Servicerelated debts that they received in good faith. On another note, since this is his last hearing with us, i want to thank doctor heck for his leadership and his dedication to serving our troops, our families, and retirees over the past two years as chairman of the subcommittee. It has been a great privilege to work with him and he will be missed. Thank you, miss davis. Thank you. Thank you. I now ask unanimous consent that non subcommittee members be allowed to participate in todays hearing after all subcommittee members have had an opportunity to ask questions. Without objection, so ordered. We are joined today by two panels. The first, from the National Guard, the second will be from the office of the secretary of defense and ph the army. Well give each witness the opportunity to make opening comments, and each subcommittee member an opportunity to question the witnesses. I respectfully ask the witnesses to summarize, to the greatest extent possible, the high points of your wri
Created evidence that greatest enemies may be slow or level off. This was the climate, the land, and unfinished task that faced Lyndon Janson johnson. It documents the final year of president lyndon b. Johnson. His meeting with mexicos president. Awarding the medal of honor to a marine who fought in vietnam, and celebrating the holidays. And on the presidency. William hazelgrove. Edith wilson was Woodrow Wilsons second wife and buffered access to the president as he recovered from a massive stroke in 1919. For our complete American History tv schedule, go to cspan. Org. Two Army National guard officials told a House Committee about recent efforts by the pentagon to recover improper bonuses paid to california National Guard soldiers. Defense secretary ash carter has ordered the pentagon to suspend such efforts. I want to welcome everyone to the subcommittees hearing on the california National Guard bonus repayment issue. Were here today to hear from the california National Guard, the Na
Good morning everyone. Welcome to the newly refurbished oversight investigation room. This is the first one of 115th congress. Welcome here and welcome our Witnesses Today. Welcome back to my friend and colleague. This is our medicaid oversight hearing on ways to strengthen the program. The Sub Committee convenes to examine patient and Affordable Care act. Medicaid and Medicaid Expansion. It provides Health Care Coverage for over 70 million americans and accounts for more than 15 of health dacare spending in th United States. The federal share and medicaid spending is expected to rise from 371 billion in 2016 to 624 billion in 2026, ten years. At a time when Medicaid Program costs are skyrocketing it makes sense to ask is it adequately serving our most vulnerable populations . 20 and 40 cents of value for each the government spends on their behalf. Further, reports by nonpartisan watchdogs, two of which are here today show that the Program Remains a target for waste, fraud and abuse. B
Good morning everyone. Welcome to the newly refurbished oversight investigation room. This is the first one of 115th congress. Welcome here and welcome our Witnesses Today. Welcome back to my friend and colleague. This is our medicaid oversight hearing on ways to strengthen the program. The Sub Committee convenes to examine patient and Affordable Care act. Medicaid and Medicaid Expansion. It provides Health Care Coverage for over 70 million americans and accounts for more than 15 of health dacare spending in th United States. The federal share and medicaid spending is expected to rise from 371 billion in 2016 to 624 billion in 2026, ten years. At a time when Medicaid Program costs are skyrocketing it makes sense to ask is it adequately serving our most vulnerable populations . 20 and 40 cents of value for each the government spends on their behalf. Further, reports by nonpartisan watchdogs, two of which are here today show that the Program Remains a target for waste, fraud and abuse. B
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the newly refurbished i dont want to call it the oversight investigation room. Which is sometimes used by energy and commerce. What a beautiful room. And it will be more conducive to hearings. This is the first of the 115th congress. Welcome here. And welcome to our Witnesses Today. This is our and welcome back to my friend and colleague, Ranking Member from colorado. This is our medicaid oversight hearing on ways to strengthen the problem. The subcommittee convenes this hearing to examine a critical component of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care act. Medicaid and Medicaid Expansion. As the Worlds Largest health program, medicaid provides Health Care Coverage for over 70 million americans, and accounts for more than 15 of Health Care Spending in the United States. In 2015 alone, federal taxpayers spent over 350 billion on medicaid. The costs continue to rise each other. The federal share and medicaid spending is expected to rise significantly