Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. President biden has picked Denis Mcdonough to head the Veterans Affairs department. He previously served as white house chief of staff during the last four years of the obama presidency. His confirmation hearing he was asked about veterans access to healthcare, modernization efforts in the das responds to covid19. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i i want to call this evening to order. I want to welcome everybody. I appreciate all that are here, all those that are online. The purpose of this hearing is due from the i president s nominate to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis Mcdonough. Before i talk about him i just want to say i appreciate this committee all the reasons we sat on this committee thats been bipartisan and its been nonpolitical, and we tried to do the best by our veterans whether you are the republican side for the democratic side of the aisle. I particularly appreciate the re
Pds. Mediaming pbs and public presents election 2020, the debate for u. S. Senate, live from the fine arts auditorium at Eastern Wyoming College. Good evening, and welcome to the wyoming 2020 general election u. S. Senate debate from the Fine Arts Center on the campus of Eastern Wyoming College. I am from wyoming pbs. Tonight is being broadcast live and aired live on public radio and the social media platforms and cspan. Be i will be asking questions of the candidates. Note, we are utilizing social distancing practices this evening, and there is no Live Audience for tonights debate. Both of the candidates for the open senate seat are with us and with the assistance from the league of voters, we are predetermined the order that the candidates will appear as they are questioned this evening. Developed in the candidates have not seen the questions. We want to get right to the debate. Each is allowed in Opening Statement and questions will follow. If the candidates are ready, we are ready
Sufficient significant discussion about veteran suicides today, let me start by sharing the Veterans Crisis line. If you were a veteran you know are struggling, please contact the Veterans Crisis line 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 182738255 and select option number one or text 838255. I want to thank everybody joining us today. Weve made Suicide Prevention or top priority and today 25 to 31 bills we will discuss or related to improving access and reducing suicide in the veteran population. The issues surrounding Mental Health care are broad and complex. Let me address some of the remarks made by the Senate Counterparts at the hearing yesterday. The committee has been trying to work with the senate for six month is a end after promising staff conversations we are pleased to hear they are committed to moving forward with meaningful improvements to help reduce veteran suicide and help prevent veterans from falling into crisis. I look forward to speaking with chairman mao ran direct
Line. If you were a veteran you know are struggling, please contact the Veterans Crisis line 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 182738255 and select option number one or text 838255. I want to thank everybody joining us today. Weve made Suicide Prevention or top priority and today 25 to 31 bills we will discuss or related to improving access and reducing suicide in the veteran population. The issues surrounding Mental Health care are broad and complex. Let me address some of the remarks made by the Senate Counterparts at the hearing yesterday. The committee has been trying to work with the senate for six month is a end after promising staff conversations we are pleased to hear they are committed to moving forward with meaningful improvements to help reduce veteran suicide and help prevent veterans from falling into crisis. I look forward to speaking with chairman mao ran directly since we havent had the opportunity yet and to discuss further his commitment to pass the houses bipartis
We are just contemplating whether this is the first time we have ever done this on a saturday. Thank you for being here on a saturday. I am so proud of our members who are here to protect the post office. Before i go into that, i want to say, what a sad time it is across the country with storms coming and the rest. From my own personal experience in california, we have wildfires the that are burning lay of the land, the size of the state of rhode island. The size of the state of rhode island. We think our firefighters for their courage, our First Responders for their courage and community service. It is so sad. I remember when we had the fires before. The fires the smoke will not exceed the love we have for each other, to come to each others support. It is it is very, very sad. I commend our governor, governor newsom, for his leadership. If affected, all of us salute our firefighters and all of that. We just came out of the convention, as you know. The valuesroud of that were presented