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Washington mdash; A group of House Democrats who attended a White House briefing Tuesday morning about intelligence that a Russian spy unit offered bounties to Afghan militants for killing U.S. and coalition forces expressed frustration about the substance of the meeting, saying it did not i stanley cup nclude key stakeholders from the intelligence community who could address the allegations or provide any new information. We did not receive any new substantive information, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Democrat from Maryland, told reporters at the Capitol following the meeting at stanley cup the White House.Congressman Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House stanley cup Intelligence Committee, lamented that the right people were not in the room to give us the kind of briefing that we needed to get. We need to hear from the heads of the intelligence agencies, about how they assess the allegations that have been made publicly, Schiff, a Democrat from California, said. What can they tell us about the truth or falsity of these allegations What can they tell us about steps they are undertaking or have undertaken to vet any information that they might have So it might be the right people were not in the room to give us the kind of briefing that we needed to get. A group of 11 House Democrats who either chair the relevant committees or have national security backgrounds attended the briefing on Tuesday morning to discuss the alleged Russian operation to offer cash Gfgk Judges chide Indiana and Wisconsin on same-sex marriage bans
The Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to pay for robotic legs that could allow scores of paralyzed vetera asics ns with spinal cord injuries to walk again. Rewalk robotic exoskeleton goes home with paralyzed veteran 01:32 Veterans have been petitioning the VA to do this because many cannot afford the $77,000 needed to pay for the powered exoskeleton called the ReWalk. The device was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2014 for individuals to use at home. VA officials told The Associated Press that that the agency sent a memorandum Dec. 10 outlining its plans to train staff to be able to provide the ReWalk. The research support and effort to provide eligible veterans with paralysis an exoskeleto jordan n for home use is a historic move on the part of the VA because it represents a paradigm shift in the approach to rehabilitation for persons with paralysis, said Dr. Ann Spungen, who led VA research on the system. The company, yeezy ReWalk Robotics, said it has evaluated 45 paralyzed veterans who meet the height and weight requirements for the technology - which consists of leg braces with motion sensors and motorized joints that respond to subtle changes in upper-body movement and shifts in balance.Gene Laureano, 53, is praying his application for robotic l