Opportunity oversight hearing on veteran homelessness. I want to apologize first for being a little late. I had another obligation in my responsibility on the budget committee. And my breathe brad winstrup, chair of the Health Subcommittee will not be able to make it and so im going to preside. We have the vha subcommittee chair Julie Brownley and her capable leadership. Thanks for being here. Then my friend from texas and Ranking Member of the subcommittee for Economic Opportunity, orourke is joining me as well. Our chairman is joining us. Thank you, dr. Rowe, for coming, i want to begin by also asking for unanimous consent for congressman mike kauffman, congressman scott peters and i guess thats it to set in on the dais and participate in todays hearing. I dont hear any objection. So ordered. Im going to cut through my remarks here and break from my customary reading a script and just say that this is a subject that is heartbreaking. And when you look at the statistics on veteran hom
Opportunity oversight hearing on veteran homelessness. I want to apologize first for being a little late. I had another obligation in my responsibility on the budget committee. And my breathe brad winstrup, chair of the Health Subcommittee will not be able to make it and so im going to preside. We have the vha subcommittee chair Julie Brownley and her capable leadership. Thanks for being here. Then my friend from texas and Ranking Member of the subcommittee for Economic Opportunity, orourke is joining me as well. Our chairman is joining us. Thank you, dr. Rowe, for coming, i want to begin by also asking for unanimous consent for congressman mike kauffman, congressman scott peters and i guess thats it to set in on the dais and participate in todays hearing. I dont hear any objection. So ordered. Im going to cut through my remarks here and break from my customary reading a script and just say that this is a subject that is heartbreaking. And when you look at the statistics on veteran hom
In the 30s and 40s you still need a coat but you dont have to be too bundled up. It is chillier then it was over the weekend and there is still some rain down in southern delaware and southern new jersey we will talk about that in a bit and when that rain changes over to snow. Not just yet. 43 degrees, dry in olde city. It feels like 38. Keep that in mind dressing the kid this morning sunrise time 7 12 and checking a few other temperatures lancaster at 38. Trenton, 40, wilmington 43, and, and, cloudy skies, throughout the day, maybe some Sunshine North and west of the city that rain continues for a little while longer to the south. Steady temperatures staying in the mid 40s throughout the afternoon. We will talk about that little bit of snow coming up tomorrow in just a few minutes but we have a town take over on this monday morning, bob kelly is in maple shade, new jersey. Hey gang good morning, we are coming to you live, from vincents brick oven pizza and i would like to say thank yo
Order. Thank you for coming today especially the witnesses we have a number of witnesses available todays hearing is about the issue of suicide. As many people know this month in Americas National Suicide Prevention month across the country terrible wasteful loss of life they think john will remember when we first came in three years ago the first bill we passed was a Suicide Prevention bill that passed and if they could get any report they might have on the progress on the implementation in terms of automatic but its very important. I held a hearing at Georgia State university as a member of this committee. As they feel dishing hearing on the issue of suicide th suicidey redesigned it is in that year from leading up to august, 2014, the georgia principal hospital in claremont road i indicator hd three suicides, to oncampus and on the mishandling of available tools for suicide Like Pharmaceuticals and things of that nature and others were like awareness to improve the response to suici
This bill would resolve this inequity to make sure that veteran spouses and children who are buried at tribal cemeteries are provided government headstones or markers which would be the same at national or state cemeteries received. H. R. 3657, as amended, does amended does enjoys brought from members port of the house veterans committee. Mr. Poliquin and the memorial subcommittee for bringing it to the floor. Native americans have deserved the same rights, honors and privileges others receive. I strongly support h. R. 3657 as amended and urine my colleagues to join me and i reserve the balance of my time, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from tennessee is recognized. Mr. Roe thank you, mr. Speaker. I now three yield minutes to mr. Bruce poliquin of maine. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from maine is recognized. Mr. Poliquin thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I appreciate it. I am very grateful that the house will be voting on this common