House Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on Walter Reed - ***AT*** Walter Reed

[CorpGovActivist]

Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs hearing on the Treatment of Wounded Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Monday, March 5, 2007, time to be announced, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center

FYI...

- Dave

Edit added: P.S. I suggest calling the Oversight Committee Staff, to ask that Chairman Waxman sit in on this hearing, ex officio: http://oversight.house.gov/contact.asp

"Rule 9 -- Ex Officio Members

The chairman and the ranking minority member of the Committee shall be ex officio members of all subcommittees. They are authorized to vote on subcommittee matters; but, unless they are regular members of the subcommittee, they shall not be counted in determining a subcommittee quorum other than a quorum for taking testimony."

http://oversight.house.gov/rules/

[Monkeyman]

1. Yep and the ones that where told not to talk will

[CorpGovActivist]

33. Will NMFA, MOAA, and Others Protest at Walter Reed That Day?

National Military Families Association: http://www.nmfa.org

Military Officers Association of America: http://www.moaa.org/

Both are in Alexandria, Virginia, very close to the facility.

- Dave

[wordpix]

43. let's hope they get out of Alexandria with signs & their stories to tell MSM

[CorpGovActivist]

44. If Your Local/Regional Media Need Experts...

... to speak about the state of military healthcare in the country, I suggest having them call these two orgs.

- Dave

[mikelewis]

2. That will be one hearing not to miss....

[CorpGovActivist]

24. Meanwhile House Veterans Affairs Committee...

... is practically silent: http://veterans.house.gov/

What's up with that?

- Dave

[mikelewis]

35. From what I hear, Filner is plenty pissed off about this and is waiting on the oversight hearing...

... I'm not really sure why they'd want to have identical hearings in two different committees.

[CorpGovActivist]

37. Thanks for Clarification; Why Not a Joint Hearing? Or...

... go out to a random VAMC, while the Oversight Committee hits Walter Reed?

- Dave

[mikelewis]

41. Is the Senate planning any hearings...

... I don't know who decides which committee does what hearing but at least the House is having a hearing. Six months ago we would only have gotten a promise of a hearing.

I believe the good Senator from Hawaii (I can't remember which) is the chair of the veterans committee in the Senate... any idea if he plans to hold a hearing? A joint House and Senate inquiry would really get the Pentagon to square that shit away a.s.a.p. The most important thing right now is that the problem gets fixed and the only way to fix it quick is to start chewing some ass mixed with some good old fashioned public humiliation. Bush might not like "playing the blame game" but it sure as hell gets things done with a quickness.

[CorpGovActivist]

42. Senator Akaka's Statement

http://veterans.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Newsroom.PressReleases&id=920

“I am deeply concerned about this situation, both as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and, given that many of these wounded troops will soon be classified as veterans, as Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. I intend to hold a hearing next month on cooperation between VA and the Department of Defense on the treatment of injured service members, and I will purse the situation at Walter Reed and other military treatment facilities that are handling the bulk of returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans to ensure that the government is helping those who have been injured in service to our country, and their families,” Senator Akaka said. “I’m pleased to see that Walter Reed has begun some immediate work on the one residence facility that sounded the worst in the report. There is a solemn compact between the nation and those who wear its uniform and I will do everything in my power to ensure that it is honored.”

FYI...

- Dave

[porphyrian]

3. Good. - n/t

[fooj]

4. They'll be holding the hearing AT Walter Reed?

Wow. Is there a benefit to holding it there instead of on Capitol Hill?

If anyone knows the answer to my question...you will. LOL!! Thanks Dave!:hi:

[CorpGovActivist]

5. See the OP...

... and the advantage is that any MSM moratorium will go out the window immediately, with the press entourage that will be in tow.

- Dave

[MADem]

8. They should hold it in the moldy barracks! NT

[CorpGovActivist]

10. MADem: Tierney Chairs That Subcommittee, FYI...

http://oversight.house.gov/subcommittees.asp

- Dave

[City Lights]

6. Excellent!

Thanks for the info!

[CorpGovActivist]

45. You Bet! n/t

[caligirl]

7. whoppeeeee! I was calling congress and reporters and even

the WR commander about this shit today. Thank you for posting!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:


But now that the patients have been ordered not to speak to the media, CNN and Discovery Channel projects have been canceled how much real truth will e get.

[CorpGovActivist]

9. I Think the Reports of Squelching...

... may have played a big part in holding the hearings ***at*** Walter Reed.

With Members of Congress and their staffers walking the halls with cameras in tow, I suspect that the muzzling will subside - and right quick.

- Dave

[Monkeyman]

12. Watch for a stacked deck. I bet the officers will get rid of any vet who has problems

[CorpGovActivist]

15. Hill Staffers Are Aware...

... of the potential tricks (e.g., unscheduled procedures, X-rays, etc., to get the "troublemakers" out for a while).

- Dave

[caligirl]

16. Cong Lantos is on the committee and his office was very happy

to get a copy of the Times article moments ago. They know this is going on. He is just up the road from me.

[CorpGovActivist]

17. Give Them a Jingle and an Attaboy...

... to let them know that - as a constituent - you appreciate the time he and his fellow committee members are taking to leave the bubble of Capitol Hill to actually go see for themselves.

- Dave

[caligirl]

26. yes and i spoke to the gal whose job is just vet's affairs here, she

was insistent he would get the Army Times article straight from her after I emailed it to her. I expressed in writing my concern that these soldiers be heard.

[CorpGovActivist]

11. Call the Reporters Back to Tip Them off...

... about this hearing.

; )

- Dave

[Monkeyman]

13. Email Larry Scott will ya let him know the word will get out

[email protected]

[CorpGovActivist]

14. Thanks for the Info...

... I've got some info on the "VA CARES Commission" he might be interested in, too.

; )

- Dave

[Monkeyman]

19. He will

[caligirl]

18. edit: msg left on voicemail a moment ago. Have no idea if she will get it.

It was with Dana Priest, concerned the Army Times article over censorship of the patients who spoke out.

[CorpGovActivist]

20. My Guess Is That the Washington Post Will Be Present; Other Media...

... should be tipped off, to ensure that the major regional outlets send someone from their respective Washington, DC bureaus.

So, if you live in Boston, call the Boston Globe and ask that they make sure to send someone from their Washington bureau. Ditto SF, LA, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, etc.

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

23. WashPost Establishes Walter Reed Special Section...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2007/02/21/LI2007022100671.html

FYI...

- Dave

[DemReadingDU]

21. March 5th marked on my calendar

Don't want to miss this hearing! If not televised, hopefully we can hear it thru an Internet link.

[CorpGovActivist]

22. DRDU: Enough Time to Influence...Call the Staff!

With this much lead time, they can ensure it's webcast: http://oversight.house.gov/contact.asp

; )

- Dave

[caligirl]

27. I will call for this as well.

Got an email to our SF chronicle Washington Bureau chief Mark Sandalow as well.

[CorpGovActivist]

28. You Are a Firecracker!

Nice to meet you!!!

: )

- Dave

[caligirl]

29. Red headed women of the world unite.

[CorpGovActivist]

30. LOL! I Have a Few of Those in My Family...

... holy terrors.

; )

- Dave

[w4rma]

25. Awesome. (nt)

[caligirl]

31. ITS ON KO NOW!!!

[CorpGovActivist]

32. The Transcript...

... should be up by tomorrow: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3719710/

Here's what's up now: http://thenewshole.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/28/75326.aspx

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

34. VA Office of Inspector General - Office of Healthcare Inspections Hotline

http://www.va.gov/oig/organization/inspections/default.asp

http://www.va.gov/oig/contacts/hotline.asp

- Dave

[Rainscents]

36. CorpGovActivist...

It's so disgusting the fact that, VA is in bedded with NEO-CONS! Veterans Affairs had been siding with neo-cons past 7 years and they'd allowed Neo-cons to cut vets bills and lies to vets.

[CorpGovActivist]

38. Have You Seen the CARES Commission Stuff?

http://www.va.gov/cares/locationSite/default.asp

http://www.carescommission.va.gov/default.asp

"Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services" = turning over prime real estate to moguls, closing VAMCs in blue states, and opening gleaming new ones in red states

- Dave

[conscious evolution]

39. Have you seen this thread?

W8liftinglady is trying to search out info on contracts for work on WRMC and other VA centers.

[CorpGovActivist]

40. Thanks, Just Replied

http://vsearch1.fbo.gov/servlet/SearchServlet

If you type in "Walter Reed" and make sure to select both current and archived awards...

- Dave

[radfringe]

46. steal these toons