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both mr. jones and mr. heck have said that we should repeal all mandatory collateral consequences that apply across the board. now, one part of federal law prohibits anyone who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from possessing a firearm. do you believe that congress should repeal this law? >> as far as my position is concerned, again the aba has not taken a position on the. i think we're to look again at the individual involved and the individual crime. so, for example, we've had cases, domestic violence is something that is certainly on my radar screen personally, and my office, and something just like child abuse that we take very socially. and women have a domestic violence case i think we have to look, is that person and owner of guns or does that person use a gun? those are the decisions that have to be made. i think a broad -- simply designation of someone who owns a gun should never be able to own a gun again i think has to be looked at very scarcely, as opposed to using
both mr. jones and mr. heck have said that we should repeal all mandatory collateral consequences that apply across the board. now, one part of federal law prohibits anyone who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from possessing a firearm. do you believe that congress should repeal this law? >> as far as my position is concerned, again the aba has not taken a position on the. i think we're to look again at the individual involved and the individual crime. so,...
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mr. michael jones. (clapping.) i want to thank you, mr. jones for being here today and want to tell you why this man is deserving of this honor on july 23rd mike was a truck driver boric acid a debris box fall of cardboard not aware of a homeless man in the board he immediately turned off the hydraulic wall and rushed to his local fire station the man sustained local injuries and jones quick handling which the situation truly saved a man's life the man could have ended up for sure he wouldn't have been alive today. like the humble hero mr. jones returned to his shift and i'd like to thank the firefighters of station 22 who helped to rescue the man and everyday heros like mr. jones and the quick action he demonstrated helped to save the day i know you felt it was all in a day's work i'm ready to get back to work by that's truly why you deserve this honor we appreciate you were out there working for ecology and truly save someone's life so on behalf of the city of san francisco i want to thank you and congratulations on the amazing work you d
mr. michael jones. (clapping.) i want to thank you, mr. jones for being here today and want to tell you why this man is deserving of this honor on july 23rd mike was a truck driver boric acid a debris box fall of cardboard not aware of a homeless man in the board he immediately turned off the hydraulic wall and rushed to his local fire station the man sustained local injuries and jones quick handling which the situation truly saved a man's life the man could have ended up for sure he wouldn't...
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jones. >> yes. mr. chin. mr. haney. police vehicles >> yes. except items 8 and 9. >> k and 9. >> correct and 13. >> and 12 and 13. >> okay. dr. murase. ms. norton. ms. wynns. president fewer. thank you. thank you. item t consent calendar resolutions. those are south side of for board discussion i believe we have - >> commissioner mendoza-mcdonnell i located 7 things. >> these can all be taken together perhaps the gentleman can answer this for me. so i pulled those because their retro actually but contract we do year in and out for theist i want to find why >> good evening this is a first for me, i have not had to do this. i know that commissioner mendoza-mcdonnell is very good at findings those things. but i want to apologize this should you have been on the last board meeting of june and it wasn't those restraining order that basically k things done every year for auditors and school services is an annual contract and the third one was kevin harper and we use him sporadicly. i was told they basically missed the end and this was submitted a mo
jones. >> yes. mr. chin. mr. haney. police vehicles >> yes. except items 8 and 9. >> k and 9. >> correct and 13. >> and 12 and 13. >> okay. dr. murase. ms. norton. ms. wynns. president fewer. thank you. thank you. item t consent calendar resolutions. those are south side of for board discussion i believe we have - >> commissioner mendoza-mcdonnell i located 7 things. >> these can all be taken together perhaps the gentleman can answer this for me....
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mr. jones and mr. green, you would agree? one of the problems we have is there's a security list i have seen and it differs from the o.b.o. list. can you tell me about the differences? >> yes, i can, and i appreciate the opportunity. d.s. assesses every facility worldwide on an annual basis for its risk. that's called the vulnerability list. that list is very, very extensive, because it includes every building in a compound which may have, say, a half dozen facilities spread around the town. we take that -- >> but it does rank them? >> it does, absolutely. >> your list is different from their list. is that correct? >> we basically translate their list into the highest risk posts. we pull up -- in other words, if they're assessing 12 facilities, we pull up the highest at risk and put it on the -- our vulnerability list, our our capital -- >> but they don't match, i'm told. >> they can't match exactly, because for their ten entries, we would have one. >> well, again this started out as looking at design excellence and choosing
mr. jones and mr. green, you would agree? one of the problems we have is there's a security list i have seen and it differs from the o.b.o. list. can you tell me about the differences? >> yes, i can, and i appreciate the opportunity. d.s. assesses every facility worldwide on an annual basis for its risk. that's called the vulnerability list. that list is very, very extensive, because it includes every building in a compound which may have, say, a half dozen facilities spread around the...
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mr. jones has designed spaces worthy of the cultures that reflective, communities that were served, and what they inhabit. [applause] stanley nelson. [applause] the 2013 national humanitarian medal to stanley nelson for documents in the stories about african americans through film by using his camera to tell both well-known and lesser-known narratives, mr. nelson is expose injustices and highlighted triumphs revealing new depths of our nation's history. [applause] diane ream. [applause] the 2013 national humanitarian medal to diane for illumining the people and stories behind the headlines. probing interviews for everyone between pundits and presidents, are keen insights and boundless curiosity has deepened our understanding of our culture and ourselves. [applause] and mr. scott. [applause] -- ms. scott. anne scott. her exploration of the previously unexamined lives of other women of different races, classes, and political ideologies have established women's history as vital to our conception o
mr. jones has designed spaces worthy of the cultures that reflective, communities that were served, and what they inhabit. [applause] stanley nelson. [applause] the 2013 national humanitarian medal to stanley nelson for documents in the stories about african americans through film by using his camera to tell both well-known and lesser-known narratives, mr. nelson is expose injustices and highlighted triumphs revealing new depths of our nation's history. [applause] diane ream. [applause] the...
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while johnson is getting spotlight today he says there is no way he could have saved mrs. jones' life without his fellow firefighters. >> i couldn't have done it without these guys. we train every day. every day. >> testament to the kind of people we have working in the fire department. a rookie running in, you know, in harm's way. without thinking. it is beautiful thing. >>> the new president of howard university sat down with pat lawson muse this week for a one-on-one chat about the vision for the school's future. dr. wayne frederick was appointed to the top post last week. he had been serving at the interim president since octob. h dp eso scol he is origalrda and eold har at age 16adwi a bachel'sedege 22. dr. frederick is stepping in during this trial time for the university. the last president resigned amid allegations money was mishandled. >> mick sure that i connect with all the alum. that i am trying to spend the time on cam us and i really make sure there is a shared spirit of governance. >> dr. frederick says the university's future is personal to him. he calls the scho
while johnson is getting spotlight today he says there is no way he could have saved mrs. jones' life without his fellow firefighters. >> i couldn't have done it without these guys. we train every day. every day. >> testament to the kind of people we have working in the fire department. a rookie running in, you know, in harm's way. without thinking. it is beautiful thing. >>> the new president of howard university sat down with pat lawson muse this week for a one-on-one...
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of station 22 who helped to rescue the man and everyday heros like mr. jones and the quick action he demonstrated helped to save the day i know you felt it was all in a day's work i'm ready to get back to work by that's truly why you deserve this honor we appreciate you were out there working for ecology and truly save someone's life so on behalf of the city of san francisco i want to thank you and congratulations on the amazing work you did to rescue this person (clapping) so if i want to say a few words >> i want to thank the board of supervisors i really appreciate it and also hanging the men and women of san francisco fire department they did a good job. >> thank you. (clapping.) >> thank you supervisor breed our next accomodation will be provide by our 8th district colleague supervisor wiener. >> thank you, mr. president and today, i'm honoring an out going member of our city family wells lawson. come on up. colleagues, i know many of you know and have worked with wells over time. i'm sure you're aware of wells was with the redevelopment agency and ocii s
of station 22 who helped to rescue the man and everyday heros like mr. jones and the quick action he demonstrated helped to save the day i know you felt it was all in a day's work i'm ready to get back to work by that's truly why you deserve this honor we appreciate you were out there working for ecology and truly save someone's life so on behalf of the city of san francisco i want to thank you and congratulations on the amazing work you did to rescue this person (clapping) so if i want to say...
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jones. mr. chin. mr. haney. ms. maufas. police vehicles. ms. norton. ms. wynns. president fewer. 6 i's >> thank you very much. okay. so we're going to be looking for the plan superintendent. okay. so this is new revisions to the board policy community remittance uniform and complaints do we we have a motion and a second >> this is already gone through committee thus this is held over for the next
jones. mr. chin. mr. haney. ms. maufas. police vehicles. ms. norton. ms. wynns. president fewer. 6 i's >> thank you very much. okay. so we're going to be looking for the plan superintendent. okay. so this is new revisions to the board policy community remittance uniform and complaints do we we have a motion and a second >> this is already gone through committee thus this is held over for the next
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there was a case of mistaken identity by our screening company, we are nonetheless sympathetic to mr. jones' situation and have so informed his counsel. we support the fair credit reporting act and believe that we are fully compliant with its requirements." >> certainly the one or two that come through that ha... may have a potential issue are the ones that become more noteworthy and noticeable. what you don't necessarily hear about are the millions of successful screens that are happening each and every day. >> reporter: melissa sorenson is the executive director of the national association of professional background screeners, an industry group with about 700 members, including many of the biggest screening companies. it launched its own accreditation program four years ago and says about 10% of its members have gone through it. but sorenson says there is no information publicly available about the accuracy rate in the industry. >> for all of our members, accuracy is key to the product that they're providing. it's key not only because it's critical and mandatory under federal law, but the
there was a case of mistaken identity by our screening company, we are nonetheless sympathetic to mr. jones' situation and have so informed his counsel. we support the fair credit reporting act and believe that we are fully compliant with its requirements." >> certainly the one or two that come through that ha... may have a potential issue are the ones that become more noteworthy and noticeable. what you don't necessarily hear about are the millions of successful screens that are...
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mr. haney. complauf u ms. maufas. dr. murase. ms. norton. ms. wynns. president fewer. ms. jones mr. caan. thank you >> please join me in the pledge of allegiance. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all >> thank you i'd like to welcome our new interim student elizabeth jones elizabeth do you want to say hello. >> yes hello, i'm elizabeth jones the student advisory i'm the bedroom student delegate and i'm looking forward to working with you all. >> thank you approval the board minutes of august 12, 2014, and the special meetings of june 20th. july 22nd, august 5th and august 19, 2014, may we have a motion and second thank you any corrections please call roll >> ms. jones. abstain >> august 12th only. >> mr. haney, ms. maufas. police vehicles. dr. murase. ms. norton yes on august 12th and august 19th. thank you and mr. sartipi's and president fewer >> thank you. presentations to the board of education this is our superintendant report superintendant carranza >> thank you president fewer and good evening to everyone here pr
mr. haney. complauf u ms. maufas. dr. murase. ms. norton. ms. wynns. president fewer. ms. jones mr. caan. thank you >> please join me in the pledge of allegiance. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all >> thank you i'd like to welcome our new interim student elizabeth jones elizabeth do you want to say hello. >> yes hello, i'm elizabeth jones the student advisory i'm the bedroom student delegate and i'm...
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renowned for provocative performances that blend and eclectic mix of modern and traditional dance, mr. jones creates works that challenge us to confront tough subjects and inspire us to greater heights. [applause] john kander. [applause] the 2013 national medal of arts to john kander for his contributions as a composer. for more than half a century, mr. kander has enlivened broadway, television and film through songs that evoke romanticism and wonder, and capture moral dilemmas that persist across generations. [applause] jeffrey -- [applause]
renowned for provocative performances that blend and eclectic mix of modern and traditional dance, mr. jones creates works that challenge us to confront tough subjects and inspire us to greater heights. [applause] john kander. [applause] the 2013 national medal of arts to john kander for his contributions as a composer. for more than half a century, mr. kander has enlivened broadway, television and film through songs that evoke romanticism and wonder, and capture moral dilemmas that persist...
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. >> mr. jones. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. secretary hagel, mr.d to see both of you, thank you for being here today. mr. secretary, on june 1 you were on "meet the press" and you expressed hope that the release of sergeant bergdahl would lead to direct u.s. talks with the taliban. mr. secretary, the taliban have stated there will be no peace with afghan government, with the united states, or any foreign presence as long as troops remain in afghanistan and prisoners are contained at guantanamo bay. they have repeated these statements time and time again and have proven they do not desire peace with the united states or its allies. with this known why did you at that point, on "meet the press" express hope, we can all have hope, that there would release of the sergeant would lead to some type of direct negotiations with the united states and do you today feel that that is still a real possibility? maybe there is something you want to say in the classified setting that you can't say here today but this me, your statement was received by many of the p
. >> mr. jones. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. secretary hagel, mr.d to see both of you, thank you for being here today. mr. secretary, on june 1 you were on "meet the press" and you expressed hope that the release of sergeant bergdahl would lead to direct u.s. talks with the taliban. mr. secretary, the taliban have stated there will be no peace with afghan government, with the united states, or any foreign presence as long as troops remain in afghanistan and...
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honor i honoring -- as the creative mind behind diverse and cherished institutions around the world, mr. jonesas designed spaces worthy of the cultures they reflect, the communities they serve, and the environments they inhabit. >>> stanley nelson. the 2013 medal to stanley nelson for documenting the stories of african-americans through film by using his camera to tell both well-known and lesser-known narratives, mr. nelson has exposed injustices and highlighted triumpgs revealing new depths of our nation's history. >>> diane ream. the 2013 national humanities medal to diane ream, for illuminating people and stories behind the headlines. in probing interviewing with everyone from pundits to poets to presidents, ms. ream's keen insights and boundless curiosity have deepened our understanding of our culture and ourselves. >>> ann firer scott. the 2013 national humanities medal to ann firer scott for pioneering the study of women in the american south. dr. scott's exploration of the previously unexamined lives of southern women, of different races, classes and political ideologies has established
honor i honoring -- as the creative mind behind diverse and cherished institutions around the world, mr. jonesas designed spaces worthy of the cultures they reflect, the communities they serve, and the environments they inhabit. >>> stanley nelson. the 2013 medal to stanley nelson for documenting the stories of african-americans through film by using his camera to tell both well-known and lesser-known narratives, mr. nelson has exposed injustices and highlighted triumpgs revealing new...
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mr. jones in the courtroom could probably outperform sir lawrence olivier.t that way. >> he could overpower you, overcontrol you, and he was not beyond saying things that he couldn't prove if they weren't challenged. >> early in the first trial, anderson challenged jones by objecting that a single thumbprint was not enough to arrest elmore. >> in order to obtain an arrest warrant, the police obtain an upside down thumbprint on the back outside door frame. that's exactly consistent with cleaning the windows. cleaning the door. that is not probable cause in anywhere else in america that i'm aware of. but willie t. said, oh, well i'm glad you brought that up. the forensic pathologist let us know that she had located negroid pubic hairs on the victim's chest and abdomen. the defense shut their mouths and sat down. >> if elmore's hair had in fact been found on the body, this was a new and explosive claim, a claim that went unchallenged by geddes anderson. >> did you ask to see that evidence? >> you would have to look at the transcript to see. i don't know if i di
mr. jones in the courtroom could probably outperform sir lawrence olivier.t that way. >> he could overpower you, overcontrol you, and he was not beyond saying things that he couldn't prove if they weren't challenged. >> early in the first trial, anderson challenged jones by objecting that a single thumbprint was not enough to arrest elmore. >> in order to obtain an arrest warrant, the police obtain an upside down thumbprint on the back outside door frame. that's exactly...
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jones. mr. chin. mr. haney. ms. maufas. police vehicles. ms. norton. ms. wynns. president fewer. 6 i's >> thank you very much. okay. so we're going to be looking for the plan superintendent. okay. so this is new revisions to the board policy community remittance uniform and complaints do we we have a motion and a second >> this is already gone through committee thus this is held over for the next board meeting. board members proposals none together. board member's reports. are there any board member's reports >> commissioner. >> no on august 14th we rectified two informational items supporting equality in student assignments which president fewer mentioned earlier the consideration has been postponed and looked at the process for the willie brown junior middle school. thank you very much commissioner wynns >> i'd like to talk about the elective meeting we talked about the budget and reviewed again, the possessions we've taken on bills pending in the legislation cob now they've been made available to you, we didn't change my positions so you can review them to ref
jones. mr. chin. mr. haney. ms. maufas. police vehicles. ms. norton. ms. wynns. president fewer. 6 i's >> thank you very much. okay. so we're going to be looking for the plan superintendent. okay. so this is new revisions to the board policy community remittance uniform and complaints do we we have a motion and a second >> this is already gone through committee thus this is held over for the next board meeting. board members proposals none together. board member's reports. are there...
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mr. haney. complauf u ms. maufas. dr. murase. ms. norton. ms. wynns. president fewer. ms. jones mr. caan. thank you >> please join me in the pledge of allegiance. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and
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and mrs. jonesw go onto the site go find the form download the form hand in the form, and be able to say i'm opting out, i don't want you using my blood for some experimental purpose some day, some where. >> you even told us you went on the website and it's very hard to find this form. >> it's very difficult to navigate this website. one other thing we need to understand is minnesota is not leading the nation on august 1st by enacting this law, but these laws are in place all over the country, which is why this whole incident as lawyer this particular laurks became shocking to me. we have all this blood being stored for various amounts of time around the country, albeit perhaps the government says for a very good public purpose because we want to be able to study even deem logical diseases -- easy for a lawyer to say. >> right. >> and we want people to say we should be looking at genetic deformities and otherwise, even looking for a missing child somt there is a rational basis. >> rikki, my question
and mrs. jonesw go onto the site go find the form download the form hand in the form, and be able to say i'm opting out, i don't want you using my blood for some experimental purpose some day, some where. >> you even told us you went on the website and it's very hard to find this form. >> it's very difficult to navigate this website. one other thing we need to understand is minnesota is not leading the nation on august 1st by enacting this law, but these laws are in place all over...
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. >> thank you, mr. jonesdon. >> i appreciate it. >>> when we come right back here, an american citizen killed for fighting isis in syria. expert says he was one of only many westerners fighting with the brutal terrorists? what is the white house doing to stop isis? we're going to get into that next. she inspires you. no question about that. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoi
. >> thank you, mr. jonesdon. >> i appreciate it. >>> when we come right back here, an american citizen killed for fighting isis in syria. expert says he was one of only many westerners fighting with the brutal terrorists? what is the white house doing to stop isis? we're going to get into that next. she inspires you. no question about that. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the...
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mr. speaker meet walter jones. >>> and hillary clinton is trying to lighten her image. last night she had a scripted name dropping argument with stephen colbert and starting with george clooney. >> oh, i love george. i wish he could have joined us when i had lunch with merle streep and ecuadorian president rafael korriea? >> oh raufy he's such a cut up, especially when we go camping with oprah. >> oh? >> does that surprise you? >> no, o is just what all her real friends call oprah. >> reporter: that's pretty funny i guess. >> all right, david. david shuster with us. coming up, 400,000 websites effected and those websites are still at risk. what you need to know about the latest data hack and if it's even possible to protect your information. and after chasing it, rosetta is the first spacecraft to board a comet but there is much more to the mission than that. we'll explain when we come back. >> let's see here. wall street, stocks, small gains making up just a bit of yesterday's lawsuit. the dow up above 14 days on the day. and the nasdaq and s&p 500 also up for the day.
mr. speaker meet walter jones. >>> and hillary clinton is trying to lighten her image. last night she had a scripted name dropping argument with stephen colbert and starting with george clooney. >> oh, i love george. i wish he could have joined us when i had lunch with merle streep and ecuadorian president rafael korriea? >> oh raufy he's such a cut up, especially when we go camping with oprah. >> oh? >> does that surprise you? >> no, o is just what all...
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jamil jones me live from the city of konia at mr. erdiwan's final campaign rally.re will be a lot of cheering and happy turks at that rally. no criticism there. he is the clear favorite. what makes him so popular in turkey? >> reporter: steven, he has been at the realms of pour in turkey for over a decade now. no decade, turkey has unprecedented economic successes and on many levels from reduction in unemployment to an increase in turkish currency to improvement in infrastructure. so, for example, 99 university did built the number of roads that have been built and his premiership has more than doubled that which has been built in the entire history of the new turkish republic. so those things have gone down very well with the crowd behind me. here, obviously, there is criticism for him and that criticism directed by his opposition who say he is an authauthoritarian ruler who doesn't give enough freedoms to those who don't see eye to eye with him. as turks prepare to go to these polls in the next 24 hours, all of the exit polls indicate that he will be heading to a
jamil jones me live from the city of konia at mr. erdiwan's final campaign rally.re will be a lot of cheering and happy turks at that rally. no criticism there. he is the clear favorite. what makes him so popular in turkey? >> reporter: steven, he has been at the realms of pour in turkey for over a decade now. no decade, turkey has unprecedented economic successes and on many levels from reduction in unemployment to an increase in turkish currency to improvement in infrastructure. so, for...
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jones. thank you so much for that testimony. now we recognize mr. gallucci for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. vice chairman and ranking member michaud and members o of the committee, may have of the veterans of foreign wars, thank you for the opportunity to testify and restoring trust in the va system. the allegation allegations madee our outrages and members are rightfully outraged. plus the vfw were is the loss of trust among veterans has the potential to be more harmful than some of impropriety we have seen. when the scandal broke the vfw worked quickly to in drug on half of veterans. we advertise our help line 1-800-vfw-1899 where veterans returned to citizens or share their expense. we conducted a series of town hall and directed surveys and over the first two months we receive more than 1500 comments, most of which were negative. the vfw worked with the leadership to help resolve more than 200 critical issues. we sorted through the status to identify trends and make recommendations to fix the system. as we seek to resolve these issues we must
jones. thank you so much for that testimony. now we recognize mr. gallucci for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. vice chairman and ranking member michaud and members o of the committee, may have of the veterans of foreign wars, thank you for the opportunity to testify and restoring trust in the va system. the allegation allegations madee our outrages and members are rightfully outraged. plus the vfw were is the loss of trust among veterans has the potential to be more harmful than some of...
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. >> general jim jones, james jones, first national security adviser to president obama, he wrote mr. maliki's failure to unify iraq's diverse populations is the chief cause of the current crisis. crisis but washington bears some blame for not taking timely action that could have limited this summer's chaos. the obama administration could have maintained a limited training presence in iraq in 2011, could have acted in syria last year went chemical weapons red line was crossed and could have insisted that mr. maliki arms the kurds but what matter more is what the u.s. can do now. congressman, i think you were against going to syria, were against continued military action. >> well, what the president needs is strategy and a plan. think when he failed to garner the support for the action that he proposed in syria was because he did not have a strategy and plan and still we see the failure of that the failure and his foreign policy and neglect, as ann was saying, this threat evolved in syria, isis didn't evolve out of thin air. they were emerge and then also, the any neglect of the admini
. >> general jim jones, james jones, first national security adviser to president obama, he wrote mr. maliki's failure to unify iraq's diverse populations is the chief cause of the current crisis. crisis but washington bears some blame for not taking timely action that could have limited this summer's chaos. the obama administration could have maintained a limited training presence in iraq in 2011, could have acted in syria last year went chemical weapons red line was crossed and could...