Subcommittee on health and subcommittee on Economic Opportunity on veteran homelessness. I want to apologize for being late. I had another obligation in my responsibility on the budget committee. My colleague, chair of the Health Subcommittee wont be able to make it so im going to preside. We have subcommittee brownlee and her capable leadership and my friend from texas and Ranking Member on the subcommittee for Economic Opportunity is joining me as well. We have our chairman joining us so thank you, dr. Rowe, for coming. I want to begin by asking for unanimous consent for congressman mike kaufman, congressman scott peters and i guess thats it, to sit in on the dais and participate in todays hearing. I dont hear any objection. So ordered. Im going to cut through my remarks here and break from my customary reading of script and just say that this is a subject that is heartbreaking. And when you look at the statistics on veterans homelessness and the underlying issues that our veterans s
Subcommitt subcommittee. Represents from advocacy and Veterans Service groups testified as well as officials with the departments of veterans affair, labor and housing and urban development. Subcommittee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here. Its my pleasure to welcome you to todays subcommittee, joint subcommittee on health and subcommittee on Economic Opportunity oversight hearing on veteran homelessness. Want to apologize first for being a little late. I had another obligation in my responsibility on the budget committee, and my colleague, brad wenstrupu chair of the health subcommittee, will not be able to make it, so im going to preside. We have the vha subcommittee chair Julie Brownley and her capable leadership. Thanks for being here. My friend from texas and Ranking Member on the subcommittee for Economic Opportunity is joining me as well. We have our chairman whos joining us. Thank you, dr. Roe, for coming. I want to begin also by asking for unan
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Good evening. Today it was below freezing, at least somewhere in each of the 50 states. That doesnt happen often, and yes, even hawaii where it was 25 this morning near the summit of a volcano. In new york, it hasnt been this cold since 1896. In cleveland, youd have to go back to 1884. In asheville, north carolina, the old record was set in 1879. Again tonight its not just the 25 below zero temperatures in minnesota making news, its the dangerous cold in the deep, deep south making news, like 6 degrees in atlanta, georgia. Its been record shattering cold, straining power grids, cancelling thousands of flights and forcing people to find warmth. We have it covered again with Kevin Tibbles in chicago. Kevin, good evening. Reporter brian, it is day two here in chiberia. And across the frozen Chicago River behind me, and across most of this nation, this arctic grip is not letting go. Subzero, bone chilling wind whipping cold. Stomping down on much of the lower 48 for another frigid day. Fro