Good afternoon, welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. Im the president of the National Press club and managing editor of standards and training at axios. Thank you for joining us both here andenon and online for our headliner event with secretary of Veterans Affairs secretary mcdonough. We are happy to take your questions, please submit them and ill ask as many as i can. For our cspan and public radio audiences please be aware that in the audience today are members of the jeep public, so any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. It is now my pleasure to introduce this distinguished head table. Please stand when your name is called. Starting on my far right is tom young, commander of the American Legion post 20, affiliated with the National Press club. Breonna camara, vision one patient officer for the v. A. New England Health care system. Carla van, pentagon correspondent for v. O. A. News. Kevin wensing, managing director
Spring. Next, Veterans Affairs secretary, Dennis Mcdonough talks about expanding healthcare and benefits for eligible veterans and their families, during his address, he discusses Building Trust in the va, workforce challenges and modernizing the agency. Good afternoon, welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. Im the president of the National Press club and managing editor of standards and training at good afternoon and welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens, im eileen oreilly, and the managing editor of seniors and training at axials. Thank you for joining us both here and online for our headliner event with Veterans Affairs secretary, denis mcdonough. To submit a question online, please email headliners at press. Org. For our cspan and public radio audience, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public so any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. It is now my pleasure
Your podcasts. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. Up next Veterans Affairs secretary Denis Mcdonough talks about expanding Healthcare Benefits for eligible veterans and their families. During his address, secretary mcdonough also discusses Building Trust in the v. A. , workforce challenges and modernizing the agency. Good afternoon and welcome to the National Press club, a place where news happens. I am eileen a riley, the president of the National Press club and the managing editor of standards and training the axios. Thank you for joining us both here and online for our headliner event with Veterans Affairs secretary Denis Mcdonough. We are happy to accept your questions, and after secretary mcdonoughs opening remarks, ill ask as many as time permits. To submit a question online, please email headliners press. Org and put v. A. In the subject line. For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public, so any appl
It is my deep conviction that we have reached a turning point in the long history of our countrys efforts to guarantee freedom and equality to all our citizens. Our immediate task is to move the last remnants of the barrier, which stand between millions of our citizens and their birthright. We must make the federal government a friendly, vigilant defender of the rights and equality of all americans. When i say all americans, i mean all americans. We can no longer afford luxury of a leisurely attack upon prejudice and discriminate never before has the need been so urgent for skillful and vigorous action to bring us closer to. Our ideal. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Clifton Truman. Daniel. Thank you. Thank you. Good evening. I am Clifton Truman daniel and it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Opening Event of the truman civil rights symposium 75 years ago today. My grandfather our president , harry truman, changed the course of American History when he signed executive or
The ceremonial meeting, Vladimir Putin continued his journey on aurus, accompanied by an impressive motorcade. The program is intense; negotiations with sizenpin are planned in beijing in a narrow and expanded format. The main topic is expected to be ways to resolve the ukrainian crisis. It is also planned to sign a large package of documents and hold a joint press conference. Next, Vladimir Putin will visit harbin and take part in the opening ceremonies of the russianchinese conference. Expo exhibition and forum on interregional cooperation. Well , ill add that this is Vladimir Putins first trip abroad after his reelection as president and his second visit to beijing in less than a year. As noted in the kremlin, this is a sign of a high level bilateral relations. The head of our beijing bureau, alexander baletsky, will talk about how china prepared for the arrival of Vladimir Putin. They are preparing for the arrival of the russian leader in china, and some are already doing so for th