Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. President biden has picked Denis Mcdonough to head the Veterans Affairs department. He previously served as white house chief of staff during the last four years of the obama presidency. His confirmation hearing he was asked about veterans access to healthcare, modernization efforts in the das responds to covid19. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i i want to call this evening to order. I want to welcome everybody. I appreciate all that are here, all those that are online. The purpose of this hearing is due from the i president s nominate to serve as secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis Mcdonough. Before i talk about him i just want to say i appreciate this committee all the reasons we sat on this committee thats been bipartisan and its been nonpolitical, and we tried to do the best by our veterans whether you are the republican side for the democratic side of the aisle. I particularly appreciate the re
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President has repeated unsubstantiated claims that there were major problems with voting and ballot counting georgia is now one of several states where republicans are fighting legal challenges over the election. And toms claims of voting irregularities already sparked protests in arizona and other places Police Officers in phoenix could be seen inside Accounting Center as Trump Supporters gathered outside allen fisher has more from washington d. C. All the secretaries of state will tell you that they are conducting the elections in line with their local laws and they are not doing anything untoward and they are observers from both parties and also independent observers in the room at the time now its interesting as well that the Truck Company 100 hours to know where they are behind this saying youve got to count the votes youve got to count the votes meanwhile in pennsylvania theyre saying youve got to stop counting the votes so if you take the argument to any judge theyre going to se