Department services and programs. A panel of experts follows talking about how the va can modernize. The American Enterprise institute hosts the hour and 40 minute event. Lets try to get started here. Good morning. Welcome to aei and welcome to our program today. The value of our veterans, our conversation with representatives, mike levin and brad. Im gary smith, im a senior scholar here as strategic studies and im director of aeis program on american citizenship. I am going to skip a set of introductions since we will be talking the next two hours. So those joining us here in joining online or watching on cspan, if you want lengthier bios go to the website and go to the link for the page and you will see everybodys biographies. That may begin by giving a quick overview of the proceedings. We will first hear from representative mike levin, the recent elected congressman from californias 49th district, a district that runs along san diego to southern Orange County and quite frankly i ha
Welcome to aei and welcome to our program today. The value of our veterans, our conversation with representatives, mike levin and brad. Im gary smith, im a senior scholar here as strategic studies and im director of aeis program on american citizenship. I am going to skip a set of introductions since we will be talking the next two hours. So those joining us here in joining online or watching on cspan, if you want lengthier bios go to the website and go to the link for the page and you will see everybodys biographies. That may begin by giving a quick overview of the proceedings. We will first hear from representative mike levin, the recent elected congressman from californias 49th district, a district that runs along san diego to southern Orange County and quite frankly i have a niece that lives out there, im not sure why he decided to move to d. C. , a patriotic act on his part. He is the chair of the subcommittee on Economic Opportunity with the house of Veterans Affairs committee. F
Institute hosts the hour and 40 minute event. Lets get started. Good morning welcome to aei and welcome to our program today the value of the conversation with mike levin. Im gary schmitt a senior scholar here at aei and director of the program on american citizenship. I will skip the link the set of introductions and there are link the bio go to the website. And to also look at their biographies. s we have a click one a quick overview of theov proceedings. Of the recently elected congressman from the 29th district in california from the northern san diego to southern orange county. Frankly i have a niece that lives out there not sure why he decided to move to dc. And with the house of Veterans Affairs committee. Following his remarks and of the Second District we are pleased what the congressman and the willingness to come our way. So to be joined in a discussion after the brief remarks by the two congressman by the questionandanswer session. So after that discussion with the Henry Ja
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[background sounds] the hearing will come to order. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. Duarte, yourere recognized for five minutes. [inaudible] thank you, mr. Chairman. And thank you to all of our guests here today testifying. Want too talk to ms. Ariola and ms. Williams. Is this the first time that you ladies have had a chance to come to capitol hill and have our attention and explain whats happening in your district . For me it has, yes. And, ms. Williams, have you been able to find an opportunity to let us in Congress Know how this influx of migration is impacting your district . I am very thankful for the opportunity to be before you to bring to the attention the misuse or the intento of our National Parks. Thank you. You represent districts in new york. Please elucidate for us beyond just the National Park issue. Imon reading reports that one f the reasons for these hearings is to get firsthand accounts fromn folks on the ground throughout the country. Wha