Kind of breakdown from you. I would like to request well, one of the things that i learned from my department of defense experience is clear guidance in is indispensable. You dont issue clear guidance to the field and the how it is implemented is not going to look at all like what you intended. D. O. D. , whatever they issue new guidance, they always socialize, train to it the field and down the chain of command and so i spent a lot of time talking to our work force about how to better implement policy changes that are issued in washington, out of associate how to verbalize them and im determined to do a better job in that regard. Good. My understanding is that under the programs, some 500,000 young people have come forward to participate. They are now many of them are now in the renewal process. I believe. Because it has to be renewed every two years. I understand that the department, your department, is suggesting that applicants apply for renewal up to four months before the expirat
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 244. The nays are 163. The resolution is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The house will be in order. He house will be in order. He house will be in order. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 628, i call up h. R. 3230 with a Senate Amendments thereto and i do have a motion at the desk. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill, designate the Senate Amendments and designate the motion. The clerk h. R. 3230, an act making continuing appropriations during a Government Shutdown to provide pay and allow aanses to members of the reserved allowances to members of the reserve components during such period. Senate amendments. Motion offered by mr. Miller of florida. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 628, the motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the
Today. Be it medicare, tricare, private insurance, fehpb for those federal employees and when they dropped that they would immediately go into the va system for two years. I want to ask you to stop and think about that for just a second. To a veteran on medicare, theyre going to drop their medicare, go into the va for two years . And then pay the penalty to get back into part b medicare . For an employee who has private insurance, theyre going to drop their insurance and leave their spouse uncovered because they see some advantage to being on va . Its estimated that 90 of those veteran who is are eligible but not enrolled in va have less than 50 disability rating. The threshold to where its va care comes without a copay. These are individuals who have already made a determination that the coverage theyre under is the best coverage they could have. If not, they would be enrolled in the va today. So, the fact that cbo now says with just the execution of this minor reform legislation it w
An audit revealed more than 57,000 veterans on too long waiting lists to be scheduled for medical appointments and in addition to that there are other veterans seeking care at va who were never even added to these wait lists. This is clearly unacceptable and must be dealt with immediately. I couldnt agree mor with senator mccain when he said on the senate floor in the debate, and i quote, if theres a definition of emergency, i would say that this legislation fits that. It is an emergency. It is an emergency what is happening to our veterans and the men and women who have served the country and we need to pass the legislation and get it to conference with the house as soon as possible. End of quote from senator mccain and i fully concur with what he said. Veterans in this country must get quality care in a timely manner and we need to provide the funding the va needs to accomplish that goal and to do it as expeditious a manner as possible. The simple truth of the manner is the va needs
Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for being here. Before we begin, i would ask unanimous consent all the statements would be added into the records, all would have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. Without objection, so ordered. Today we meet to begin debate and negotiations regarding the house an employment to the Senate Amendment to hr 3230, the veterans access to care act of 2014. Im going to recognize myself first and then recognize our cochair senator sanders. Following that conferees recognized in order of seniority alternating between the house and senate and majority and minority bodies. Eef will have five minutes at a maximum for brief remarks and absent conferee recognized the next available slot from his or her chamber. Though i recognize we have a lot to discuss, i would ask everybody to please be cognizant of the fiveminute time limit so each one of us has an opportunity to be heard on this matter. First time in 15 years the Veterans Affairs comm