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Subcommittee on health and subcommittee on Economic Opportunity on veteran homelessness. I want to apologize for being late. I had another obligation in my responsibility on the budget committee. My colleague, chair of the Health Subcommittee wont be able to make it so im going to preside. We have subcommittee brownlee and her capable leadership and my friend from texas and Ranking Member on the subcommittee for Economic Opportunity is joining me as well. We have our chairman joining us so thank...

So that leads to my next question. Youre tracking that particular amount of money, if you will, and where its going, its going strictly to new infrastructure . To modernization . What is the plan there . Right. Well, currently today, if we exit a property, that money gets returned to the u. S. Treasury. Were not able to reinvest that. The infrastructure bill would change that. So thats why were very supportive of that. What we do save are the recurring savings, the maintenance. So we dont heat t...

He defended a, trip he took to europe that was deemed a violation of Administration Ethics policies i the inspector general. It was announced that his chief of staff would be leaving her post as a result of the matter. This is two hours and 15 minutes. The committee will come to order. Good morning and thank you all for being here to discuss fiscal year 2019 budget submission. This fiscal years budget almost 190. 6 billion dollars in funding, an increase of nearly 12 billion over last year. That...

Subcommitt subcommittee. Represents from advocacy and Veterans Service groups testified as well as officials with the departments of veterans affair, labor and housing and urban development. Subcommittee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here. Its my pleasure to welcome you to todays subcommittee, joint subcommittee on health and subcommittee on Economic Opportunity oversight hearing on veteran homelessness. Want to apologize first for being a little late. I had ano...

[inaudible conversations] all right, so before we have the doctor, up to give what will be great keynote remarks, i want to start the morning off with having a conversation with you about something that is near and dear to me as one of those two represents a Success Story of the great specialized care system, spinal cord injury does the system of care. Before i get to exactly what the topic is, i want to ask a couple questions. What are some of the reasons why one becomes a clinician . Why do yo...

Now, federal and local Veterans Affairs officials and Health Care Providers visit the paralyzed veterans of america conference to talk about how to provide better access and specialized care for veterans with spinal cord injuries and diseases. All right, so, before we have dr. Baligh yehia come up and give what will be great keynote remarks, i want to start the morning off with having a conversation with you about something thats near and dear to me as one of those who represent a Success Story ...

Something thats near and dear to me as one of those who represent a Success Story of a great specialized care system, spinal cord injury and disease system of care. Before i get into exactly what the topic is, though, i want to ask a couple questions. What are some of the reasons why one becomes a clinician . Why did you choose to become a healer . Money . Raise your hand if its money. Bunch of millionaires in here, right . Social status. Everybody respects a doctor. Job security. Youre always g...

America hosted the event late last month. Its just over twoandahalf hours. All right, so, before we have dr. Baligh yehia come up and give what will be great keynote remarks, i want to start the morning off with having a conversation with you about something thats near and dear to me as one of those who represent a Success Story of a great specialized care system, spinal cord injury and disease system of care. Before i get into exactly what the topic is, though, i want to ask a couple questions....

To me as one of those who represent a Success Story of a great specialized care system, spinal cord injury and disease system of care. Before i get into exactly what the topic is, though, i want to ask a couple questions. What are some of the reasons why one becomes a clinician . Why did you choose to become a healer . Money . Raise your hand if its money. Bunch of millionaires in here, right . Social status. Everybody respects a doctor. Job security. Youre always going to have people focused on...

It was started by a ban of paralyzed veterans as a club, a membership organization, if you will, but about self advocacy because veteran service organizes that have been around for a while but werent advocating for the needs of veterans in that era. Equal access in society, research. You would die at 18 months if you had a spinal cord injury. George patton was a war hero but died of a spinal cord injury because the research hadnt caught up with the injury. And that band of paralyzed veterans is ...