Live coverage and debate here on cspan2. A senator mr. Chairman . The presiding officer the senator from california. A senator i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer the senate is not in a quorum call. Mrs. Feinstein thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , you and i have been on the Intelligence Committee for a considerable period of time. I much longer than you. However, i think were both well experienced with the subject. I would like to make a few comments on section 702. For six years i was chairman of the committee, ranking for two. And what i came to see is that in my view there was no more significant content Collection Program than section 702. And i want to give a couple of examples and why i think its so important that 702 be reauthorized. A little more than a year ago on december 31 of last year, approximately 500 people gathered at a popular turkish nightclub on the banks to celebrate new years eve. Tragically, shortly after midnight, a gunman enter
Call this meeting of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee to order. Appreciate secretary shull kin for being here and his hard work. After opening statement, well go to secretary shulkin for statement and then members of the committee for q a. Let me say, this meeting is not about whats happened in the past, its about whats happening right now to correct some things that happened in the past. This is an accountability hearing. Ive told the secretary that we want to take the legislation we passed last year on accountability, on appeals, to give them the tools to address the significant problems confronting the veterans of america, vsos of america, and this committee, to begin moving away from the problems of the past and toward the solutions of the future, in particular on appeals, in particular on accountability, in particular on the gi bill, all those things that are important to the veterans and their families. And i pick particularly on the leadership of the va as well. I want to t
For being here and his hard work. After opening statement, well go to secretary shulkin for statement and then members of the committee for q a. Let me say, this meeting is not about whats happened in the past, its about whats happening right now to correct some things that happened in the past. This is an accountability hearing. Ive told the secretary that we want to take the legislation we passed last year on accountability, on appeals, to give them the tools to address the significant problems confronting the veterans of america, vsos of america, and this committee, to begin moving away from the problems of the past and toward the solutions of the future, in particular on appeals, in particular on accountability, in particular on the gi bill, all those things that are important to the veterans and their families. And i pick particularly on the leadership of the va as well. I want to thank secretary shulkin. Ive always been complimentary of him. People say im too nice to him. Im not
Committee for q a. Let me say at the outset, this meeting is not about whats happened in the past, its whats happening right now to correct some of the things that happened in the past. This is an accountability hearing. I told the secretary we want to take the legislation we passed last year on accountability, on appeals, all the things that we passed to give them the tools to address the significant problems confronting the veterans of america, vsos of america and this committee to begin moving away from the problems of the past and towards the solutions of the future. In particular, on appeals, in particular on accountability, in particular on the g. I. Bill, in particular on all those things that are important to the veterans and their family. And particularly on the leadership of the v. A. As well. And i want to thank secretary shulkin. Ive always been complimentary of him. A lot of people say youre too nice to him. Im not too nice to him. Hes been good to the veterans. He has bee
Meeting is not about whats happened in the past, its whats happening right now to correct some of the things that happened in the past. This is an accountability hearing. I told the secretary we want to take the legislation we passed last year on accountability, on appeals, all the things that we passed to give them the tools to address the significant problems confronting the veterans of america, vsos of america and this committee to begin moving away from the problems of the past and towards the solutions of the future. In particular, on appeals, in particular on accountability, in particular on the g. I. Bill, in particular on all those things that are important to the veterans and their family. And particularly on the leadership of the v. A. As well. And i want to thank secretary shulkin. Ive always been complimentary of him. A lot of people say youre too nice to him. Im not too nice to him. Hes been good to the veterans. He has been a forthright leader that the administration is l