Next, the Senate Veteran Affairs Committee examines caregiving provisions under the Va Mission Act signed into law on june 2018. Almost two and a half hours. Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. I welcome our witnesses appearing in person and those appearing distantly. We look forward to their testimony to get a better idea of where the department of Veterans Affairs are in administering the missions act. We are also interested in learning more about the caregivers implementation as well. Member of our participating. Be hearing isf todays the implementation of title i under the mission act by the department of Veterans Affairs relating to Veterans Community care programs and the program of comprehensive assistance to family caregivers. I scheduled this hearing because my dissatisfying dissatisfaction with the implementation of the mission. Department chose to decline the invitation. This committee and the be a share a common goal to pass the mission in 2018 to bett
Under Veterans Mission act, program of assistance to family caregivers. I scheduled this hearing because of my dissatisfaction with the pace. While officials were invited to discuss the critical programs they oversee, the department chose to decline that invitation. This committee and the va shared a common goal to pass the mission act in 2018 to better serve veterans and their families and we continue to Work Together to address important issues for our nations veterans. I would expect them to be here with this to share all theyve accomplished since the va was transformed with this legislation and discuss what needs to be done to make improvements. The va is an integral part of in dialog, which is why i planned a whole subsequent engagements with the va officials to discuss title 1 implementation. Id be remiss not to recognize the unprecedented challenges this have year due to the covid19 pandemic. The dedicated staff on the v as front line deserve our thanks for fulfilling the Fourth
Even if they are only allowed to watch the games on t. V. Im sorry so much god its good to have you with us italy is set to ease some of its strict a lockdown measures today the country imposed nationwide restrictions on its population to halt the spread of the corona virus 7 weeks ago parks are reopening and people will be allowed to visit relatives living in the same breach or the government has promised further openings this month if the rate of new infections stays low italy has a 2nd highest death toll after the us with nearly 28000 deaths out of over 200000 cases in a moment well have more on whats set to change for italians as the measures are loosened but 1st we look back at how the country became the 1st nation in europe to be overwhelmed by the fire. In mid march this was the scene at the main hospital in the northern italian city of fags. It was the epicenter of europes corona Virus Outbreak. With over the previous 3 weeks the number of cases had risen exponentially and doct
Forward to the league restarting on tuesday. Only allowed to watch the games on television. Welcome to the program italy is easing some of its Strict Lockdown measures today nationwide was directions were imposed 7 weeks ago to halt the spread of the girl in a virus but now parts are reopening and people will be allowed to visit relatives living in the same region the government has promised further openings this month if the rate of new infections stays low its only has the 2nd highest death toll after the us with almost 29000 deaths out of 210000 cases. Lets go to rome where were joined by journalists italy is slowly coming out of lockdown what are people looking forward to doing now. Yes indeed i mean its really just a modest reopening but i think for a lot of people in need see the thing they may be looking most forward to is outdoor exercise because of course now you can go beyond the immediate vicinity of your form the honks have reopened and so people can go there you also may b
There are casting their ballots Wearing Masks and plastic gloves while staying at least a metre apart. Im Claire Richardson welcome to the show as donald trump faces criticism of his early handling of the Coronavirus Crisis he has delivered another blow to the International World order the u. S. President says he has halting u. S. Payments to the World Health Organization he accused it of failing in its response to the pandemic saying lives could have been saved if the w. H. O. Had done a better job investigating earlier reports in china today im instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess the world. Health organizations role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the corona virus Everybody Knows whats going on there american taxpayers provide between 400000000. 00 and 500000000. 00 per year to the w. H. O. And contras china contributes roughly 40000000. 00 a year and even less as the organizations