I know called to order for purposes of todays hearing i now call to order the house of administration for todays hearing entitled preventing Sexual Harassment in the congressional work place. Examining reforms to the Congressional Accountability Act. The hearing record will remain op open for five legislative days. A corm is present and so we may proceed. I ask for unanimous consent that the committee on ethics chairwoman, susan brooks and bradley burn be afforded the opportunity to question all of our Witnesses Today. That objection so ordered. At it outset i would like to thank all of our witnesses for taking time out of what i know are very busy schedules to be here. Were much appreciative of that. First and foremost let me reiterate there is no place for Sexual Harassment in our society. Especially in congress, period. And one case of Sexual Harassment is one case too many. The speaker of the house, paul ryan tasked this committee with heading up an extensive review on this issue a
I now call to order the committee on House Administration or purposes of todays hearing titled preventing Sexual Harassment in the congressional work place on examining the funds to the Congressional Accountability Act. Figuring record will remain open for five legislative days until members submit any they wish to be included. A quorum is present or we may proceed. I ask for unanimous consent that the committee on ethics chairwoman susan brooks, represented Jackie Speier and Bradley Byrne said on the dais and question our Witnesses Today. Without objection so ordered. At the outset with an call of our witnesses for taking time out of what i know are very busy schedules to be here. We are much appreciative of that. First and foremost, let me reiterate there is no place for Sexual Harassment in our society. Especially in congress. One case of Sexual Harassment is one case to many. The speaker of the house, paul ryan, tasks the committee with heading up an extensive review on this issue
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Call this meeting of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee to order. Appreciate secretary shull kin for being here and his hard work. After opening statement, well go to secretary shulkin for statement and then members of the committee for q a. Let me say, this meeting is not about whats happened in the past, its about whats happening right now to correct some things that happened in the past. This is an accountability hearing. Ive told the secretary that we want to take the legislation we passed last year on accountability, on appeals, 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 toward the solutions of the future, in particular on appeals, in particular on accountability, in particular on the gi bill, all those things that are important to the veterans and their families. And i pick particularly on the leadership of the va as well. I want to t
For being here and his hard work. After opening statement, well go to secretary shulkin for statement and then members of the committee for q a. Let me say, this meeting is not about whats happened in the past, its about whats happening right now to correct some things that happened in the past. This is an accountability hearing. Ive told the secretary that we want to take the legislation we passed last year on accountability, on appeals, 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 toward the solutions of the future, in particular on appeals, in particular on accountability, in particular on the gi bill, all those things that are important to the veterans and their families. And i pick particularly on the leadership of the va as well. I want to thank secretary shulkin. Ive always been complimentary of him. People say im too nice to him. Im not