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Before i call the meeting to order let me apologize fob being a little late i got called on a couple things coming down the hall. Were going to stand at ease thats a military term i learned a long time ago in the air force for just one minute while i talked to my trusted friend the Ranking Member and then well open the meeting. Call this meeting the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee together i apologize for being a little bit late but i wanted to make sure we were on the right track and i didnt ...

Before i call the meeting to order let me apologize fob being a little late i got called on a couple things coming down the hall. Were going to stand at ease thats a military term i learned a long time ago in the air force for just one minute while i talked to my trusted friend the Ranking Member and then well open the meeting. Call this meeting the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee together i apologize for being a little bit late but i wanted to make sure we were on the right track and i didnt ...

Chairman isakson call this meet of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee together. I apologize again for being a little bit late i want to make sure were on the right track. I didnt mess anything up. I want to welcome secretary shulkin, who has had a great start. I dont think anybody in this administration started out with a better unanimous vote than he. Doing better than unanimous when you are confirmed. I think the vote last week on accountability was extraordinary. And the way we got to the ...

[inaudible conversations] this morning epa administrator scott pruitt testifies before House Appropriations subcommittee on Donald Trumps fiscal year 2018 budget request for the agency. Live coverage at 11 00 am eastern on cspan3, cspan. Org and the free cspan radio apps. Next, Veterans Affairs secretary doctor David Shulkin testifies on the president s 2018 budget request for his department. The hearing also has representatives of veterans groups talking about budget proposal. This hearing is a...

I wanted to make sure we were on the right track and i didnt mess anything up. Wanted to welcome secretary. I dont think anybody who had a better unanimous vote. It was extraordinary and the way we got to the decision working together and was extraordinary. I commend the Ranking Member on his help doing the same. We have some thing to talk about budget wise. We can keep the same tempo and same commitment to make sure we all know what happens before it happens and well be better off. I appreciate...

[applause] good morning everybody. Good energy in the room it is great to see everybody here how many people work here with a the va . That is great i am glad you could be here today this is important and i really want to thank you for your involvement what you are doing to make va a better place. As you know va has a great tradition of developing and disseminating in and innovation that we rely upon every day and that came out of the va systems your falling in those footsteps. One of the thing ...

[applause] good morning everybody. Good energy in the room it is great to see everybody here how many people work here with a the va . That is great i am glad you could be here today this is important and i really want to thank you for your involvement what you are doing to make va a better place. As you know va has a great tradition of developing and disseminating in and innovation that we rely upon every day and that came out of the va systems your falling in those footsteps. One of the thing ...

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Environment. This is a little more than two hours. Thank you, kathy. Thank you all of you for joining us on an august when state for not being on recess. And instead coming to join us for what we think is a very timely event. I would also like to thank kathy barbara and the American University school of Public Administration for sponsoring the event. For those of you may not be familiar with the academy, we are a nonpartisan, nonprofit chartered organization. Charged with identifying emerging is...

Familiar with the academy, we are a nonpartisan, nonprofit congressionally chartered organization, charged with identifying emerging issues of governance to help state and local governments improve their performance. The academys mission is to provide trusted advice, advice it is timely, actionable, and objective on Public Management issues. The source of our expert ceases or membership who are current and former cabinet officials, members of congress, governors, mayors, legislators, jurists, bu...