bill says it s new structural racism. some schools think it s ok to discriminate against one group in favor of another. this has been six years in his garage, probably had a lot of people come over there, whether it s workers, whether it s staff, whether it s friends, like who knows. and they say they are being transparent but they are really not. why didn t they tell us about the ones in the garage when they knew it at the time. be transparent with the american people and treat everyone the same. that s all we are asking for. sandra: all right. lawmakers sounding off. begin america reports with a live look at the white house at this hour, a press briefing is scheduled this hour amid growing backlash for president biden as he struggles to explain how the classified documents ended up at his home and private office. hello, and welcome, i m sandra smith in new york. john, welcome back to you. john: sandra, good to be with you. what about the guy who was detailing the
To lawmakers about Mental Health care and Suicide Prevention programs for veterans and their families. The witnesses testify on why some are not receiving the necessary treatment and how a new law passed last year is trying to address the issue. This hearing is two and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] committee come to order. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for being with the committee for todays oversight hearing entitled combating the crisis evaluating efforts to prevent veteran suicide. As the hearing title suggests, we are here this morning to discuss the ongoing veteran suicide crisis that, according to the latest Data Available from the department of Veterans Affairs, finds 22 veterans a day dying at their own hands. Im disappointed that the v. A. Was not able to release updated veteran suicide statistics at this time for this hearing. I understand that the center for Disease Control finally provided National Data to v. A. In the middle of march. Considering the critica
Lifetime job so that we wouldnt feel pressure to do a decision based on Public Opinion from fear that somehow we will be driven from our work. And so were not thinking about Public Opinion in terms of reaching the answer that we believe the law compels. Every year, if you read our most sensitive decisions, you will see us recognizing the impact those decisions might have on people. In every sensitive opinion the court is very aware when one of its decisions is going to be particularly difficult for some people in the society. Its recognized in our writing. But we do take pride on the fact that we are voting according to what we think the constitution or the laws require. That means that we can be aware of what the effect will be. We can even acknowledge it. But thats a different thing from letting it determine the outcome of a decision. [ applause ] now, would the students please not leave . Im coming down now. I would like to take a picture with the students who are here because they
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