Military affairs in United States military history. Hes also a fellow Department History alum from west point. And you know among others some comrades here. So joining him on this panel are two heavy hitters as well. Dr. John morrow you saw yesterday the Museum President ial counselor the franklin professor and chair of the History Department the university of georgia. Go dogs. Hes back and and joining him is associate professor of history at the university of new mexico, dr. Robert jefferson. To really lead us through this important topic. So on that adrian continued mission, right . Thank you. Appreciate that. Synonym to be its him. We are great. Thanks. Its an honor to be here. This is my third visit to the museum and every time i come its its grown. Its its mission has expanded. Its an exciting place and i i appreciate seeing that my father served in World War Two huey went ashore at normandy on the 14th day of the of the invasion and they served there for the rest of the war. My m
Military affairs in United States military history. Hes also a fellow Department History alum from west point. And you know among others some comrades here. So joining him on this panel are two heavy hitters as well. Dr. John morrow you saw yesterday the Museum President ial counselor the franklin professor and chair of the History Department the university of georgia. Go dogs. Hes back and and joining him is associate professor of history at the university of new mexico, dr. Robert jefferson. To really lead us through this important topic. So on that adrian continued mission, right . Thank you. Appreciate that. Synonym to be its him. We are great. Thanks. Its an honor to be here. This is my third visit to the museum and every time i come its its grown. Its its mission has expanded. Its an exciting place and i i appreciate seeing that my father served in World War Two huey went ashore at normandy on the 14th day of the of the invasion and they served there for the rest of the war. My m
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
For military construction and the department of Veterans Affairs. During the last congress 3 trillion was spent outside of the normal appropriations process. As spending soared, so did inflation. There was danger, damage done to the economy and the work of the Appropriations Committee changed significantly over those two years. Thats why islanderrier this year i asked subcommittee chairs to evaluate all of the funding in the pipeline. When the president s budget finally arrived, i directed them to review each Agency Budget line by line. I want to thank the subcommittee chairs for their work to identify ways to save hardearned tax dollars. These savings have allowed us to reduce overall spending without shortchanging, most Important National defense and Homeland Security and veterans. The bill before us demonstrates our commitment to reduce overall spending and still honor our commitment to our veterans. This bill makes good on that promise by fully funding Veterans Health care while en
Is expanding the first ever digital memorial to americas veterans. How you can honor your loved ones who served but first, a landmark settlement means a new era for College Athletes. They could soon be paid directly from their universities for the services and revenue they generate. What youre watching getting answers. Im kristen sze. Thanks for joining us. A Major Development in the world of College Sports that could change the very fabric of Athletic Competition at the college level, and an historic decision. The ncaa and power five conferences, which includes the acc that stanford and cal are now part of, agreed to allow schools to pay their athletes for the first time. But this is not a completely done deal yet. Abcs Andrew Dymburt has more. The ncaa is taking a major step toward paying College Athletes after long opposing the move. Despite the billions in revenue the athletes helped generate. Certainly a huge step in the sense that the ncaa, an institution that for a century now h