Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines said they’re still waiting to see what the power-sharing agreement will be in the 50-50 Senate – and whether cooperation will overshadow partisan disagreement on Biden’s agenda.
Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines said they’re still waiting to see what the power-sharing agreement will be in the 50-50 Senate – and whether cooperation will overshadow partisan disagreement on Biden’s agenda.
Biden names temporary VA leadership as his secretary nominee awaits Senate debate January 20 President-elect Joe Biden, right, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, left, look on as former Obama White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough delivers remarks after being introduced as Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Queen Theater on Dec. 11, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Veterans Affairs’ data and technology expert will serve as acting secretary for the entire department as the Senate considers the nomination of Denis McDonough to serve in the permanent Cabinet post. Officials from the new administration of President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that Dat Tran, principal deputy assistant secretary for VA’s Office of Enterprise Integration, will serve as acting secretary until McDonough’s confirmation process concludes.
Sen. Tester tours new VA clinic in Havre
Last updated 1/14/2021 at 11:59am
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester D-Mont. visited the soon-to-be-opened Merril Lundman VA Clinic at the Holiday Village Mall Wednesday, and said it is an impressive facility that will make local veterans proud. The new clinic is nearly three times the size of its pervious location on 13th Street was designed to make use of the VAâs Patient Aligned Care Team â PACT â model, which is meant to make it a one-stop shop for nearly all veterans medical needs. Tester said this is especially important since so many veterans have multiple interlocking medical problems, all of which need to be addressed c.
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping legislative package Tuesday that aims to help veterans facing a variety of challenges, including homelessness, access to care for women and Native Americans, toxic exposure and the coronavirus.