mr. jenkins' doorstep. he needs to deal with this and then he needs to explain why when he came in and said there's a cultural exchange for this organization and spoke publicly to me and to others about how that was going to take place, why this focus has not ultimately meant that, you know, the dark pool was cleaned up. let's just say that we are still in the relment of allegations here. this is a case that's been put together in the united states and we'll see how it ultimately falls. but right now in the share price reaction, people seem quite happy to buy into the idea that this probably did take place and there will be some sanctions against barclay's later down the road. so we chatted about this a bit on "squawk box," if you want to go and put money into barclay's today, i think you are either incredibly brave or terribly fool hardy. we need to see some real clarity here before you can get a fair value assessment of what this business is worth. >> some of the brokers having that fool hardy nature, sug

mr. jenkins. mr. jenkins you're now recognized for five minutes for your testimony. >> chairman, ranking member titus and members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to testify before the subcommittee on the critical issue surrounding the bde, quick start and idez programs i appreciate the opportunity to share our views. i'm a 15 year combat vet in the united states marine corps who served both in operation enduring freedom and iraqi freedom. i am proud to serve veterans every day and i am also a disabled veteran. i work quick start claims. these programs are critical for providing recently discharged veterans benefits as soon as possible and is essential these programs are functioning at the highest capacity. my regional office has a history of brokering claims to other regional offices in an effort to reduce the backlog. in doing so it has created a lack of sufficient cases that are ripe for decision. we have brokered out approximately 20,000 cases in the last three years and now claim

mr. jenkins. you are now recognized for five minutes. >> chairman, ranking member, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the critical issues surrounding the quickstart programs. i appreciate the opportunity to share my views based on our members. i am a 15-your combat veteran in the u.s. during core -- marine corps. i am a sergeant in i work both bvd and quickstart claims. i want to start with my dedication to all of these programs. these programs are critical for providing the benefits as soon as possible and is essential that a function at the highest capacity. my regional office has a history of brokering claims to other regional offices in an effort to reduce a backlog. in doing so, it has created a lack of -- we have approximately 20,000 cases and the last three years. claim process are struggling to meet production standards. supervisors have been left scrambling for the quickstart employees. they are relegated to completing duties. due to

mr. jenkins. you note in your written testimony that a predischarge employee's experience include difficulties with communicating with mscs. two-part question. what suggestions do you have to improve communication, and do you believe that greater vso involvement in predischarge claims would help alleviate some of the concerns? >> well, to answer your question, chairman, in time we can have a vso involved, it's going to assist. they have direct contact with the veteran. they're interacting on a regular basis, and sometimes they can even speak for the veteran when it comes to to a claim, which they can speed the process along. as far as communication between mscs and vsrs, training has a lot to do with it. some of the mscs have been hired do not have previous development training, so they have a lack of understanding of the process. it all has to do with staffing, training. those are the bottom lines to it all. they have to be trained properly, and they have to understand the process between how it

mr. clyde jenkins, dr. halen, miss lucille plummer and miss fanny wood, they started bringing supplies to make picket signs. so we made our little picket signs and we would go downtown every day. every day, every morning we would meet at st. paul and get our picket signs and some would go to mccrory's, and some would go to woolworth. some would go to the local drugstores that was down in the area and picket. it may be two or three at one place, four or five at another. you know. and that's how we did it. until one day we gathered at the st. paul church. it was in july. and we said -- >> 1963. >> 1963. july of 1963. july the 18th. and we said -- we were sitting around, and we had some older -- like their name was jimmy jackson, francis floyd, and older people. older, older ones. and we were just sitting there. carl williams. and we were just sitting there. and francis floyd said it's time for us to do something. we've got to talk to doc. we've got to go and do something. we need to go set in. so big jimmy ja

mr. jenkins, who deserted into north korea. to my knowledge, there's no atempbts to bring him home until he appeared four 40 years later there japan. >> and it has not been adjudicated as to whether or not he deserted. assuming for the sake of argument that he did, does that mean that we shouldn't go get him? >> well, i think the problem that's been stated is they brought him home to a hero's welcome. and we're not the only people that knew that he walked off on his own accord. there was an investigation done. it's still open because they have to get his side of the story. but everyone knew that he walked off on his own. >> so assuming that he did desert and there's no argument, then you're saying still bring him home, just don't celebrate him. yeah, why would you call him a hero. >> okay. and then, to my second question, what is the appropriate deal that we should make to have a soldier returned, right? there is a big issue here over whether you negotiate with terrorists or only nation states. i think the difficulty that we're

mr. jenkins who deserted into north korea. to my knowledge there were no attempts to bring him home until he will appeared 40 years late fer in lap -- japan. >> would you -- i know it's been -- not been adjudicated that he deserted. assuming for the take -- sake of arc ule that he did, does that mean if somebody deserts we shouldn't go get him? should we change the policy next time in >> well, i think the problem is as stated, they brought him home to a hero's welcome and we're not the only peel that knew he walked off on his own accord. there was an original investigation done. everybody knew that he walked off on his own. >> so assuming that he did desert and there is no argument, you are saying still bring him home, just don't celebrate him. would that be your point? >> yay, why would you call him a hero whether there is somebody like his son who pushed somebody down and took an r.p.g. round? >> in tems of the policy? >> i don't know. i'm not that high on the pole. >> what is the appropriate deal we should make to have a so

mrs. jenkins cannot opt out. you are trained as a navy seal l and have a code of conduct in the situations about how to do this. so that is the third tier. fourth is more time. here's the amazing thing i was telling you about. here's the thing. in the summer when johnny -- let's pretend he's the same as xavier -- i'm just making up names -- they are equal in the second grade when they graduate in june they come back in september and the inner-city child is three months behind from what they were in june and xavier is one month ahead. they are four months apart. not in school from the messaging that they are getting into the stimulation and the question. all those little things we don't realize that we are constantly teaching our kids all the time we are teaching them something. this group is getting after into this group is getting stimulated. the gap is two thirds of the gap that exists from grammar school all the way through high school is happening in the summer. you can't close the gap without getting into th

mr. jenkins, who deserted into north korea. to my knowledge there were no tales to bring him home until he appeared 40 years later in japan. >> >> i know it has notten adjudicated whether he deserted or not. i know there was some evidence within -- among the other soldiers that suggested perhaps he did, but assuming for the sake of argument that he did, did that mean if somebody deserts we shouldn't go get him? should we change policy the next time? >> i think the problem that's been stated, they brought him home to a hero's welcome. we're not the only people that knew that he walked on off on his own acured. there was an original investigation done. it's still open, because they have to get his side of the story, but everyone knew he walked off on his own. >> assuming he does desert, and there's no argument, then you're saying still bring him home, just don't celebrate him? >> why would you call him a hero where there's somebody like his son who pushed somebody down and gave his life for another one who is a hero. >> but in te

mr. jenkins who deserted into north korea.o my knowledge there were no attempts to bring him home until he appeared 40 years later in japan. >> would you -- i know it's not been adjudicated that he deserted. assuming for the sake of argument that he did, does that mean if somebody deserts we shouldn't go get him? should we change the policy next time in >> well, i think the problem is as stated, they brought him home to a hero's welcome and we're not the only peel that knew he walked off on his own accord. there was an original investigation done. everybody knew that he walked off on his own. >> so assuming that he did desert and there is no argument, you are saying still bring him home, just don't celebrate him. would that be your point? >> yay, why would you call him a hero whether there is somebody like his son who pushed somebody down and took an r.p.g. round? >> in terms of the policy? >> i don't know. i'm not that high on the pole. >> what is the appropriate deal we should make to have a soldier returned? there is a big

mr. jenkins, i want to ask you a bit, earlier on everyone was thanked for your service except to you, doumpl that? do you remember that? >> i heard a lot of thanks for service. >> what was your service? at one point everyone was thanked but you. i thought you were in uniform for a while. >> i did. i enlisted in the reserve from 1993 through 2001, with service in bosnia. i then took a u.s. navy commission as an intelligence officer, and continued to serve in the navy reserve today. >> okay. thank you. i thought so. i wasn't sure about that. i just wanted to make sure. i also want to thank you for your service. >> you're welcome, congressman. >> obviously the issue here is the principle i think of, do we exchange? do we negotiate? do we leave people behind? obviously we've read a lot about what politicians say. i won't take the time to read it. i was going to read from the congressional record, because it's interesting what politicians say when it's beneficial to them and there's lots of interesting things being said, but i would like to know what the military think being this. mr. waltz, you

you give a really good answer in third grade -- when they go to jenkins does mr. not have a different system. he does not have a different code they have to master which teaches them they are not empowered. that is what the message is out there. this is consistent. you can make your choice. you can be empowered. nothing will change on our clock. realize, i start to studied, i got the 37 turned into a 57. literally they start to feel empowered. whole schools. it's not a classroom, it's a school. literally, you cannot do it without doing it this way. that is what the one tier looks like. other thing is about realizing the importance of teachers. this is the one that gets abused and gets everyone confused. we all know how important teachers are. they are critically important. a teacher in the 80th percentile -- in the correlation of achievement, student surveys and observation, the best we got right now to evaluate teachers -- it puts you in the 80th percentile. you can close the gap higher self --by yourself. you can overcome everything society is doing and four yea

mr. leon jenkins, the head of the -- an naacp chapter that was taking some gifts. a moment. >> the revelation that mr. sterling may have made comments in a phone conversation that was reminiscent of the ugly time in american history that contains elements of segregation aberration discrimination demands that the los angeles p naacp honors mr. sterling for a lifetime body of work must be withdrawn and the donation that he's given to the los angeles naacp will be returned. >> the former head of the los angeles naacp saying, all right, now that we know these politics, we're going to have to given the money back. was that because there was media pressure to do so or a reasonable way for an organization to behave? >> i think for them there was a direct correlation in had terms of mr. sterling's actions. there was a lawsuit settlement because of some of his direct actions. it's not that he's giving money to campaigns. even though the coke brothers have given a lot of money for campaigns, people still have the right to vote. they spend a lot of money trying to defeat obam

mr. eric jenkins who is here with the national va council, ms. debra gibson is here and is an individual service and she'll be introduced shortly. mr. geraldo avela, with the american legion and mr. paul valero, and mr. one final point, all of the witnesses are present. i must advise pursuant to title 18 of the united states code section 1001, known as the false statement act, this is a crime to knowingly give false statements in federal jurisdiction including a congressional hearing. with that acknowledge, thank you all for being with us today. i yield to the ranking member ms. titus for her opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for holding this hearing today. thank you for coming to provide us with needed information. today we are looking at the performance of programs that v.a. and d.o.d. utilized for determining fit for duty the status for ill or injured service members as well as programs designed to expedite the adjudication of claims. particularly we are going to focus on integrated disability evaluation system, ides that

mr. familiar with each other that's been the work in progress for this eagles team. now one of the new players getting adjusted to his new team would be safety malcolm jenkins.ever easy to go to new team. the eagles signed jenkins as free agent after he played with new orleans but that's what these camps are really for. getting to know your new team. >> it's about rules and once you learn the rules the defense gets easy for you. lot of the calls get off of today me coach it's been easy to grasp. >> we're still early but the expectations in this town for this football team have always been high but i think higher than they've been in maybe 10 years. do you hear that? >>> i mean even just among the players i think the expectation is high. i don't think, um, our fan base or the city has a higher standard than we do. i think we're all on the same page. >> well, 10 wins minimum guys. >>> some of the eagles players went out for a big dinner on friday night. this is just not any dinner. there is a ritual in the nfl that the top rookie takes other players out for big dinner. it's year late but the eagles first round pick of last year lane johnson took his other offe

mr. reichert: madam speaker, i yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlelady from kansas, ms. jenkinsalso a member of the ways and means committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from kansas is recognized. ms. jenkins: thank you, and i thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on this very important issue. every dollar washington takes from small businesses is a dollar they don't have to invest in new equipment, expand operations, hire a new employee or provide higher pay and better benefits. and particularly in the obama economy, businesses are already pinned down by uncertainty and need all the flexibility they need to grow. this bill will spur our economy and spur greater investment by permanently giving small businesses organized as s corporations the ability to access capital without tax penalties. as noted at our committee hearing earlier this year, a permanent five-year built-in gains period would provide greater flexibility in the day-to-day operations of s corporations that have built-in gains assets in order to make new investments and create jobs. i