Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis Mcdonough testified on this departments annual budget request focusing on Veterans Health care and the pact act. A 2022 law that expands benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances. The subcommittee hearing is one hour and 25 minutes. Good morning. This hearing of the military Construction Veterans Affairs and related agencies subcommittee will please come to order. I would like to begin by welcoming Ranking Member bozeman and Denis Mcdonough. We appreciate the effort of the v. A. s dedicated staff to provide benefits and support to veterans and families and their communities every day. We are here to discuss the department of Veterans Affairs fiscal year 2025 budget and 2026 advanced appropriations request. This committee take seriously the obligation to make sure and provide for the men and women who have fought and sacrificed to keep our country safe and ensure they have the medical care and benefits have earned. Over 210 bi
Meetings. Today lawmakers continue work on a shortterm spending bill to aver a Government Shutdown on saturday at midnight. The bipartisan measure would extend current funding levels until november 17. In addition the bill provide 6 billi each for ukraine a and u. S. Disaster relief. Watch live coverage of the senate when lawmakers return at 2 15 p. M. Eastern here on cspan2. Well, yesterday afternoon democrats and republicans reached an agreement on a cr that will keep the government open until november 17. And with the strong bipartisan vote of 7719, the senate agreed to moveis forward last night on this legislation. It shows that in the senate both parties can work through our differences for the betterment of the country. But in the house, republicans have tried everything but bipartisanship. Last night the speaker twisted himself into pretzels yet again trying to avoid his responsibility of governing. But this is the truth. Every bill House Republicans has pushed have been partisa
biden and donald trump scurrying off in their first face-to-face meeting since 2020. we will take a closer look at how it could reshape the race for 2024 and how it . we are going to walk through the historic short showdown. donald trump says he has chosen his vice presidential running mate. that person could be at the debate. i will talk about the possible contenders with my sound off panel. and, the fight ain t over. two years after the supreme court repealed the right to choose an abortion, minnesota senator tina smith is here to talk about her effort to repeal the act. i am jonathan capehart, this is the sunday show. buckle up, this week could be a wild ride and a critical turning point in the race for the white house on thursday in atlanta, president biden and donald trump will face-off on the big stage for the first time since october 2020. that s actually the last time they have been in the same room. it will also be the first ever debate between a sitting presi
Knead is also here. As i said when i started the presentation, we have continued to get inquiries from the commission related to the Implementation Committee spanned and so i thought it prude to just share a little bit more information with you today about those dollars even though they are not under the jurisdiction of the commission. As i said at the beginning of the presentation, the commitment thats been made to the San Francisco foundation on bow half of the community is over 8 million. To date and again to date through q2, over 2 million in grants have been made we have currently a 500,000 grant pending to San Francisco Housing Development corporation to support the purchase of 5033 and some of you know the brick building on third street next to the vacant lot near bank of america and it has residential on top and those tenants are protected and below market rate tenants and the commercial space below it is my understanding that that will be a second location for craft men and it
Just eight trading days. Riding higher on the back of strong corporate profits. The blue chip index bouncing back on yesterdays fall after breaking 26k briefings. House democrats minority liter nancy pelosi also senator Elizabeth Warren and representative sandy dismissing the gop tax cuts. Is still rolling forward on this tax cut. Now apple is joining 170 other companies now sharing the benefits. Also waiting for a reaction from democrats on that, it is the Biggest Company in the United States. The tech titan says it will spend more than 350 billion on u. S. Economy over the next five years creating 20,000 u. S. Jobs. Its going to bring back most of its cash pile overseas. So the 245 billion bucks back home due to the new lower rate. Going to pay 38 billion bucks in foreign taxes. Plus apple giving workers 2,500 bonuses each. Weve got the details. Plus the dc swamp fight over immigration and now military spending threatening to shut down the government friday at midnight. We break it d