Good evening, we begin tonight on this Martin Luther king jr. Day by first recognizing those who took a moment today to honor dr. Kings life and legacy. Also, to those who perpetuate that legacy in their daytoday lives, whether by doing for others which is so vital now or by doing the difficult work of bending the arc of history, as dr. King said, toward justice. At the same time, it is hard not to notice the evidence these days his vision is far from complete. To some, in fact, its fulfillment might seem farther off now than just a few years ago. Where nearly 39 years ago, when senator jesse helms of North Carolina used the filibuster in his attempt to scuttle the bill making today a national holiday. That was broken with an overwhelming 7822 vote in a republicancontrolled senate. It is hard to imagine such a vote now. Tomorrow, the senate will begin debate on legislation combining two bills already passed by the house, the freedom to vote act and the john lewis Voting Rights advancem
We are saying that we acknowledge i. G. s findings that there were procedural steps maybe that were missed, procedural errors in a case, but we also look beyond that at the actual outcomes. Which is which is the 16 percentage point increase since the last i. G. Report on the grant rate. As an example. Ms. Brownley i think its important to point out, and i know you know this, that the processes and procedures in place, Quality Control process and procedures are in place and particularly are in place to protect the veterans emotional wellbeing. And so, can you speak to how v. B. A. Will ensure these protocols are followed in the future . Ms. Murphy yes, maam. I agree with you the steps are important, also, as part of the way to get to the outcome. So im not arguing with that. There are some improvements weve improved training. I think a big piece of this is the first step after the first report, we specialized to certain designated individuals that were trained in all of our 56 Regional
The committee will come to order. The gentleman from georgia is recognized. Thank you, madam chair. It is no secret this country faces an uphill battle in restoring trust and integrity in our elections. Democrats claim republicans condition win races fairly in 2000 and 2004 and since 2016 we have listened to the left repeat the lay that rausch sole election. That has been residented now almost five years. The same voices are beside themselves that republicans would dare ask for integrity in our election process. The question is when do we stop pointing functions an cargo out our duty to ensure our constituents can trust our elections . It starts with taking steps that all votes are legal and cast by eligible voters. Building trust is not start by harassing a private company doing a job that it was contracted to do. It violates 10th amendment and rule of law with the feds know best attitude. The federal government doesnt and shouldnt have a say over how the state of arizona carries out
The committee will come to order. The gentleman from georgia is recognized. Thank you, madam chair. It is no secret this country faces an uphill battle in restoring trust and integrity in our elections. Democrats claim republicans condition win races fairly in 2000 and 2004 and since 2016 we have listened to the left repeat the lay that rausch sole election. That has been residented now almost five years. The same voices are beside themselves that republicans would dare ask for integrity in our election process. The question is when do we stop pointing functions an cargo out our duty to ensure our constituents can trust our elections . It starts with taking steps that all votes are legal and cast by eligible voters. Building trust is not start by harassing a private company doing a job that it was contracted to do. It violates 10th amendment and rule of law with the feds know best attitude. The federal government doesnt and shouldnt have a say over how the state of arizona carries out
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