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Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. President biden has picked Denis Mcdonough to head the Veterans Affairs department. He previously served as white house chief of staff during the last four years of the obama presidency. His confirmation hearing he was asked about veterans access to healthcare, modernization efforts in the das responds to covid19. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i i want to call this evening to order. I want to welcome everybod...

Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. I welcome our witnesses in person and those that are appearing distancely. We look forward to their testimony and getting a better understanding of where the department of Veterans Affairs and the Third Party Administrators are in administering the mission act. Im also very interested in hearing more today about the caregivers implementation, as well. Almost every member of our committee, though not physically present at the moment, some ...

[inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. I welcome our witnesses in person at those appearing distantly. We look forward to the testimony and getting a better understanding of where the department of Veterans Affairs and the thirdparty administrators are in administering the mission act. Also very interested in hearing more today about the caregivers implementation as well. Almost every member of our committee though not physically present at the moment...

Next, the Senate Veteran Affairs Committee examines caregiving provisions under the Va Mission Act signed into law on june 2018. Almost two and a half hours. Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. I welcome our witnesses appearing in person and those appearing distantly. We look forward to their testimony to get a better idea of where the department of Veterans Affairs are in administering the missions act. We are also interested in learning more about the caregivers implement...

Committee, though not physically present at the moment, some are joining in person and others will be joining us, almost every member of our committee will be participating expected in todays hearing. The focus of todays hearing is the implementation title 1 under Veterans Mission act, program of assistance to family caregivers. I scheduled this hearing because of my dissatisfaction with the pace. While officials were invited to discuss the critical programs they oversee, the department chose to...

Under Veterans Mission act, program of assistance to family caregivers. I scheduled this hearing because of my dissatisfaction with the pace. While officials were invited to discuss the critical programs they oversee, the department chose to decline that invitation. This committee and the va shared a common goal to pass the mission act in 2018 to better serve veterans and their families and we continue to Work Together to address important issues for our nations veterans. I would expect them to ...

An presented as a strategy. I actually see secondly, i agree with michael, and i think that you set it to, the numbes game is important. But important only in rather narrowfi domains. We believe this to keep our over 40 year commitment to congressional coverage. You can finish watching it on the cspan now out. We live now to the floor of the u. S. Senate where members are getting ready to vote on nominations. Live coverage of the senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senator from wash...

Good morning, were placed to welcome back a good friend, dr. David shulkin. She last time you appeared before our committee you were in the virginia undersecretary for health and now kicked upstairs after a nance confirmation vote and that says a lot in this political environment. So congratulations. You have a great background in the philadelphia area, just learned you were in marstown and you certainly bring lat of experience to the job and although im sure these days that the challenges are v...

Good morning, were placed to welcome back a good friend, dr. David shulkin. She last time you appeared before our committee you were in the virginia undersecretary for health and now kicked upstairs after a nance confirmation vote and that says a lot in this political environment. So congratulations. You have a great background in the philadelphia area, just learned you were in marstown and you certainly bring lat of experience to the job and although im sure these days that the challenges are v...

Health care, decreased wait times and modernize the va i. T. System. Good morning here today were pleased to welcome back our good friend dr. David shulkin, the new secretary of the department of Veterans Affairs. The last time you appeared before our committee you were v under sector for health. Now youve been kicked upstairsp after a Unanimous Senate confirmation vote, we become unanimous and that says a lot in this political environment so congratulations. We come with your background i know ...