mr. ford hurd, associate deputy assistant secretary in the department of veterans affairs office of acquisitions and logistics. mr. makofski, your complete written statement will be made part of the record and you are recognized for five minutes. >> chairman johnson, ranking member donnelly, and members of the is subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to speak about the department of veterans affairs ability to deliver quality care and acquire prosthetics and other devices. i'm accompanied today by lucille beck, rehabilitation services and acting chief consultant prosthetics and century aid service. mr. norbert doyle and mr. ford hurd san hurd assistant secretary. to improve the business processes governing the procurement of prosthetic devices for veterans. we are taking care to ensure these changes approve the accountability of these purchases while maintaining the high quality of care and clinical decision making critical to veterans health care. enhancing access and tailoring devices to the unique needs of veterans is and will remain our chief priority. in the few minutes i have now, i'

cheryl hurd sat down with the woman known as mrs. kbuds en. >> ruth's outfits are not complete without a hat. hats are her life. >> i always wore hats. i just started wearing hats. >> her journey to san francisco is a colorful one. born in paris, texas, she is the youngest of 10 children. at age 16, she ran away from home, moved to los angeles to live with her sifter and worked for a telephone tuchl. she decided san francisco would be a good home for her and selling hats would be a good business. stormer san francisco mayor willie brown was good friends with her over the years. >> being the person she is, a genius at marketing, she saw a niche that needed to be filled in san francisco. >> she believed that the city needed a hab dashry and found a good spot to set up spot. nearly 40 years later because of failing health and a recession, she was forced to close her doors on april 29th. >> i'm a little depressed about the shop. but that was my baby. here i am. stuck in the middle. >> she is in the middle of a personal fight to keep her