Interacting with homeless folks on the street and so out reach teams, like our hot team, and the police, and ems, and the Emergency Medical Services and ambulances and it allowed them a Central Place to bring folks, rather than looking for where there might be space and the idea of the Central Service center and the Central Access point was a low level, assessment and then a look across it is spectrum of philadelphia options and since the shelter and been transportation to one of those. And i have not visited the philadelphia model in a while and i think that amanda has done more research on it. And some of the benefits might be it would give folks on the street another resource, or potentially a permanent resource. Or so when we are interacting and well, you can call 311 and maybe get a sheller bed and we might have a treatment bed for you in a couple of weeks and it will give them a place to come in doors immediately whether that is in a bed or a chair, and whether it is a place to g
Kind of whether that may or may not work . Or plus or minus from your perspective . Sure. So the notion of a single sort of intake center, came from a visit that we made to philadelphia probably, a decade ago. And really was targeted to folks who are on the street. And in philadelphia a lot of it was triggered by weather and hot weather protocol and cold weather protocols and will allow public entities who are interacting with homeless folks on the street and so out reach teams, like our hot team, and the police, and ems, and the Emergency Medical Services and ambulances and it allowed them a Central Place to bring folks, rather than looking for where there might be space and the idea of the Central Service center and the Central Access point was a low level, assessment and then a look across it is spectrum of philadelphia options and since the shelter and been transportation to one of those. And i have not visited the philadelphia model in a while and i think that amanda has done more
As i know the story there was an auction. You have to auction from the white house or destroy. And so in those days, so the chandeliers were coming up in some members of congress got furious about it. They were the ones from the east room. So they took them to the capitol and hung one in the ways and means, i believe it was. And two there and then through president Vice President johnsons influence, one was brought back for the kennedy administration. And then the johnsons returned it to the capitol. The capitol didnt give it away. It was in the rules Committee Room was the other one. My understanding, they are now at the the speaker rooms. Ceremonial office an the east side and then the Speakers Office next door. I dont know, but i didnt know that. They were origin aally put in b general grant in the depression for his daughters wedding. Natalies wedding to an englishman which took place in the east room. And then there are wonderful pictures of 1902 them being taken down and lined up
Multiple states right now. At least 27 states have either paused or have rolled back their reopening plans. California now setting stricter guidelines on who can get tested all because of the surge and demand and delays in results were seeing. And in oklahoma, the governor announcing today he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Big business is also taking action. Walmart, Worlds Largest retailer, joining best buy, starbucks and costco requiring all customers to wearing a masks starting monday. And in alabama, republican governor kay ivey announcing the state is requires masks while in public. This all comes just today after the head of the cdc, dr. Robert redfield said this irnlgts i think fall in 2020 and winter of 2021 the most difficult times experienced in American Public health. There is still no real plan coming from the white house. The president is holding campaignstyle rallies in the rose garden, and traveling the country in a bid to shore up his reelection and his top of
Anybody know the answer . I have met with this committee and staff the chairman. On a number of occasions to share what i know about va health. Im looking for a collaborative relationship. We have known each other for quite some time. Are you under the impression that this relationship has been strained for a while . The between congress and the v. A. . That is not our intent. That we work closely with you. Many of you talked to us about issues and we work to get you information as quickly as we can. We understand the constraints we work for two and a half weeks. To provide the committee with a response. I expected you would send a pile of stuff at any staffers would sort through and decide what needed to be done. Was that a naive assumption . I say that not leading or passive aggressively. I was not part of that process. Many have proved what we want to do. I cant help but feel something has not been given to me. The impression was there. I would have loved to see, over my dead body.