Leading us off today. I think nothing could be better, really. I know were going to hear insights and suggestions and everybodys going to bevery energetic. So please welcome. First of all and i think theyre coming in from the side, doctor jenny columbo, Vice President of global patients and Scientific Affairs at kl pharmaceutical michelle ashman, the director federal advocacy and Alliance Development eli lilly. Doctor gwen nichols, chief medical officer at the leukemia and lymphoma society. Doctor erin oshea, president of the Howard Hughes institute. Doctor peggy amber, foreign secretary of the National Academy of medicineand former commissioner of the fda. And doctor janine clayton, director of the office of research on womens health. Our moderator this morning is doctor loosen the main. The evp and ceo of American Association of colleges pharmacy and im proud to say board member of Research America. Thank you all leaders, we look forward to this. My thanks to the organizers of the fo
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[background noises] [background noises] [inaudible conversations] the command oversight and accountability will come to order. I want to welcome everyone here this morning. Without objection the chair may declare a racist at any the committee on oversight and accountability will come to order. I want to welcome everyone here this morning. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess at any time. Without objection, chairman of the ways and Means Committee, mr. Jason smith of missouri, representative matt gaetz of florida, a representative Eric Swalwell from california are waived onto the committee for purpose of questioning the witnesses at todays committee hearing. For todays hearing, opening segments will be limited to 10 minutes for the chair and 10 minutes for the Ranking Member. The chair also notes that points of order pertaining to the engaging of personalities against the president will not be in order for the duration of todays hearing. Given that this is a hearing regardi
Committee for q a. Let me say at the outset, this meeting is not about whats happened in the past, its whats happening right now to correct some of the things that happened in the past. This is an accountability hearing. I told the secretary we want to take the legislation we passed last year on accountability, on appeals, all the things that we passed to give them the tools to address the significant problems confronting the veterans of america, vsos of america and this committee to begin moving away from the problems of the past and towards the solutions of the future. In particular, on appeals, in particular on accountability, in particular on the g. I. Bill, in particular on all those things that are important to the veterans and their family. And particularly on the leadership of the v. A. As well. And i want to thank secretary shulkin. Ive always been complimentary of him. A lot of people say youre too nice to him. Im not too nice to him. Hes been good to the veterans. He has bee