mr. shaw, you are recognized br five minutes. >> members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the department of veteran affairs prosthetic purchasing practices and impact on academy medical, v.a. various fired small business. i'm the managing partner of academy local in florida. academy is a reliable source of supply of biologics and hold as mandatory source federal supply contract ffs contract by v.a.'s acquisition center. my managing partner and i graduated from the nafrl academy in 1991, acad knee medical is so named to pay homage. with me is steven kent our director of government sales and mr. steven schirr, a subject matter expert in the field of biologics. my testimony is over taken by events. may 23, 2012, the veterans health administration notified vha procurement and prosthetics personnel engaged in the ordering of biological implants on policy on ordering implants using the program. we're very pleased with this change in vha's posit

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mr. daniel shaw, managing partner of academy medical llc. both of your complete written statements will be made part of the hearing record. as you come to the table please. >> you are now recognized for five minutes, sir. >> good afternoon. and thank you for the invitation to testify on procurement of prosthetic and orthotic care. my name is michael, oros. i'm also a licensed clinical pros athletist in a leading service in the state of illinois. my experience is with the subset of the v.a.'s quote unquote prosthetic services. if you ask someone on the street what a prosthesis is, the response would probably be an artificial limb or possibly an arm. if you talked about an orthosis a few individuals with family members who had a traumatic brain injury might be able to describe a fitted device to help damaged limbs function properly. i'm fairly certain nobody would suggest a seeing eye dog, wheelchair or many of the items in the v.a.'s budget. why does this matter. the concern is that an overly broad definition leads to policies inappropriate w

mr. colson was among one of the first senior public officials to admit knowing about the botched operation. he claims he raised objections to then dea chief elizabeth kemp shaw it was taken care of. after attending a meeting with the atf agent in charge colson said he knew fast and furious was not some sort of benign pie in the sky publicity stunt. guns were actually getting in the hands of criminals, closed quote. as with the columbian pr prostitution incidents, i'm not aware of any discipline from in the dea. most recently this last april adea offices in san diego literally forgot about a 23-year-old in a holding cell. dea agents arrested daniel chong during a raid on a party in the san diego area where there were illegal drugs. after questioning him the agents apparently told mr. chong he would not be charged before they placed him back into a holding cell. the agents then forgot he was there. mr. chong remained locked in the holding cell for five days with no access to food, water or a toilet. he said he heard voices and yelled for help, but no one heard him. after 48 hours he started hallucinating and as survived drank his own urine. at some point durin

mr. blumenthal: i ask unanimous consent that chadril shaw, a fellow in senator mark udall's office, be granted floor privileges for the duration of the senate's session this week, on june 13 and 14, 2012. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. blumenthal: thank you, madam president. i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. blumenthal: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. blumenthal: i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. blumenthal: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the period for debate only on s. 3240 be extended until 5:30 p.m. and that the majority leader be recognized at that time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. blumenthal: i yield the floor and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

mr. zimmerman. we have been in constant, or continual electronic contact and consistent telephonic contact. heather: zimmerman has pleaded not guilty saying that he shot martin in self-defense. bill: getting word, strong earthquake hitting indonesia shaw, southeast asia. that quake causing tall buildings to sway in the capital city of jakarta on the island of java. measuring 6.1 in magnitude. no reports of casualties or damage. scientists say there is no threat of a tsunami. indonesia has frequent earthquakes due to its location in the ring of fire in the pacific ocean a string of volcanoes. we'll watch that. heather: we're watching this. emergency crews combing through a horrific scene in the african nation of nigeria a passenger jet carrying 153 people just slams into buildings in a residential area near the air port in the country's capital of lagos. there are no survivors. rescue crews fear a lot of people may have been killed on the ground as well. military officials say the pilot reported some engine trouble just before attempting to land. witnesses tell fox news that the plane appeared to lose control after the landing gear just didn't extend. bill: closer to home now, a painful reminder of the dangers firefighters face as they

mr. president, until we get the wind p.t.c. extended. as my time begins to expire, i wanted to take a moment of personal privilege and note that fagill shawhas been working in my office as a fellow from the state department, is leaving my office this week. she is returning to the state department to continue doing her work there. i want to thank her for the phenomenal support she's given me for the knowledge and skills she's brought to my office. and i wish her well in her efforts at the state department. mr. president, with that, i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. udall: i would ask to vitiate the quorum call that's currently pending. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you mr. president. i would also ask unanimous consent to speak for five minutes as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection, the senator from new mexico is recognized. mr. udall: thank you. mr. chairman -- or, mr. president, i also, as my colleague, senator whit