Good morning, were placed to welcome back a good friend, dr. David shulkin. She last time you appeared before our committee you were in the virginia undersecretary for health and now kicked upstairs after a nance confirmation vote and that says a lot in this political environment. So congratulations. You have a great background in the philadelphia area, just learned you were in marstown and you certainly bring lat of experience to the job and although im sure these days that the challenges are very dawning for you daunting for you. This hearing is unusual. Rather than the typical Budget Hearing we have at this time of year, were limited to a discussion of the skinny budget, the skinny budget materials the onb sent to the hill in march. They twopage entry for the va doesnt give us much to go on in terms of Program Priorities but the skinny budget gives us the administration is proposing a 4. 4 billion 6 funding increase for the agency and addition theres 2. 9 billion proposed in new man
Health care, decreased wait times and modernize the va i. T. System. Good morning here today were pleased to welcome back our good friend dr. David shulkin, the new secretary of the department of Veterans Affairs. The last time you appeared before our committee you were v under sector for health. Now youve been kicked upstairsp after a Unanimous Senate confirmation vote, we become unanimous and that says a lot in this political environment so congratulations. We come with your background i know you a great background inph philadelphia. I just learned you certainly bring a lot of experience to the job. Although im sure these days the challenges are very daunting for you. We realize this ring is a bit unusual. Ua rather than a typical budgeting where you have at this time of year we are limited tod discussion of the skinny budget, the skinny budget mentors that omb sent to the hill in march. The two page entry for the va doesnt give us much to go on in terms of Program Priorities or plan
Issues. Something my boss does, something small, but we think significant, goes down to the senate florior every month to tk about employee at dhs doing extraordinary things from tsa to s t, i. C. E. Employees, doing simple things, doing their job, going above and beyond its something small but we think important. Part of the management unity effort mentioned earlier. And this is something that were closely looking at in the senate. And and i know the house as well. Some of the proposals require legislative language to move some of the boxes around dhs. Thats something that were closely looking at. Finally on management, ill close with st. Elizabeths, a dhs consolidated headquarters, something my boss has supported and we issued actually a staff report last congress on looking at the saint es project. You talked about 22 different agencies, scattered over 4050 building as loan, having a simple meeting it can be a task going across town. Has operational benefits for the department but a
Story. The democrats are concluding on the wrong side of this. Here we are in the biggest oil and gas revolution in the history of the world and we are talking about windmills. Republicans have to talk about pipelines. They have to talk about something you talked a lot about which is overturning the ban on the export of american oil and gas. One other thing larry they have to take on the radical greens in this country that are antigrowth antidevelopment and antiprogress. If you do those things this can drive a real expansion. I was thinking the guy who is weakened over the decline in oil prices is close to a nervous breakdown right now. Its flat and mayor putin. There are a lot of scholars here so correct me if im wrong. Im not a foreignpolicy guy but if Vladimir Putin goes down with that not be a good thing for america . Correct me if im wrong. Its very naive about these things. Isis gets 5 million a day from petrodollars. We can define their enemies. I know they want market share. Ni
Think think outside the box to come up with Design Solutions it reduce the number of steps were in favor of as well so we will be meeting with them before we go to final Design Review so in summary the staff recommends you approve he did hundred and 47,000 for the open space undesignated contingency reserve ill be happy to answer any questions. Jean lids. Good afternoon, commissioners my name is jane im speaking behavior of my husband and our immediate neighbors on beacon street we own the property open the southeast end of the wooded area under the proposed plan to build a connecting trail so the folks own the property to the northwest boundary fred couldnt be here today he ask i speak for the four of United States we want to reiterate the approval the excellent e excellent plan designed by the rec and park we voiced our past, present, and future and Leslie A John have done a great job of license to the neighbors and coming up with a terrific plan that he recent meeting there were a f