Focused on the future and how we can Work Together to create a better, brighter healthier one for the Healthcare System rather than on rehashing the mistakes we made long ago. As we begin to move forward, we must not lose sight of where we started. Years ago, next month in this very room, the Committee Heard testimony from a veteran named barry coates who spoke about waiting almost a year for care at the department of Veterans Affairs facility of south carolina. He was finally seen long after he should have been. He was diagnosed for colon cancer that had spread to his liver and to his lungs. He passed away in january last year. It was garys story and accompanying allegations that 40 veteran patients had died while waiting to receive care for the Va Medical Center in phoenix arizona that kicked off a nationwide access and accountability scandal the likes of which the da had never seen. It also led directly to the creation of the Choice Program and to the allocation of billions more tax
With be a secretary david show ulkin. This is two hours and 20 minutes. [inaudible conversation] the committee will come to order. We thank all of you for being here and joining us tonight. Its somewhat unusual for the committee to meet in the evening hours for a conference we are staying up late for. I want to keep our work laser focused on the future and how we can Work Together to create a better, brighter healthier one for the Healthcare System rather than on rehashing the mistakes we made long ago. As we begin to move forward, we must not lose sight of where we started. Years ago, next month in this very room, the Committee Heard testimony from a veteran named barry coates who spoke about waiting almost a year for care at the department of Veterans Affairs facility of south carolina. He was finally seen long after he should have been. He was diagnosed for colon cancer that had spread to his liver and to his lungs. He passed away in january last year. It was garys story and accompa
Extend private Healthcare Provider options for trouble accessing va services. This is just under two and a halfhour. [inaudible conversation] the committee will come to order. We thank all of you for being here and joining us tonight. Its somewhat unusual for the committee to meet in the evening hours for a conference we are staying up late for. I want to keep our work laser focused on the future and how we can Work Together to create a better, brighter healthier one for the Healthcare System rather than on rehashing the mistakes we made long ago. As we begin to move forward, we must not lose sight of where we started. Years ago, next month in this very room, the Committee Heard testimony from a veteran named barry coates who spoke about waiting almost a year for care at the department of Veterans Affairs facility of south carolina. He was finally seen long after he should have been. He was diagnosed for colon cancer that had spread to his liver and to his lungs. He passed away in janu
At the refugee crisis in europe with anne richard, who serves as the assistant secretary of state. Then more on the refugee crisis with a discussion at the Wilson Center. Consumera hearing on reviews and antidisparagement clauses. Today from thes state department is the assistant secretary of state anne richard. Thank you very much for your time. Secretary richard thank you. Host in studio we have a Foreign Policy correspondent for reuters and a writer for the washington post. First question. Reporter 1 good morning. There was a recent eu report that suggested projected that by the end of next year the European Union could see as many as 3 million refugees arrive at his borders. Can you give us a sense of the scale of this crisis and how much worse it can get, even from now . We have seenhard hundreds of thousands of people from around the world flowing to europe over the last several months. This is not a new migration. There have been people taking tes acrossation rou the mediterrane
Fund if its insufficient to cover sfmtas expenditures for Transportation Services to the warriors project, then the warriors will be responsibility to comply with eir mitigations tr2b and t18. Motion by supervisor tang without objection. Colleagues we have the underlying item no. 2 as amended by both amendments. Motion to accept the item with full recommendation to the december 8th board of supervisors meet. Ing so moved. Motion by both supervisor tang and supervisor mar, well take it without objection. As to item 3 we have some technical amendments, discussed. Can i have a motion to accept the technical amendments. So moved. Motion by supervisor mar this time. Well take that out objection and to move item 3 to the full board to the december 8th board meeting. Motion to that effect . So moved motion by supervisor tang, take that without objection. [ gavel ]. Colleagues all right all all item no. 4, take those without objection and underlying to separate send it forward with full recomm