I want to thank Secretary Mcdonough and jon rychalski. Thank you for being here today. Thank you for looking at the budget. Most everyone would agree that the v. A. Handled the Covid19 Pandemic incredibly well. We know the ripple effects of this pandemic will be felt for years to come. The v. A. s budget needs to account for this and we have to make sure no veteran is left behind or negatively impacted because of covid19. The current proposal in front of us is the largest weve seen for the v. A. Helping speed up decisions for veterans with one of the three Agent Orange related conditions add by coming just last year. It is a step in the right direction. I am glad to see a renewed effort to address Veterans Homelessness in this budget request. However, the v. A. Has a ways to go to address the deficiencies. Just last week, the v. A. Released the quarterly staffing members. The Veterans Health Administration has 30,000 vacant positions with the majority being medical providers. Look, we
Shares her stories from growing up in texas during the 60s and 70s sunday at 8 p. M. Eastern on Cspans Q and a. You can listen to q and a as a podcast where you get your podcasts. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and joint chair general Mark Milley testified on the president s 2022 budget before the senate armed services committee. Secretary austen also spoke about this text steps he was taking to address sexual assault in the military sending saying he plans to send recommendations on how the military should be handling the issue. This hearing is just over three hours. Is going on to do three more of these. I like to call this hearing to order. The committee meets today to receive testimony on the president s Defense Budget Request for fiscal year 2022. When this is this morning Secretary Lloyd Austin, defense. Mr. Michael mccord, and general Mark Milley. Thank you for your Service And Willingness to appear before us. President biden released his Defense Budget Request for the fiscal ye
Vaccinations lag like the south. We have a top public Health Official in the states most at risk ahead. Welcome to monday. Its Meet The Press daily. I am Kasie Hunt in for chuck todd. It could be a Big Week when it comes to the future of the democratic voting, and leaders are not exactly on the same page. President biden is expected to focus for the next two days on an intense series of meetings with lawmakers on infrastructure. Senator manchin signals the group will be showing what is in it today. The progressives in his party are not thrilled with the talks because these talks are likely to produce a deal that is more than what progressives want. This is expected to be in the ballpark of 1 Trillion or less, and compare that to what Bernie Sanders is working on, which carries a Price Tag of 6 Trillion. Theres a sweeping piece of legislation that will not get the 60 votes it needs to precede, and may not get 50 if manchin opposed it, which means democrats and the democrats will have to
Hes going on to do three more of these. Like to call this hearing to order. The committee meets today to receive testimony in the presence of the Defense Budget Request for fiscal year 2022. Witnesses this morning are secretary Lloyd Austin, secretary of Defense Mr. Michael mccord under Secretary Offense Defense Comtroller And Secretary Mark Milley Chairman of the chiefs of staff. Thank you for your Service And Willingness to appear before us today. Two weeks ago President Biden released his Defense Budget Request for the fiscal year 2022 with a top line of 715 billion. The request focuses on several key areas, defeating covid19, prioritizing china as the Pacing Challenge, addressing advanced and persistent threats, innovating and modernizing dod and tackling the climate crisis. The president s Defense Budget Request is a Starting Point for congress and must always be viewed in the broader context of the National Security and fiscal challenges we face. It is important that we ensure we
Testified on the president s 2020 two Budget Request before the senate veterans affairs committee. Chair Jon Tester gave his Opening Statement about his priorities for the v. A. Budget and pointed out this is the largest Budget Request in the department history. Most everyone would agree that the pandemic that the v. A. Handled the pandemic very well. We also know that the ripple effects of this pandemic is going to be felt for years to come. The v. A. s Budget Need to account for this and we have to do everything possible to make sure that no veteran is left behind or negatively impacted. The current proposal in front of us is the largest request we have seen from the v. A. I am pleased to see increases for suicide prevention. One of the three Agent Orange conditions added by congress just last year. I am also glad to see a renewed effort to address Veterans Homelessness and this Budget Request. The v. A. Still has a ways to go to address inefficiencies. Just last week, the v. A. Rele