Both sides of the aisle who have gone out of their way to make me feel welcome, to help me navigate the sometimes confusing rules and traditions of the senate, and for assisting me in making the most of my time here. One thing that i did note for certain when i arrived here in june was that i wanted to use my time as effectively as possible. To the extent that i have, i have so many of my colleagues to thank. The senior senator from new jersey, who will soon have to break in another new senator from our state, has been a very supportive colleague, and i truly appreciate his willingness to assist me throughout my time in the senate. Thank you, senator. The republican leader has gone above and beyond to give me this opportunity to work to make a difference during my tenure here, and for that, i want to thank him very much. I also want to thank the senior senator from delaware and the junior senator from oklahoma for agreeing to my request to hold a hearing on Human Trafficking in the Hom
The people here in Eastern Washington here in congress. I dont have any plans wanting to run for the other offices. Tonight provide clarity to move the country forward. Kathy mcmorris roger, thank you for your time. Thank you. Before Congress Returns to work this week, we talk to a reporter about whats ahead on capitol hill. A short week this week. He writes it floor action blog. One of the things happening on the hill, one of the things for the house next week. Kaline sebelius will testify on wednesday. Shes in the sights of the republicans, the person not only responsible for the website rollout which by all accounts doesnt seem to go well at all. 10 of people trying to find out they cannot sign up. Shell get an earful. Shell be grilled at the hearing. People are looking for answers to questions like when did you know it was not going to work that well. When did you pull back. Whos in charge of all of that. Shell get an earful too and will be writing it all week. Whats the deadline f
The senate is also in today beginning at 2 00 eastern for general speeches until about 4 30 when they will then debate and take a pulmonary vote on the nomination of Richard Griffin junior for National Labor Relations Board general counsel. You can watch the house live right here on cspan and see the senate live on cspan 2. Highers will conduct profile hearings including one wednesday with health and Human Services sucker Terry Kathleen secretary Kathleen Sebelius. At 9 00erage begins a. M. Eastern wednesday on cspan 3. Off capitol hill, president obama is at fbi headquarters this afternoon. You will deliver remarks at the installation ceremony of james komi who was sworn in as fbi director last month. You can watch that live online at cspan. Org. Honoring jeb bush with its annual leadership award, the ceremony will include remarks by john boehner and South Carolina senator tim scott. You can see that live at 7 30 p. M. Eastern on cspan 3. The courtship of beth wallace and harry truman
Committee wants to gauge what is going on and how the quality of care is being delivered, i would ask you to spend a day Walking Around inside the local hospital talking to veterans and discussing their health care experiences, not sitting in front of a preselected panel of veterans to support sweeping jenlizations and to stoke public outrage. The fact is that the v. A. Health Care Services are excellent. Patient satisfaction Services Support that assertion. The primary complaint we hear all of the time from veterans is how long they had to wait to be seen for an initial appointment or to receive care. At its core, this is an access problem, not a quality of care problem. These are not the same thing. And to be clear, sending veterans outside of the v. A. To get private care is not the solution to this problem. It might be part of a solution, it is not the solution. Particularly for veterans who ly on it might be part of a solution. It is not the solution. Particularly for veterans to
Emails and 95 billion phone calls every month its one thing to say this is an outof control agency, its another thing to see the quantity of what theyre collecting. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs newshour. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff gusty winds in Southern California died down today, and that gave firefighters a window of opportunity to bring nine wildfires under better control. The fires started tuesday and burned through more than 9;000 acres in san diego county. The fastmovin