chairman, education service and mr. lloyd thrower information and technology. mr. william hubbard, student veterans of america operations and policy analyst at tragedy assistance program for survivors. thank you again for being here today. before we begin with your testimonies, and i asked the witnesses if you would please stand and raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear under penalty of perjury that the testimony you're about to provide us the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you, please be seated. reflect all witnesses in the affirmative your complete written statement will be made part of the hearing record and all of you will be recognized for five minutes for your oral statements. let's begin with you. general worley come you're not recognize her five minutes. thank you, mr. chairman. chairman arrington, ranking member o'rourke come implementing the assistance act of 2017, also referred to as the forever g.i. bill. a company meet today's mr. lloyd thrower, account manager for the benefits portfolio and machining cell, deputy direct

mr. lloyd thrower, acting information technology account manager for the benefits portfolio within va's office of information and technology. mr. william hubbard, vice president of government affairs and mrs. kathleen mokeler. so thank you guys for being here today. before we begin with your testimonies, i ask that the witnesses, if you would please stand and raise your right hand. do you swear under penalty of perjury the testimony you're about to provide is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? thank you, please be seated. let the record reflect all witnesses answered in the affirmative. your written statements will be made part of the record. all of you will be recognized for five minutes for your oral statements. general worley, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good afternoon, i'm pleased to be here today to discuss va's work on the veterans educational assistance act of 2017. also referred to as the forever gi bill. accompanying me today is m

i think especially lloyd doggett, the ranking member of the tax policy subcommittee and mr. thompson because he knows firsthand how damaging this bill is to our state. i just left the meeting with the governor of puerto rico who was saying on top of all of the other damage, this tax bill is very devastating to any recovery there. in the coast to coast states and territories, this is bad idea., very today we gather for the vital discussion the republicans have refused, simply refused, to have. a discussion of the cold, hard fact of their tax scam. the tax scam is the product of carelessness and fast dishonesty. millions of middle-class families. every day the cruel consequences of this bill is better understood than the overwhelming opposition of the american people grows louder. in denial.e the washington post says the former chief of staff of the joint committee on taxation that the tax package in aggregate would mean tax cuts, he said that was delusional and dishonest. it is factually untrue. the only group you can point to that wins year-end and year out and winds in very

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mr. cha a funeral speech. in the russian civil war churchill had frequent resource to historical parallels when in the face of david lloyd george's demands that there be an evacuation he said the whole episode was a painful one and to go back in history reminded him of the desertion of the catalans. he was referring to a botched effort in 1813 to open a second front in eastern spain during the napoleonic wars. it's instructive that the knowledge of history was so deep in the cabinet a century ago he could reasonably assume they would not only pick up the reference but find it a painful one. one mentioned the siege and the desertion of the catalans to today's cabinet there are only two members who would know what on earth he were talking about. today we know that the british empire in india was evil and wrong because we are constantly taught that in our schools and yvr universities and by the bbc. poor winston churchill could not have known britain was viciously exploiting india and giving nothing back to her. except, i suppose, for internal peace for the first time in indian history as well as rail waist. and the massive

i thank lloyd dogget of the sub committee and mr. thompson, because he knows firsthand how damaging in this bill is to our state. i just left the meeting with the governor of puerto rico, saying that on top of all of the other damage, this tax bill is very devastating to any recovery there. so from coast to coast, and -- and states and territories, this is a very bad -- very bad idea. a discussion of the cold, hard facts of their tax scam. the gop tax scam is the product of haste, carelessness and vast dishonesty toward the millions of middle class families it will hurt. every day, the cruel consequences of this bill are better understood, and the overwhelming opposition of the american people grows louder. but the gop crawls deeper into denial. when the "washington post," as edward, former chief of staff of the joint committee on taxation, if the tax package would mean middle class tax cut, he said that's inclusionnal and dishonet to say. it's factually untrue. the only group you can point to that wins year in and year out, and wins

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mr. frye, about the effects of a landmark of both the pagoda and the space around it. influences how the supervisor approaches this problem. >> yeah. caylee lloyd, again. i think that's a fair question. depending on the next steps of the commission, if she were to receive the recommendation to landmark both, i believe the next step would be for the supervisor to review and speak with folks at mta and rec park and understand the implications. as you heard from a few community members today, one of their main concerns is being able to have the freedom to reinstate the plaza to what it should be. we know there will not be a significant structure beyond what is allowed by the charter. rec park cannot build without ballot initiative, that sort of thing, but i think it would result in her needing to have conversations and understand what the visions would be and depending on that, it may delay things. >> commissioner johns: this leads into something that i said earlier -- >> commissioner wolfram: do you have further questions for caylee? >> commissioner johns: no. it seems to me there is confusion and uncertainty in people's minds over what would be

mr. chair. on behalf of the people of hawaii and the veterans of the pacific war, i speak today in support of h.r. 4300, the admiral lloyd r. joe veasey war commemorative act which will establish a pacific war memorial at pearl harbor. acific historic parks, a non profit organization, will work in coordination with the national park service. it will not require federal funds and i'm grateful for their partnership. my sincere thanks to my friend and colleague, congressman rob bishop, for joining me in introduction of this bill and working with ranking member raul grijalva to enjoy its swift consideration by the natural resources committee. mahalo to our co-sponsors. i understand it will pass by unanimous consent later today. 76 years ago today imperial japan attacked pearl harbor pulling our country into world war ii in the pacific. the pacific theater was the scene of fierce fighting and more than 150,000 u.s. casualties. the philippines, guam, the solomon islands and many places in between, brave americans lost their lives in defense of our nation. today at pearl harbor, the u.s.s. arizona symbolizes the start of the wa

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mr. president. >> i, donald john trump, do -- >> disney world's hall of presidents opens with a animatronic president trump today. tuesday, december 19th, 2017. >> how is that likeness? >> was lloyd looks like lloyd bridges. >> a little jon voight going on, too. >>> we turn to the latest on the harassment scandals that are shaking hollywood. meryl streep is speaking out about criticism she's facing from rose mcgowan over her response to what's been happening in the industry. and stephanie gosk is here with the back and forth. steph, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. since the harvey weinstein story broke, unleashing a cascade of sexual misconduct claims, hollywood has been on-edge. the tension spilling over this week between the most high-profile women in the #metoo movement and the most critically acclaimed actress the industry has ever known. meryl streep is the unofficial matriarch of hollywood. nominated for 20 academy awards and winning 3. >> i want to thank my manager, and god, harvey weinstein. >> reporter: rose mcgowan is the de facto leader of the #metoo movement, one of the first to accuse harvey weinstein of sexual assault. >> it cannot stand and wil

mr. president. >> i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear. >> disney world's hall of president reopens with a brand-new animatronic president trump today, tuesday, december 19, 2017. >>> i don't know. it was lloydkind of looks like lloyd bridges. >> a little jon voit, too, going on. don't you think? >> all right. >> but that is disney's rendition. >> yes, exactly. >> we turn now to an important story, the latest on the harassment scandals shaking hollywood. oscar winner meryl streep is speaking out about criticism she's facing from rose mcgowan over the nbc. stephanie gosk is here. >> good morning to you guys. since the harvey weinstein story broke unleashing a cascade of sexual misconduct claims, hollywood has been on edge. the tension spilling over this week between the most high profile women in the me too movement and the most critically acclaimed actress the industry has ever known. meryl streep is the artificial matriarch of hollywood, nominated for 20 academy awards and winning three. >> i just want to thank my agent, kevin uvain and god, harvey weinstein. rose mcgowan is the de facto leader of the me too movement, one of the first who publicly accused harvey weinstein of sexual assault.