before i walked into this hearing came from a meeting with vfw members who indicate that circumstance is again occurring across the country, that vfw post now like american legion post are being required to provide the 214 for every post member which is something very difficult if not impossible to accomplish. that's the issue that arose in 2013 that i was assured had come to an end. and then more recently the american legion being told they must provide tax exempt status documentation from every post across the country which they're incapable of doing what also have been unable to receive a response to the inquiry from the irs. >> i'm happy to assume responsibility everything the irs does even before it got there at the end of 2014. whatever the discussion were 2013 i'm not privy to them your i thought we had resolved the issue on the dd-214 with the va. if your staff would get us a background information we would be delighted to make sure the obviously our challenge is again with our limited resources and the limited resources of the tax exempt organizations is to try to ensure to t

received in recent years is to be the recipient of the highest awards from the american legion and the vfw and i'm very grateful to them for that. as someone concerned about health care and our dysfunctional health care system, i worked with jim clyburn to put some $12 billion into federally qualified community health centers which resulted in some 4 million lower income americans gaining access to health care, dental care, low-cost description prescription drugs, and mental health counseling. we also significantly expanded the national health services board. the president was very supportive of these efforts, and in my view, this program has been one of the success stories of the affordable care act. as one of the leaders in the senate trying to combat the global crisis of climate change. i helped create the block grant program that put billions into energy efficiency and sustainable energy. several years ago, working with several of my colleagues, i found it the defending social security caucus and we were successful in beating back massive efforts to cut programs social security, and be

and this is three vfw posts in new york state. >> i'd be happy to look into it. >> on this legislation that the congress passed, the law stipulates that all audits related to benefits under the general welfare exclusion should be suspended and the irs field agents are properly trained and educated in federal law and how it relates to sovereign indian tribes. >> i met with the tribal leaders late last fall. >> what the concern is is that the all its continue even though the issuers being audited are related to the general welfare exclusion. my question to you is can you provide me with the standards being used whether an all it relates to the general welfare exclusion and confirmation that deference is being provided to the detriments related to that exclusion? >> i will be delighted. my understanding was that that had been made clear. that the general welfare exclusion remain applied. but, again i am delighted to be able to go back, check on that and get back to you quickly. so, again, if your staff can just let us know the details of where they're hearing that from again, i can be the

they immediately had a request and this apparently is three vfw posts in new york state. >> if the actingommissioner said the process is coming to an and, it should have come to an end. if there are residual elements out there, i will look into it. >> thank you. in regard to a similar question that i asked the secretary lew, this tribal general welfare exclusion act. the law stipulation that all audits must be under the general exclusion should be suspended until the tribal committees are established and the field agents are trained in the law, what this issue is -- >> i met with the tribal leaders late last fall when they were here in the and. this may have been the first time in irs commissioner had done that. >> thank you for doing that. the concern is this that the irs audits continue, even though the tribes believe that the issues that are being audited relate to the general welfare exclusion. can you provide me with the standards being used to determine what relates to the general where clear exclusion, and conference -- confidence about what is being applied to the tribal leaders?

. >>> a strong breeze had the flags at the samuel lambert vfw post in riverside moving today. it was sunny out there but cold. nbc10's chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz here now with the nbc10 first alert forecast. >> glenn, feeling more winter-like than spring. >> absolutely. and temperatures are down in the 20s this morning. and going to be in the 20s again tomorrow morning. it's only two weeks away from the home opener at citizens bank park. looking real nice with that blue sky. but, you know, you don't want this weather pattern when you're playing baseball. temperatures now 39 in allentown. barely 40 in reading. poconos, 29 degrees. with sunshine all day. here come some clouds. that will help us a little bit overnight tonight because it will create a little blanket there blocking some of that cold from leaving into space and that's why the temperatures don't go as low at night when you have cloud cover. so, the temperature does go down below the freezing mark in the city towards midnight. and, of course in the suburbs before that. i'll tell you, though about a

burlington county a short time ago where the flags were blowing in the breeze at the samuel lambert vfwteorologist bill henley here with the forecast. hey, bill. >> vai, it is cold enough outside for snow. fortunately we have sunshine. everybody asking me on twitter and in person is it time to put the shovels away? can we ditch the shovels? i think yes. i put mine away. but there's still a possibility of a few snowflakes. not today, we're clear. we start off with high clouds in delaware and south, they are pushing out of here. nothing but sunshine and high clouds. there are some areas tonight. this is where they are coming from. that is snow past chicago. they are getting up to five inches of snow today. this snow it's on the move reaching into northwestern ohio. the future of rain and snow shows it's going to make progress and make it into pennsylvania. this evening it will be in southwestern pennsylvania early tomorrow morning. that's 2:00 tomorrow morning. snow in central pennsylvania. but watch what happens after that. this snow quickly falls apart. there's a slight chance we might

recent years is to of been the recipient of the highest award from both the american legion and the vfw and i'm very grateful to them for that acknowledgment. as someone long concerned about health care and our dysfunctional health care system, i work hard with represented jim clyburn to put some $12 billion into federally qualified community health centers which resulted in some 4 million lower income americans any excess to health care dental care low-cost prescription drugs, and mental health counseling. we also significantly expanded national health service called to provide -- debt forgiveness to new primary physician. this program is one has been one of the success stories of the affordable care act. as one of the leaders of the senate trying to combat the global crisis of climate change, along with senator bob menendez i helped pass the block grant program which could billions of dollars into energy efficiency and sustainable energy. several years ago working with several of my colleagues i found the defending social security talk is and we were successful in beating back massive

we agree with the vfw. the law was passed with very specific criteria.r for people who live more than 40 miles away from any va facility. and that is by the crow flies, a direct line on a map are eligible. however, they do have to call in to the va. there is specific rules for how you apply. >> right. >> the va then has to determine their eligibility. if they are determined eligible, turn them over to a third party administrator who then arranges for them to get purchase care outside the va. >> it seems like more hurdles and more of the same. when you look at the numbers they're so dispointing. only 27,000 veterans have taken advantage of the programs. 9 million cards have been mailed out. the feds have dumped $10 billion that is supposed to get the program on track. i heard a story of a veteran in minnesota who has cancer and who thought he had this card choice program helping him out. he went to go get the treatment he deserves and they told him you don't qualify for this private care because the va is within 20 miles. the va doesn't have the specializ

received in recent years is to be the recipient of the highest awards from the american legion and the vfwd i'm very very grateful to them for that. as someone concerned about health care and our dysfunctional harrop care -- health care system, i worked with jim clyburn to put some $12 billion into qualified community health centers which resulted in some 4 million lower income americans gaining access to health care, dental care low-cost ascription drugs, and mental health counseling. we also significantly expanded the national health services board. the president was very supportive of these efforts, and in my view this program has been one of the success stories of the affordable care act. as one of the leaders in the senate trying to combat the crisis of climate change. i helped create the block grant program that put billions into energy efficiency and sustainable energy. several years ago, working with several of my colleagues, i formed the social security caucus and we were successful in reading back and massive effort to cut programs, social security, and benefits from some of the

the vfw is very strong and it is a place where warriors can go and talk to their peers.hey can relieve some stress. my second comment is the gentleman who called in and said that the talking is alive, i was in the first ship to go in before it started. we would run up and down the coast and go out over the three mile. i personally counted votes and before we started that mission we were told we could expect to lose the ship. which fortunately, did not happen. i just wanted to say that person needs to really check his history book a little bit. the resolution came about as a necessity and when we came back from being on,, i made five combat cruises and that is my comment. thank you for taking michael. host: thank you, alan. let's go to alex, long beach island, new jersey. good morning. caller: good morning. steve nardizzi, you made a comment earlier about the administrative costs and the salaries being about the average of what salaries of administrative costs are for 501(c) and not for profit organizations. they have come under scrutiny lately for having a very low perce

three vfw post in new york state. >> i am happy to look into it. commissioner said it would. i am delighted to look into it. >> in regard to a similar question i asked secretary lou on this legislation that congress passed the travel general welfare exclusion act the lost if you wait all to benefits under the general welfare exclusion should be suspended until travel advisory committees are established and the irs field agents are properly trained and educated in federal law relating to sovereign indian tribes. with this issue is -- and maybe you are familiar with it. >> i am. i met with the leaders late last fall. washington. >> thank you for doing that. the concern that. the concern that exists is that the irs audits continue even though the tribes believe that the issue being audited are related to the general welfare exclusion. my question to you is can you provide me with the standards being used to determine whether or not it relates to the general welfare exclusion and confirmation deference is being provided based upon that exclusion? >> i