Dr. Shuck and thank you for being with us today presenter to have you here. If he is an important subject to talk about in the area for government a lot of people hear about but dont necessarily know the details. There are a lot of us that dont understand the breadth and depth of what the va does so its great to talk to about the via general uncertain about your book and about your time in the administration. I would love to begin by hearing about what brought you to the va you are very successful in your civilian career and make in that tradition from the civilian world and to the government world can be a bit jarring. What drove you to want to take up working within the government especially with the va . Guest during my 20s i didnt have a chance to serve the way that you did. I spent my time in medical institutions and doing my medical training and its always one of the real regrets that ive had with this amazing country that we have that i wasnt able to get back. Later on in my car
Lauren s and why you may soon say goodbye to your bingewatching days. Oh, no. It is tuesday, october 29th and fbn a. M. Starts right now. The city never sleeps tonight. Its time to begin, isnt it. I get a little bit sick of the day. Ill admit im just the same as i was. Now, dont you understand. Lauren welcome to fbn a. M. Good morning to you at home. Thanks for joining us. Im lauren simonetti. Cheryl good morning, im cheryl casone. Lauren lets take a look at you how your money is moving. Futures are down a bit right now in the premarket. The s p at a record high at the close yesterday. Nasdaq just 4 points away and the nasdaq is up 7 this morning. Cheryl investors in asia reacting to the s p record, as well as positive comments on trade from the be president. As you can see, the nikkei can did gain some ground. At the end of the session for the hang seng, the kospi, they all ended up in the red. Lauren a lot of red on the screen in europe as well. Boris johnson going to try to push thr
Culture, read the implementation of federal farmer Disaster Relief, will come to order. Thank you and welcome to this joint hearing of the subcommittee on general farm commodities and Risk Management and livestock and foreign agriculture. Im pleased to be joined by my colleague and fellow chairman mister custer and Ranking Member mister thompson, livestock and Foreign Affairs Ranking Member, and chairman peterson and fellow texan, Ranking Member, mike conaway. The first joint hearing comes at a very important time for farmers. Usda and Food Production Conservation Mission area and Farm Service Agency in the middle of a huge job. They are the home of 3 critical efforts to address the needs of farmers, ranchers and Rural Communities in our country. The Market Facilitation Program which is meant to assist farmers most direct we harmed by the administration of trade war, the expanded wildfire and hurricane endemic program which will aid in Rural Recovery from Natural Disasters and programs
Programs. This joint hearing of the Sub Committees on general fund communities, Risk Management, livestock reviewing the implementation of federal farm and Disaster Relief comes to order. Thank you and welcome to this joint hearing of the subcommittees on general farm commodities and Risk Management and livestock and foreign agriculture. Im pleased to be joined by my colleague and fellow chairman as well as my Ranking Member and the livestock Foreign Affairs Ranking Member. Welcome also to our chairman and my fellow texan Ranking Member. This first joint hearing comes at a very important time for farmers. Usda and in particular the Food Production and conservation missionary in the Farm Service Agency is in the middle of a huge job. F packed and fsa are currently at the home of three critical separate efforts to address the needs of farmers, ranchers in Rural Communities in our country. The Market Facilitation Program which is meant to assist those farmers most harmed by the administra
Hearing. And topics are farm bill, and trade relations with china and the status of the disaster aid programs. This is about 2 15. This joint hearing of the subcommittees on the general farm commodities and Risk Management and livestock and foreign agriculture in order to review the title of Disaster Relief will come to order. Thank you. And thank you for coming to the joint committee on farm commodities and risk committees and farm agriculture. I am pleased to be joined by my chair mr. Acosta and the esteemed Ranking Member mr. Thompson and mr. Rouser. Welcome to the chairman Collin Peterson and my texas Ranking Member mike conaway. This is coming at a important time for farmers. The usda and the food conservation area, and the farm agency is in the middle of a huge job. The fpac and other needs of farmers and ranchers and Rural Communities that is meant to assist the farmer most harmed by the administrations trade war and the expanded wildfire and Indemnity Program or w. H. I. P. Plu