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Okay. Good afternoon, everyone. Thinks the Mayors Disability Council public meeting. Friday, february 21st. A reminder to all our guests today to speak slowly into the microphone to assist our captioners and interpreters. The agenda is as follows. Public comment. Initial Public Comment is open to all items not on todays agenda. But within the jurisdiction of the Mayors Disability Council. We welcome the publics participation during Public Comment periods. There will be an opportunity for Public Comment at the beginning and end of the meeting as well as after every item on todays agenda. Each comment is limited to three minutes. To address the council, please complete a speakers card availa ....
Thinks the Mayors Disability Council public meeting. Friday, february 21st. A reminder to all our guests today to speak slowly into the microphone to assist our captioners and interpreters. The agenda is as follows. Public comment. Initial Public Comment is open to all items not on todays agenda. But within the jurisdiction of the Mayors Disability Council. We welcome the publics participation during Public Comment periods. There will be an opportunity for Public Comment at the beginning and end of the meeting as well as after every item on todays agenda. Each comment is limited to three minutes. To address the council, please complete a speakers card available at the front of the room, or ....
There we go. On, on. Welcome, everybody. Ill remind guests today to speak slowly into the microphone to assist our captioners and interpreters. The agenda [inaudible] media services, can you assist . Okay. Good afternoon, everyone. Thinks the Mayors Disability Council public meeting. Friday, february 21st. A reminder to all our guests today to speak slowly into the microphone to assist our captioners and interpreters. The agenda is as follows. Public comment. Initial Public Comment is open to all items not on todays agenda. But within the jurisdiction of the Mayors Disability Council. We welcome the publics participation during Public Comment periods. There will be an opportunity for Public Co ....
Despite what i think is tremendous leadership on the part of the va and new secretary, its just not working and the people who are delivering that care in the front lines are suffering and whats even more important, the people that they serve are suffering and weve got to have a big bold path forward to fix this. With that i yield back to the chair. Thank you. Mr. Kauffman, youre recognized. We get scope of practice questions here in the congress relative to the veterans administration. I think a lot of these issues have been resolved down at the state level before state legislatures and ive been on both sides of it as a state legislature where i think they are Better Qualified at the state level to make those decisions. They can have hearings and they know that the docs providers within their communities. I guess my question to you is, clearly people that well, my question to you is, what do you think about devolving the scope ....
Whats even more important, the people that they serve are suffering and weve got to have a big bold path forward to fix this. With that i yield back to the chair. Thank you. Mr. Kauffman, youre recognized. We get scope of practice questions here in the congress relative to the veterans administration. I think a lot of these issues have been resolved down at the state level before state legislatures and ive been on both sides of it as a state legislature where i think they are Better Qualified at the state level to make those decisions. They can have hearings and they know that the docs providers within their communities. I guess my question to you is, clearly people that well, my question to you is, what do you think about devolving the scope of practice issues down to reflect whatever the standards are within the given states that these va facilities are in . Number one and obviously want to make sure the providers are credenti ....