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 axios. Thank you for joining us both here andenon and online for our headliner event with secretary of Veterans Affairs secretary mcdonough. We are happy to take your questions, please submit them and ill ask as many as i can. For our cspan and public radio audiences please be aware that in the audience today are members of the jeep public, so any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. It is now my pleasure to introduce this distinguished head table. Please stand when your name is called. Starting on my far right is tom young, commander of the American Legion post 20, affiliated with the National Press club. Breonna camara, vision one patient officer for the v. A. New England Health care system. Carla van, pentagon correspondent for v. O. A. News. Kevin wensing, managing director
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 axios. Thank you for joining us both here andenon and online for our headliner event with secretary of Veterans Affairs secretary mcdonough. We are happy to take your questions, please submit them and ill ask as many as i can. For our cspan and public radio audiences please be aware that in the audience today are members of the jeep public, so any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. It is now my pleasure to introduce this distinguished head table. Please stand when your name is called. Starting on my far right is tom young, commander of the American Legion post 20, affiliated with the National Press club. Breonna camara, vision one patient officer for the v. A. New England Health care system. Carla van, pentagon correspondent for v. O. A. News. Kevin wensing, managing director
Your podcasts. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. Up next Veterans Affairs secretary Denis Mcdonough talks about expanding Healthcare Benefits for eligible veterans and their families. During his address, secretary mcdonough also discusses Building Trust in the v. A. , workforce challenges and modernizing the agency. Good afternoon and welcome to the National Press club, a place where news happens. I am eileen a riley, the president of the National Press club and the managing editor of standards and training the axios. Thank you for joining us both here and online for our headliner event with Veterans Affairs secretary Denis Mcdonough. We are happy to accept your questions, and after secretary mcdonoughs opening remarks, ill ask as many as time permits. To submit a question online, please email headliners press. Org and put v. A. In the subject line. For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public, so any appl
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