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Without objection. This hearing really is what this committee is all about particularly on the Government Affairs portion. We have a Mission Statement that we developed last congress with my former Ranking Member, senator carper and my new ra Ranking Member had a very good addition to it. The original one was to enhance the economic and National Security of america. Senator mccaskill suggested we add and promote efficient and more efficient, effective and accountable government. Thats exactly wh...

Particularly on the Government Affairs portion. We have a Mission Statement that we developed last congress with my former Ranking Member senator carper and then my new Ranking Member had a very good addition to it. The original one was to enhance the economic and National Security of america and the senator suggested we add for efficient and effective Accountable Government and thats what the gao and Inspector Generals do. We certainly appreciate your work. I dont know how many times ive said i...

And abuse. The hearing is about two hours. This hearing will come to order. Good afternoon. I want to welcome our witnesses. I appreciate your thoughtful testimony and your willingness to spend some time with us here today. I ask consent for my written Opening Statement be entered in the record. This hearing really is what this committees all about, particularly on the Governmental Affairs portion, but we have a Mission Statement that we developed last congress with my former Ranking Member and ...

[inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Good evening and thank you all for being here and joining us. Its a somewhat unusual for the committee to meet in the evening hours. Tonights topic is one worth staying up late for. I want to keep our work this evening laser focused on the future on how we can all Work Together to create a better, brighter, healthier one for our veterans and for the Health Care System that weve built to serve. Rather than rehashing the mistakes we made ...

[inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Good evening and thank you all for being here and joining us. Its a somewhat unusual for the committee to meet in the evening hours. Tonights topic is one worth staying up late for. I want to keep our work this evening laser focused on the future on how we can all Work Together to create a better, brighter, healthier one for our veterans and for the Health Care System that weve built to serve. Rather than rehashing the mistakes we made ...

[inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Good evening and thank you all for being here and joining us. Its a somewhat unusual for the committee to meet in the evening hours. Tonights topic is one worth staying up late for. I want to keep our work this evening laser focused on the future on how we can all Work Together to create a better, brighter, healthier one for our veterans and for the Health Care System that weve built to serve. Rather than rehashing the mistakes we made ...

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...

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 l...

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 ra...

All right, senator burr suggests maybe we should make a wait a few minutes for other members to come back from recess. Lets take a quick recess here. Its create cal we continue to have these hearings to do everything we can to hold v. A. s feet to the fire and make sure that accountability is there. We know some things now that we did not know at the last hearing. We know for a fact that v. A. s wait list manipulation and access to care issues is, in fact, systemic. Report after report has confi...