mr. coffman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. you mentioned secretary in the budget submission for the office of general counsel you listed recent accomplishments, and this is a quote. defending against complex litigation such as the construction projects in orlando in denver, end quote. how is that a success? you lost that case on every single point. for the hospital in my district. that is hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. and the only way the construction could continue was that the general contractor demanded that will the v.a. construction management personnel be kicked off the project and that the army corps of engineers come in and take over the project. you know, i think that that's just characteristic of your glossing over the extraordinary problems confronted by your department. this is a department mired in bureaucratic incompetence and corruption. i got to tell you, i think the public relations is great today, but there is no substance. there is no substance. >> i'm highly offended

mr. coffman to ask a question to the vso's and since mr. coffman is no longer in the room i will ask the question on behalf of the secretary. have you seen a difference in the va? >> mr. chairman the fact that the secretary and his leadership team are still here answers that question. i think we are all impressed of what he and deputy secretary sloan gibson have done in the short time they they have been here. i would have to say yes we appreciate what he is doing in trying to do and hope you will work with them to make sure these changes happen. >> mr. kelley. >> we see a difference in spots. they are going to be areas that are slower to change than other areas but we are seeing pockets of improvement. just solving the problem in west l.a. but the plan management issue in a short time is something that has been around for years is an indication that he is hands-on and he's going to get things done and he expects people at all levels to do the same. >> my time has expired but could i just get a yes or no? >> i will give a yes. >> mr. de plan

mr. coffman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. just a question about isis. served in iraq in the marine corps into the house and five in ramadi in fallujah in 2006 and the western euphrates. and what i found in the sunni arab population is a clearly didn't like us. we upset the apple cart. they saw the government in baghdad as a shia dominated government, that carrying government that was against them. and they were against the government. but when they saw later on a path, the fissures between the al-qaeda element of the local insurgents became more significant over time. and i think when they saw a path where they could be a part of the government, then those seizures exploded between the two. and i found them to be a very moderate people. boys and girls went to school together in these accounts. secular curriculum annual exams, and very dependent upon a lot of government services. and so it's hard for me to envision them subjugated to this, this radical islamic group, isis. they were in line with al-qaeda, and then they broke out. so what's the prognosis

mr. lamborn: -- coffman: mr. speaker, i join my colleagues as we address one of the challenges within the veterans administration. our goal ensuring our veterans are provided the best possible care, to heal from the wounds associated with being a victim of military sexual trauma. as has been noted by the veterans affairs inspector general, obtaining travel authorization to the most appropriate clinics to address this specialized care required of military sexual trauma victims has been an obstacle. this bill, house resolution 642 will take care of that. bottom line is that victims of military sexual assault trauma should be able to obtain the specific care necessary to address their individual needs and not be trapped by a bureaucracy that fails to give them access to treatment because it cannot reconcile how to pay for travel to get to and from a treatment facility. please join me and my colleagues as we stand up for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma and enable them to obtain the treatment that t

mr. coffman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. just a question about isis. i served in a rack in the marine corps in 2005 in ramadi in fallujah in 2006 and in the western euphrates. what i found in the sunni arab population is they clearly didn't like as. we have set -- we upset the apple cart. they saw the government in baghdad as a shia dominated government, sector and government was against them and they were against the government. but when they saw later on a path, the figures between the al-qaeda element and the local insurgents became more significant overtime -- these years. when they saw a path where they could be a part of the government then then those fissures exploded between the two. and i found them to be a very moderate people, boys and girls went to school together in these towns, secular curriculum, annual exams and very dependent upon a lot of government services. and so it's hard for me to envision them subjugated to this radical islamic group, isis. just they were temporarily in line with al-qaeda, and then they broke up. so what's the p

mr. coffman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr.y, in the budget submission for the office of general counsel, you listed recent accomplishments, and this is a quote complex litigation such as the construction projects in orlando and denver how is that a success? you lost that case on every single point for the hospital and my district. hundreds of noise of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. and the only way to construction could continue was that the general contractor demanded that the va construction management personal be kicked off the project and that the army corps of engineers come in and take over the project. and so you know, i think that that's just. domestic of your glossing over the extraordinary problems confronted by your department. this is a department mired in bureaucratic incompetence and corruption. at a veggie chili i think the public relations is great today, but there's no substance. there is no substance. and i speak i am highly offended by your comments spilled let me finish because i fundamental