This hearing will come to order. Good afternoon. I welcome all of you veterans, caregivers and advocates, especially my former colleague , senator Elizabeth Dole who has been an extranet advocate for military caregivers. Our military families, heroes in plain clothing are serving in americas cities and communities every single day. The effects of military service do not end with a tour of duty. For many veterans and their family, the journey sometimes extends for a lifetime. For some with both visible and invisible scars, the transition home is not easy. Recovery to can take decades. Along the way, mothers, fathers, wives, and other family members and friends step in to serve. Today we will focus on those who care for americans veterans. In the United States there are 5. 5 million military caregivers. These family members and loved ones provide care on a constant and routine basis to our veterans. They are often vital in assisting veterans to make the transition all the way home. Milit
[inaudible conversations] this hearing will come to order. Good afternoon. I welcome all of you veterans, caregivers and advocates, especially my former colleague , senator Elizabeth Dole who has been an extranet advocate for military caregivers. Our military families, heroes in plain clothing are serving in americas cities and communities every single day. The effects of military service do not end with a tour of duty. For many veterans and their family, the journey sometimes extends for a lifetime. For some with both visible and invisible scars, the transition home is not easy. Recovery to can take decades. Along the way, mothers, fathers, wives, and other family members and friends step in to serve. Today we will focus on those who care for americans veterans. In the United States there are 5. 5 million military caregivers. These family members and loved ones provide care on a constant and routine basis to our veterans. They are often vital in assisting veterans to make the transiti
Dereceivingly busy to be honest with you. You see the system spilling into mountains the one location dealing with showers and snowflakes as we head to evening hours toward the midnight hour. Its mountain tops to the west. The mountains act like a shield and keep it safe. Stormtracker radar you can see not much of what you saw hitting the ground. Maybe area light drizzle or two north of baltimore and in d. C. Cloudy. We should keep it dry and as we roll through the evening hours theres clouds break up and clearing and cooler temperatures out. There Reagan National 49 this hour or that was the high today. Last day of 016, 47 dulles, 48 bwi and temperatures on the chilly side. 48 washington and 45 gaithersburg and 45 baltimore as the sunsets and we get cooling out there. Some will drop to the 30s in d. C. We keep it mid to low 40s by the time the ball drops in new york city midnight tonight. Again skies clearing and happy new years everybody. Heres holiday forecast. Low overnight 39 just
Attorney general, rachel brand, also testified as part of her confirmation process. Good morning, everybody. Im pleased to hold this nomination hearing for two very outstanding nominees, rod ros rosenstein and rachel brand. Theyve been nominated for two very important senior positions in the department of justice. Deputy attorney general and associate attorney general. The Deputy Attorney general, who is the second in command at the department oversees the daytoday operations. The associate attorney general oversees the civil litigation departments. Its critical we fill these two important positions so the department can operate at full capacity. We couldnt have two better nominees for this position. They share a lot in common. They both are dedicated Civil Servants. Theyve both been confirmed by the senate before. In miss brands case, twice. They both served in confirmed positions during president obamas administration. Theyre both talented and fairminded lawyers, dedicated to the ful
Attorney general, rachel brand, also testified as part of her confirmation process. Good morning, everybody. Im pleased to hold this nomination hearing for two very outstanding nominees, rod ros rosenstein and rachel brand. Theyve been nominated for two very important senior positions in the department of justice. Deputy attorney general and associate attorney general. The Deputy Attorney general, who is the second in command at the department oversees the daytoday operations. The associate attorney general oversees the civil litigation departments. Its critical we fill these two important positions so the department can operate at full capacity. We couldnt have two better nominees for this position. They share a lot in common. They both are dedicated Civil Servants. Theyve both been confirmed by the senate before. In miss brands case, twice. They both served in confirmed positions during president obamas administration. Theyre both talented and fairminded lawyers, dedicated to the ful