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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 ...

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...

Magnuson talks and well talk your call and you can join the conversation. Washington journal is next on this veterans day. Good morning on this november 11, 2019, veterans day. We are at Arlington National cemetery today for ceremonies honoring those who have served and their families in the u. S. Military. You are looking at the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington. Vice president pence will be there this morning, 11 00 a. M. , for a wreathlaying ceremony. Innwhile, President Trump is new y...

Problematic for v. A. , reports of this dr. In West Virginia who killed may have killed 13 patients. A patient who was covered in and bytes before he passed away. A couple of bad headlines. We wanted to sit down to sorta find out where the secretary is and he said there are still some warts, some problems on the v. A. , but hes on the standing now that its much different than two years ago, much better, a much better path towards being friendly, giving veterans the service they need. Capitol hil...

Been problematic for the v. A. There is a doctor in West Virginia that might have killed 13 patients. A patient in atlanta passed away. Some bad headlines. We want to sit down with the secretary to find out where he thinks the v. A. Is. He said are still some words and andlems some warts problems with the v. A. But it is much better than two years ago. It is on a much better path toward being Customer Service friendly. The opinion on capitol hill is different, depending on who youre talking to. ...

Keys of the of the trump presidency, looking to expand the Community Care programs. The last few months have been implement take that we have seen a handful of headlines that have been problematic for the v. A. There is a doctor in West Virginia that might have killed 13 patients. A patient in atlanta passed away. Some bad headlines. We want to sit down with the secretary to find out where he thinks the v. A. Is. He said are still some words and andlems some warts problems with the v. A. But it ...

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Senate on cspan2. Today the Senate Waiting for action from the house of representatives on shortterm Government Spending legislation. Current government funding expires friday night many the government will shut down without action by congress. Live coverage of the u. S. Senate. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Answer us, eternal one, as we lift our hearts to you. Have mercy upon our lawmakers and hear the...

And stripes reporter Nikki Wentling. She is here to talk about Veterans Benefits in 2018. Thanks for joining us. What are the biggest changes we can expect to see in Veterans Benefits this coming year . Guest one of the major changes is with student veterans. Last year, Congress Passed a major expansion to the g. I. Bill. Expanded eligibility for who can use those benefits and how long they can use them. It boosts some payments. Those go into effect in august. The v. A. Is getting prepared to ro...