American veterans. We will hear the opening statements. I will remind you to pause two to three seconds before spe speaking, so the microphone picks up your words and so you can pause when answering questions so we capture your complete response. Thank you very much, ms. Barnes, you are recognized for five minutes. Ms. Barnes, you may have to unmute. I think were having trouble hearing you. Proceed, ms. Barnes. I think you just unmuted okay. Members of the subcommittee and task force, thank you for inviting me here to today to discuss Sexual Harassment at the department of Veterans Affairs. 2016 survey by the protection board estimated that 22 of va employees experienced some form of Sexual Harassment in the workplace. Va has several methods to address such Sexual Harassment complaints, but we found that the agency was falling short in a number of areas including one, the complaint structure, the [inaudible] and three [inaudible] to va employees. I will discuss issues with the complain
Survivors, are 26 president , theodore roosevelt, a season soldier and rough rider understood the importance of honoring the sacrifice of service. He said that anyone who is good enough to shed blood for our country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. Therefore, it is indeed a privilege and a great honor to have been asked to introduce this afternoons most 95thlished guest at davs national convention. , the first president lady and his administration have took the words of president roosevelt to action. President Barack Obamas leadership and steadfast commitment to our nations heroes is a matter of public record. That he isnstrated the strong supporter of our nations veterans and their families. He has bought for the resources va need toorms the keep its promise to the men and women it is a validly served. He has proven himself willing to listen to our point of view on vital veterans issues. More importantly, he actually has faith in our views to heart. He uses them to
Thank you. We know what we need to do. We have a few minutes remaining and im wondering if any of you have some questions. Yes. Maybe say who you are and where you are from. That gentleman first and then you. Take it away. Games, i united with wanted to ask about judicial diversity. I was disappointed that the president did not nominate a percent color but i was disappointed and the legal background of the justices we have. All at the harvard or yale except for Justice Ginsburg and what the columbia. No one has any background in Immigration Law. As law school, is an elective. They dont have background in criminal defense or legal issues that must be boldface in the country. I wanted to hear your perspective on why is that . During the oral argument, i was infuriated that some of the progress of justices has zero clue about Immigration Law and most people do not even use the right terminology. That is an excellent question. Supremeshould the next Court Justices have in their Legal Expen
Economy. The economy is the bedrock, the foundation of so much else that we will talk about and have talked about tonight. In the basic Building Block of the economy is jobs. This government is pursuing policies right now that are killing job creation. We have 8 Million People as of a few weeks ago that have dropped out of the search for a job and despair. 7 Million People are stuck in parttime jobs command we have millions still unemployed complete. And there are things there is no silver bullet, but there are concrete to make immediate things that this government can do to improve and foster job creation. A few weeks ago i issued a jobs report. Pretty comprehensive. It is on my website. And a call for action across various Industries Like Infrastructure Investment as an example or things that can be done in health care or important things to pinscher venture continued and growing employment. There are things the government can do in every industry that would help with job creation. O
Millions of our heroes living with the wounds of war, with a place of healing, remembrance, and gratitude for all they have given, and by so doing we help d to ensure that our nation will endure for generations to come. For if we do not remember our defenders, our heroes, how can we expect future generations to step up to serve . Certainly what happened perio postvietnam when we forgot our returning veterans weakened our nation. It was a shameful period in our history, and we must never, eve let that happen again. [ applause ] remembering and honoring our veterans is paramount to our 21 national security. This places a critical lly, importance on always taking care of our military service memberse and their families before, during, and after the battle. The dangers of the 21st centuryg are clear. With no doubt that this century will be equally, if not more dangerous than the previous one. The United States must maintainy a strong defense, impossible to do without strong defenders, and