Chaplain conroy let us pray. God of the universe, thank you for giving us another day. Throughout the country people mourn those whom they have lost. People lament the loss of businesses of normalcy. 100,000 have now died of covid19. They were democrats and republicans, they lived in urban areas and now more and more in rural areas. They were the desendents of men and women who were colonists or founding fathers, and immigrants who had recently become citizens. They were disproportionately people of color, but not only of color, and of every religion and culture in this nation. , when o lord, will we come to understand that we are all in this together . If we do not stand together we risk falling together. Heal the divisions within our body politic, within this chamber so that your healing power through our actions and good will can be manifest in our United States. May everything done this day and in the days and weeks to come be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro
land is more important than the principles that we re all sworn to protect. and i well understood the potential political consequences of abiding by my duty. our republic relies upon the goodwill of all candidates for office to accept honorably the outcome of elections. and tonight, harriet hageman has received the most votes in this primary. she won. i called her to concede the race. this primary election is over. but now, the real work begins. she put country over party. and, joe, she paid for it politically. yeah. she did. but, my gosh,ful anybody s watched this show more than a couple days heard me say that in politics, sometimes, when you win, you lose. and sometimes when you lose you win. i think here is the beginning of something much larger than being one of 435 members of the house, one of 535 members of congress. the language was remarkable. talking about in the spring of 1864, the union, after the union suffered more than 17,000 casualties in the battle of the
Cox, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. The a officials testify on its new abortion surfaces policy, implemented after the Supreme Court struck down roe v. Wade. The policy provides Abortion Services to pregnant veterans and the aid beneficiaries. When their lives are at risk or in cases of rape or incest. They testified before the House Veterans Affairs committee. Are they meeting platform hosts ready to begin . Yes. Mister chairman, are you ready to begin the hearings . Yes. Taliban these begin the clock countdown. Five, four, three, two, one. Good afternoon. I call this hearing to order, as president , without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. The Committee Procedures for remote hearing remains the same. If you are experiencing connectivity issues, please make sure you or your staff contact our designated technical support, so those issues can be resolved immediately. If you wish to have a document i
Ask for unanimous consent. Have your staff email the document to Veterans Affairs dot hearings dot male. Gov. Without objection members will be recognized for seniority for cresting witnesses today. This will make it easier to ensure that all members participate and have an opportunity to be recognized. Does any member have any questions with procedures to this meeting . Hearing none we will proceed. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Over the last several years we have often cited women as the Fastest Growing cohort among veterans. Our hearing today will examine Women Veterans access to the full spectrum of medical care and colluding Reproductive Health care to the Veterans Health administration todays hearing also offers an opportunity to reflect on the meeting of freedom. Since the days of the revolutionary war Women Veterans have signed up to fight for and defend our countrys founding ideas of freedom. That is why they served. That is why they continue to serve. Liste
Ask for unanimous consent. Have your staff email the document to Veterans Affairs dot hearings dot male. Gov. Without objection members will be recognized for seniority for cresting witnesses today. This will make it easier to ensure that all members participate and have an opportunity to be recognized. Does any member have any questions with procedures to this meeting . Hearing none we will proceed. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Over the last several years we have often cited women as the Fastest Growing cohort among veterans. Our hearing today will examine Women Veterans access to the full spectrum of medical care and colluding Reproductive Health care to the Veterans Health administration todays hearing also offers an opportunity to reflect on the meeting of freedom. Since the days of the revolutionary war Women Veterans have signed up to fight for and defend our countrys founding ideas of freedom. That is why they served. That is why they continue to serve. Liste