelphia in pennsylvania we have been on the leading edge, the cutting edge of protecting women that have gone through these types of dramatizing events. again, as i said earlier, it is far, far more than just handguns it's all domestic violence. and judges to take it seriously. we have up police department now with a directive 90 that makes sure that our police officers fill out a specific form and file on domestic abuse allegations. the bottom line is it is one of our most -- other...
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. >> richard, philadelphia, independent line. good morning to you. >> good morning. i'm not going to claim that i'm clear of what the government global role should be or is, but there's so much information that can't be provided or information that i can't actually have access to, but one thing, representative, i would like to know, if there was somebody that i should read that reflects your global perspective in relationship to american, i would like to know who -- what that book or who that person is that you look at that helps inform you, and then the other thing i would like to know is american global ideal of democracy and i heard you just recently mention meaning, everybody may come to something with a different meaning. people around the world are using democracy and they are taking and they are utilizing it and there may be a conflict for their choice of democracy, it may be in conflict with america's view of what -- how the individuals that are elected, the individuals that are put in place, so i'm trying to get -- what is america's as you see it view of dem
. >> richard, philadelphia, independent line. good morning to you. >> good morning. i'm not going to claim that i'm clear of what the government global role should be or is, but there's so much information that can't be provided or information that i can't actually have access to, but one thing, representative, i would like to know, if there was somebody that i should read that reflects your global perspective in relationship to american, i would like to know who -- what that book...
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. >> trudy rubin from the "philadelphia inquirer." in talking about who is going to fight this new state, could you tell us whether you think it's possible to turn sunni tribes against isys and if so, would that be enough to make the difference, and where do the bath us to fit into this mix? -- where do the baathists fit in. do you want the u.s. to give you, the kurds, weapons to fight? and lastly, a ran. this is a threat to iran. do you believe at this point that a ran want a new structure inside iraq or is still a money still clinging to the current structure andriy al-maliki? >> good question. just like iraq, many countries in one. this awaking movement or tribe which has been established in 2000 and six and 2007 -- 2005. as far as ease tribes, many of them now are either frightened they joined isys or are supporting isys. -- they joined isis, thousands of people are leaving the area. there must be pressure from both sides. that means there must be resistance. resistance against terrorist groups, but who is going to resist? awaitin
. >> trudy rubin from the "philadelphia inquirer." in talking about who is going to fight this new state, could you tell us whether you think it's possible to turn sunni tribes against isys and if so, would that be enough to make the difference, and where do the bath us to fit into this mix? -- where do the baathists fit in. do you want the u.s. to give you, the kurds, weapons to fight? and lastly, a ran. this is a threat to iran. do you believe at this point that a ran want a...
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whether it be food stamps, medical, section 8 housing, which we live in, section 8 housing, which in philadelphia i was on the waiting list for 10 years. and being homeless twice with my son who is now 10 and my twins. you know, there are so many different things to go along with hunger and poverty. you know, you can't just pinpoint one thing and say, well, this isn't working so this isn't going to work. that's not true. once you start working and once you get your foot in the door and once you continue to work, there's something else that comes up. as you said, generations and generations and generations, it seems like if you're constantly, as you always said, beat down and pushed to the back of the line and told you're not worth, there is no hope, you know, i wonder how many people who actually walk through your doors and say, you know what, i'm going to go in and apply for a job and i'm going to look and then be told you don't qualify or they get sent out to the job itself and they can't compete because they don't have any work history. so they are sometimes not given the opportunity to ever g
whether it be food stamps, medical, section 8 housing, which we live in, section 8 housing, which in philadelphia i was on the waiting list for 10 years. and being homeless twice with my son who is now 10 and my twins. you know, there are so many different things to go along with hunger and poverty. you know, you can't just pinpoint one thing and say, well, this isn't working so this isn't going to work. that's not true. once you start working and once you get your foot in the door and once you...
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there was a philadelphia eagles football player who got video recorded saying the "n" word. and so what was your thought when you first heard that? michael, you're the mayor of the city where it happened. >> couple of things. i'm going to hold on to what you talked about, 68 years, 45 years past that date. i'm going to come back to that. i'll address the riley cooper situation and how i addressed it because that's my job every sunday and thursday to talk about the things that goes on, the things that go on in sports. riley cooper, i've watched and riley's been playing football for a lot of years. one of the things i talked about when this issue came up, i was just coming from a basketball camp with my son in las vegas. and as we walked by the pool, they had music blasting saying the "n" word. 50 different ways to sunday. and everybody was rocking and having a great time. and riley cooper stepped in a club, he steps out, in an angering situation, drops the "n" word. and here we go of course saying everything about riley cooper. i thought, first of all, and i said it then and
there was a philadelphia eagles football player who got video recorded saying the "n" word. and so what was your thought when you first heard that? michael, you're the mayor of the city where it happened. >> couple of things. i'm going to hold on to what you talked about, 68 years, 45 years past that date. i'm going to come back to that. i'll address the riley cooper situation and how i addressed it because that's my job every sunday and thursday to talk about the things that...
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operating a clinic in west philadelphia for four days and made a living by performing abortions that no other doctor should never do. the grand jury report stated "the approach was simple keep expenses low and break the law. caving into the competitive advantage and also to the grand jury report running a baby house that smelled of pet urine and blankets were stained with blood items were not sterilized and medical equipment was broken to provide the same day service and was constantly ignored the bigger the baby the bigger the charged ultrasounds were performed so the government would never know how old the aborted babies were they could be born alive and killed after a briefing on their own by sticking baby's neck. these were a live briefing squirming baby as he did not care about the well-being of these babies or the health of women because he disliked the moaning and groaning they were put under that best practice and disregard for the ball led to the deaths of two women including the one i already mentioned. pennsylvania has a law against abortions after 24 weeks and has a commo
operating a clinic in west philadelphia for four days and made a living by performing abortions that no other doctor should never do. the grand jury report stated "the approach was simple keep expenses low and break the law. caving into the competitive advantage and also to the grand jury report running a baby house that smelled of pet urine and blankets were stained with blood items were not sterilized and medical equipment was broken to provide the same day service and was constantly...
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he played eight seasons with the new england patriots and the philadelphia eagles in the 1990s's since being diagnosed in 2010 with a.l.s., kevin has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the disease and its possible connection to traumatic brain injuries. kevin, we thank you very much for being with us here today. senator warren if you will introduce two of our panel. >> thank you very much mr. chairman and ranking member collins. i am pleased to have the opportunity to introduce dr. robert stern and chris nowinski. dr. stern is director of boston university of school of medicine. he is director of the clinical corps of the boston university alzheimer's disease center. he received undergraduate from welllynn university. he served on the faculty of brown medical school and the university of north carolina school of medicine. dr. stern's research has led to more than 250 peer review publications and helped us to better understand the effects of trauma and aging on the human brain. he's here today with m r. nowinski who is the cofounder and director of sports institute. it is focuse
he played eight seasons with the new england patriots and the philadelphia eagles in the 1990s's since being diagnosed in 2010 with a.l.s., kevin has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the disease and its possible connection to traumatic brain injuries. kevin, we thank you very much for being with us here today. senator warren if you will introduce two of our panel. >> thank you very much mr. chairman and ranking member collins. i am pleased to have the opportunity to introduce...
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look a whistle blower from philadelphia. it waep about the resources. we see the va giving bonuses and millions of dollars to those who aren't performing well at the executive level. at the bottom you have people being rewarded and doing badly. there are 41,000 employees there and an idea if we have another thousand employees that it will fix the system. the house has a bill to fix the situation. the senate has a bill. >> i know they've been working hard on that. chairman miller in the house committee have been trying to get to the bottom of that. finally after many years, the house veterans committee finally issued subpoena because they finally refused to answer our questions. we're finally getting responses. the current investigation that we need a culture of accountability. that's not going to change. i hear that from veterans. we have to make sure the secretary is held accountable and that we know mhow the money will translate into quicker care. the house is saying we allow them a choice. they have fewer choices than anybody in the health care syste
look a whistle blower from philadelphia. it waep about the resources. we see the va giving bonuses and millions of dollars to those who aren't performing well at the executive level. at the bottom you have people being rewarded and doing badly. there are 41,000 employees there and an idea if we have another thousand employees that it will fix the system. the house has a bill to fix the situation. the senate has a bill. >> i know they've been working hard on that. chairman miller in the...
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there were parts of philadelphia where it might not seem like a long distance but if you don't have a car, it can be very difficult to get across town to see a doctor. it can be rural or urban. host: next up is jack on the independent line in oklahoma. he is a member of the medical community. caller: my wife is a registered nurse and i am a former paramedic. i declined acceptance into medical school. i declined because of the cost of tuition was very high. i considered going back and going to medical school. one of the reasons i won't because of the horrors of my life experiences a regular basis dealing with baby boomers and drug addict. that is a large reason you cannot get people to stay or come into the profession. they are demanding and they think my wife is a maid. they think the physicians are their licensed drug dealers. they complain constantly. part of the problem in this country as we have lost our will to just deal with things. people go to the emergency room. i have worked in pre-hospital care, and people have lost their ability to just deal with it. the little things. my
there were parts of philadelphia where it might not seem like a long distance but if you don't have a car, it can be very difficult to get across town to see a doctor. it can be rural or urban. host: next up is jack on the independent line in oklahoma. he is a member of the medical community. caller: my wife is a registered nurse and i am a former paramedic. i declined acceptance into medical school. i declined because of the cost of tuition was very high. i considered going back and going to...
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the law focus almost completely on legal segregation in the south not de facto segregation like in philadelphia or chicago and also a it was a zrib ra drib raet effort to round up support. >> when we talk about grid lock and how difficult it is to get anything done in 1964 that you wrote so well about. the process was not so pretty in 1964. >> it wasn't pretty but it wasn't so visible either. i know it sounds strange as a journalist but this story is a great testament to the uses of secrecy a lot of these negotiations happen between closed doors. because of the senate refused to consider the bill or take it seriously, they had to create a kind of ad hawk committee made up of lawyers, friendly senators, interest group who's could behind close doors hammer out a compromise. the interesting thing is several people who participated in those sessions most were in their late 20s or early 30s. the ones that were staill alive a glow comes into their eyes. people could test their assumptions and throw out a trial balloon without having to have a chart for csp a, n or repeat the tired old talking points
the law focus almost completely on legal segregation in the south not de facto segregation like in philadelphia or chicago and also a it was a zrib ra drib raet effort to round up support. >> when we talk about grid lock and how difficult it is to get anything done in 1964 that you wrote so well about. the process was not so pretty in 1964. >> it wasn't pretty but it wasn't so visible either. i know it sounds strange as a journalist but this story is a great testament to the uses of...
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seth williams from philadelphia county. tom hogan from chester county. david heckler from bucks county. and jack whelan from delaware county all weighed in in favor of this legislation. and finally, there are teachers groups that support this as well. the american federation of teachers supports this legislation. it's the -- the pennsylvania school board association does as well. mr. president, i don't think i would be going far out on a limb to suggest that probably a future majority of americans support this legislation, because one thing i know for sure as a parent. a parent of three young kids. my kids are 14, 12 and 4. and there's one thing that's the most important thing as parents that i know. and that is our children be safe and be secure. now, when you put your kid on a school bus, you expect that that child will be in a safe environment all day long. on the school ride, while they're in school and on the way back home. and, frankly, we owe it to parents as well as to their children to do all that we can to ensure that they do, in fact, have a s
seth williams from philadelphia county. tom hogan from chester county. david heckler from bucks county. and jack whelan from delaware county all weighed in in favor of this legislation. and finally, there are teachers groups that support this as well. the american federation of teachers supports this legislation. it's the -- the pennsylvania school board association does as well. mr. president, i don't think i would be going far out on a limb to suggest that probably a future majority of...
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since aware in the united states comparison.some it is about the same size as detroit, tan areas of of philadelphia, or las vegas. has more than 10 times the population density of washington, d.c. o, when the israeli defend forces ask that the population there est or inform that might be military activity where do they go? few places to go in goes. another terday was human on added to the time phraoeurt, namely the solar power f the plant in gaza. wool have that long-termmid term and effects on issues that are the survival of the stppb been legislation. gaza is depending on pumping and pumps will not a very limited way. the ill need water for people who will need to come out for their children and for their survival in fact, they have to go out in the streets when trucks go there if -- if possible to tkhrufr water. run a hospital without clean water? food if you eep have water. everything we take for granted is gone. so, we have a hugely dangerous from humanitarian perspectives. we need more ink reminders of the importance of horror. this see the end of fighting. that restraint is shown from all si
since aware in the united states comparison.some it is about the same size as detroit, tan areas of of philadelphia, or las vegas. has more than 10 times the population density of washington, d.c. o, when the israeli defend forces ask that the population there est or inform that might be military activity where do they go? few places to go in goes. another terday was human on added to the time phraoeurt, namely the solar power f the plant in gaza. wool have that long-termmid term and effects on...
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the office of inspector general team sent to philadelphia regional office determined that there were significant opportunities for regional offices to manipulate and in put incorrect dates of claims in the electronic record data integrity related to timeliness of claims processing. then there is this exchange that took place you remarked in your opening statement they have self reported a decrease in the national backlog by more than 50% since march 2013. do you trust those numbers? at this point, i would say, no. we have a lot of work ahead of us to address the allegations that we just received which all seem to focus on data integrity and need to be looked at carefully. i do not want to say a trust in. in the end of the hearing, one of the things you said in your opening, and that struck me was that some of the success may be comprised by data integrity issues. anything that the secretary has said tonight that alleviates those concerns that he raised in your opening statement simply responding know. also, on the issue of whether the quality metrics are reliable , the general accoun
the office of inspector general team sent to philadelphia regional office determined that there were significant opportunities for regional offices to manipulate and in put incorrect dates of claims in the electronic record data integrity related to timeliness of claims processing. then there is this exchange that took place you remarked in your opening statement they have self reported a decrease in the national backlog by more than 50% since march 2013. do you trust those numbers? at this...