Good afternoon, welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. Im the president of the National Press club and managing editor of standards and training at axios. Thank you for joining us both here andenon and online for our headliner event with secretary of Veterans Affairs secretary mcdonough. We are happy to take your questions, please submit them and ill ask as many as i can. For our cspan and public radio audiences please be aware that in the audience today are members of the jeep public, so any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. It is now my pleasure to introduce this distinguished head table. Please stand when your name is called. Starting on my far right is tom young, commander of the American Legion post 20, affiliated with the National Press club. Breonna camara, vision one patient officer for the v. A. New England Health care system. Carla van, pentagon correspondent for v. O. A. News. Kevin wensing, managing director
Your podcasts. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. Up next Veterans Affairs secretary Denis Mcdonough talks about expanding Healthcare Benefits for eligible veterans and their families. During his address, secretary mcdonough also discusses Building Trust in the v. A. , workforce challenges and modernizing the agency. Good afternoon and welcome to the National Press club, a place where news happens. I am eileen a riley, the president of the National Press club and the managing editor of standards and training the axios. Thank you for joining us both here and online for our headliner event with Veterans Affairs secretary Denis Mcdonough. We are happy to accept your questions, and after secretary mcdonoughs opening remarks, ill ask as many as time permits. To submit a question online, please email headliners press. Org and put v. A. In the subject line. For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public, so any appl
And now Veterans Affairs secretary Denis Mcdonough testifies before the senate Veterans Affairs committee on president bidens 2024 budget request for the agency. He weighed in on the camp lejeune water contamination suits, the agencys claims process and womens healthcare. There was also testimony from the heads of various veterans groups. This is just over an hour and 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i am going to call this hearing to order. We are little bit ahead. I want to thank Denis Mcdonough and our friends and partners for joining us today. For those of you joining us on television, you will hear a great opening and questioning of the secretary of the va and what is interesting is we have three folks who are going to do a combined statement which will be particularly entertaining, i think. Something to look forward to. We are here to take a closer look at the president s fiscal year 24 budget request from the department of
Host good morning. It is friday, may 24, 2024. The house and the senate will meet for pro forma sessions to date and votes will not take place until after memorial day. We begin in the wake of yesterdays hearing with the leaders of rutgers university, ucla, northwestern. It was the third congressional hearing for College President s since campus protests corrupted early this spring. This morning we are asking if the wave of protests has changed your view of Higher Education. If they have, the number to call is 202 7488000. If they have not, 202 7488001 special line for College Students and administrators, 202 7488002. And you can send us a text. 202 7488003 is that number. Catch up with us on social media on x cspanwj and on facebook. Com cspan. Start calling in. Headlines from the hearing yesterday on capitol hill for the education and Workforce Committee in the house. This is the chronicle headline. Another hearing aimed at higher ed, College President s fight back. In this headline
Electronic device places you on item number four. Approval of minutes for the april 16th regular meeting. Thank you. Directors are there any changes to the april 16th minutes . Okay. Seeing none, well open the item for Public Comment. Are there any comments . Comments on the minutes. Seeing none, well close Public Comment. Is there a motion please. And a second on the minutes. So moved. Moved move. Approval rather. Yes. Second, thank you. Please call the roll on the motion to approve the minutes. Director henderson a henderson i director kinsey i kinsey i director so i so i director tarloff i director kahina i kahina i chair ekin ekin i thank you. The minutes are approved places you on item five communications. I have none moving on to item number six introduction of new or Unfinished Business by Board Members. Board members, are there any items of new or Unfinished Business today . Director. So. Hi, everyone, i want to take this moment to, say that we are celebrating the Asian America