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Medical examiners have no training on how to conduct gulf war illness exams. Witnesses included representatives from the Veterans Affairs department, the Government Accountability office and advocates for veterans. Good morning and welcome, everyone. This is joint hearing of the subcommittee on disability assistance and Memorial Affairs and oversight and investigation. Well now come to order. I first want to take a moment to thank my colleagues, sharon burgman, Ranking Member who should be along shortly and Ranking Member custer for hold tinge hearing with me today on the important issue were facing, and thats helping gulf war veterans get the benefits that theyve earned. It should go without say ....
Medical examiners have no training on how to conduct gulf war illness exams. Witnesses included representatives from the Veterans Affairs department, the Government Accountability office and advocates for veterans. Good morning and welcome, everyone. This is joint hearing of the subcommittee on disability assistance and Memorial Affairs and oversight and investigation. Well now come to order. I first want to take a moment to thank my colleagues, sharon burgman, Ranking Member who should be along shortly and Ranking Member custer for hold tinge hearing with me today on the important issue were facing, and thats helping gulf war veterans get the benefits that theyve earned. It should go without say ....
Good morning and welcome, everyone. This is joint hearing of the subcommittee on disability assistance and Memorial Affairs an oversight and investigation will come to order. I first want to take a moment to thank my colleagues, chambering man. Ranging member esty who should be along this morning and Ranking MemberKuster Holding the hearing on important issue were facing helping gulf war veterans get benefits they earned. It should go without saying we have a duty to take care of the men and women who have been wounded while serving in our military. Unfortunately too many injured gulf war veterans are not being taken care of. Va estimates 44 of gull war veterans develop gulf war illness, yet 26 of those veterans are receiving benefits. Something doesnt add up. On march 15th, 2016 during a similar joint hearing on gwi ....
Helped spur the rise of the Islamic State. One is a journalist who twice interviewed Osama Bin Laden, the the other is a researcher who interviewed former isis prisoners held in iraq. Then governors of at least 27 u. S. States say they will not accept Syrian Refugees, despite the u. N. Is urging the world to help the men and women fleeing violence in syria. The reaction to the wave of refugees we are seeing should be one of compassion, empathy. These are people who are fleeing the very destruction of daesh weve seen in paris. Amy we will also speed to the cousin of Nohemi Gonzalez, the 23 old american student killed in the paris attacks. She has been described as a proud firstgeneration mexicanamerican. We will speak to her cousin in los angeles. All that and more ....