Our cemeteries will be open for our normal hours, which is sunrise to sunset. You may see some of our maintenance standards go of it because we wont be able to maintain the high standards we would like to have, but thats all retrieval once we have a budget. But focus here is on taking their families on the most painful day for them and making sure they feel that their veteran is respected and has been accorded dignified burial. Thank you, mr. Secretary. I appreciate that assurance, and your current work to make sure thats available for our veterans eric and, obviously, their as well. Youve seen the images of other federal places and locations that have been barricaded to our veterans. But i want to make certain we keep the cemeteries open, and appreciate your work doing that. I yield back my time. I think it does go without saying that we all care about the veterans of this country. And what we do have is a failure to communicate, negotiate, and there has been a breakdown in the instit
Im happy to do that. I know we are still a very fluid situation, but we reached out and asked we were talking about pts and whether they could get health provided their City Employees of the Indian Health service would provide direct Health Service to travel citizens and would largely be unaffected by the shutdown and that they would continue to provide correct Clinical Health Care Services as well as referrals for Contract Services that cannot be provided through their clinic. So, again, we just are somewhat confused as to the comment that was made in regard to posttraumatic stress, which i think everybody on the committee is very concerned with pity and i get a. Your statement that you can hear it today paints the worst possible picture thats out there. But in your statement it does not talk about the hundreds of thousands of employees that are still working in the health care that is provided so we just want to be honest with the questions and comments are provided. Im not saying th
Chair man of the House Veterans Affairs committee. Youre watching live coverage on cspan 3. After hearing from myself, chairman blumenthal and acting Ranking Member heller, id like to ask all other Committee Members to waive their Opening Statements. There is going to be an opportunity for remarks following testimony today. Hearing no objections so order. Its an honor for me to be here this afternoon with so many dav members and i thank you all for coming to the hill once again. Due to the hard work and dedication of vavs 1. 4 million members, especially dav Service Officers, veterans are provided with professional benefit counselling and claims assistance and transportation to and from Va Health Care facilities. Dav also assists with Transition Assistance Services and onsite care at military treatment facilities, Va Medical Centers and clinics and at home. Thats just to name a few of the many programs that you, dav, provides every single day. Ive witnessed many of these efforts first
Serviceconnected disability compensation, safe and High Quality Health Care and prompt access to earned benefits. It demands that in dealing with the department of Veterans Affairs, veterans be treated with the dignity and professionalism that is earned through Honorable Service to our nation. The need for oversight is crucial. But it is the need for accountability that is paramount. Speaking directly to th must set the example. True leaders lay out clear expectations, putst others in positions to succeed, they follow through, and most importantly hold themselvess accountable for their actions of the follow me. That is the motto of the infantry. Yet those word can be easily translated to okayizational leadership at va. When there is a mission to be accomplished those who put themselves on the line are the leaders that others want to follow. And, it iacs a lack of accountability that corrodes trust within a chain of command. That said, an undeniable, widespread, simtic lack of accountab
Day, 2013, inside look at cemeterygton national and memorial. And across the bridge, a look at the Vietnam Veterans memorial, which was completed in 1982. Tois a number of memorials veterans throughout washington, d. C. A day commemorating Veterans First called for by Woodrow Wilson in 1944, first called armistice day. It was changed to veterans day by proclamation of president eisenhower. Be speakingama will at Arlington National cemetery. We will begin our coverage at 10 50 a. M. Eastern with the ceremony itself slated to get underway about 11 00. You can watch that live right here on cspan. A little bit later, remarks from Charles Schwab ceo walter bettinger. He is talking about retirement issues. Whats that live at 1 p. M. Eastern also here on watch that live at 1 00 p. M. Eastern also here on cspan. Mrs. Kennedy is very well a as a dialogue cant style icon. She put a lot of thought into her wardrobe when she was representing the country at the white house and while trevor ling abr