Secretary azar wonderful. You red why . Well break away here with a reminder can you see this online at cspan. Org. The u. S. House gaveling in for legislative work. Six bills today. We expect votes after 3 00 eastern. Live coverage on cspan. Our chaplain father conroy. Chaplain conroy thank you for giving us another day. At the end of another long and difficult year, signs of hope they feel long and difficult work of compromise and problem solving has been encouraging. Continue to inspire the men and women of congress to Work Together to fashion bills to fund the government and offer assistance to those who find themselves on the edge of economic disaster. Bless as well those who in great hope deliver vaccines to the men and women who have been on the frontline of the battle against the plague of covid of covid19. May their work continue in good and improving health. Comfort those who have suffered the loss of loved ones during this difficult year. May all that is done this day be for
Affairs secretary robert wilkie. Veterans Affairs Secretary robert wilkie. Halt. Playing the starspangled banner halt. [drumroll] playing]et [band playing] quakes ladies and gentlemen, the Vice President of the United States. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the procession of our nations colors and those of our Veterans Service organizations. As we march on the colors, the United States army band, pershings own, will play the National Emblem march. Please place your hand over the heart or render a hand salute. Playing] band playing] ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the invitation given by chaplain juliana lesher, National Director of Chaplain Service for the department of veterans affairs. Let us pray. Almighty and loving god, on this day we honor our American Veterans, the men and women of this nation who selflessly committed their very lives to honor and defend the freedoms that we cherish as americans. Our veterans know that freedom is not
Halt. Playing the starspangled banner halt. [drumroll] playing]et [band playing] quakes ladies and gentlemen, the Vice President of the United States. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the procession of our nations colors and those of our Veterans Service organizations. As we march on the colors, the United States army band, pershings own, will play the National Emblem march. Please place your hand over the heart or render a hand salute. Playing] band playing] ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the invitation given by chaplain juliana lesher, National Director of Chaplain Service for the department of veterans affairs. Let us pray. Almighty and loving god, on this day we honor our American Veterans, the men and women of this nation who selflessly committed their very lives to honor and defend the freedoms that we cherish as americans. Our veterans know that freedom is not free, and comes with a significant sacrifice for those who faithfully serve
Halt. Playing the starspangled banner halt. [drumroll] playing]et [band playing] quakes ladies and gentlemen, the Vice President of the United States. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the procession of our nations colors and those of our Veterans Service organizations. As we march on the colors, the United States army band, pershings own, will play the National Emblem march. Please place your hand over the heart or render a hand salute. Playing] band playing] ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the invitation given by chaplain juliana lesher, National Director of Chaplain Service for the department of veterans affairs. Let us pray. Almighty and loving god, on this day we honor our American Veterans, the men and women of this nation who selflessly committed their very lives to honor and defend the freedoms that we cherish as americans. Our veterans know that freedom is not free, and comes with a significant sacrifice for those who faithfully serve
Networks act of 2018, better known as the v. A. Mission act. The mission act is a truly transformative piece of legislation that will impact virtually every aspect of scare that the v. A. Provides. Developing it took many months of intense negotiation, and close collaboration between our committees, the Trump Administration, the department, and numerous Veterans Service organization, stake hoermds and advocates. We should all be proud of our work on the v. A. Mission act and of the benefits our veteran, our nations veterans will derive from it in years ahead. However in many ways the real work has just begun. Almost six months ago, the mission act was signed into law. Almost six months from now, one of the acts most noteworthy requirements, the creation of a consolidated Community Care program, will go into effect. Today, at the midpoint between enactment and execution, we are here on a bicam ral and bipartisan basis to evaluate both the progress the v. A. Has made thus far with regard