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Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
YEARS. INDEED, I HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF PARTICIPATING IN HIS PROMOTION CEREMONY, I SHOULD SAY WAY BACK THERE WHEN HE BECAME A COLONEL. I...
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| 00:09:29 |
Burr, Richard - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
YOUR NOMINATION TO SERVE AS SECRETARY OF THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION. I PERSONALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH GENERAL SHINSEKI AND TO REVIEW...
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| 00:13:22 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
COLLEAGUE OF SENATOR BOB DOLE FOR THEIR INTRODUCTION OF GENERAL SHINSEKI. I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE TWO OF YOU TO DECIDE ON THE ORDER OF YOUR INTRODUCTIONS....
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| 00:14:12 |
Burr, Richard - U.S. Senator, [R] North Carolina
THAT YOU'RE UNDERTAKING, BUT YOU'VE UNDERTAKEN ABOUT EVERY -- I READ ALL THE MATERIAL I COULD FIND.
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| 00:14:18 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
I DON'T KNOW OF ANYTHING YOU HAVEN'T DONE. YOU'VE BEEN TWICE WOUNDED. YOU'VE BEEN ON THAT
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| 00:14:22 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
SIDE. YOU'VE BEEN A PATIENT. YOU UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS. YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE OBVIOUSLY PRIORITY NUMBER ONE, OUR DESERVING VETERANS AND THE...
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| 00:24:29 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
APPEAR BEFORE YOU WITH MY VERY DEAR FRIEND BOB DOLE, SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, TO PRESENT GENERAL SHINSEKI, PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA'S
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| 00:24:43 |
Inouye, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
NOMINEE TO SERVE AS SECRETARY OF THE V.A. IN HAWAII OUR FAVORITE WORD IS ALOHA. SECOND TO THAT IS OHANA. THAT MEANS FAMILY. A HAWAIIAN FAMILY INCLUDES...
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| 00:26:25 |
Inouye, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
MET -- WELL, THIS IS JUST ONE MEMBER OF THE MAN. >>> THIS IS ONE MEMBER OF THE MAN, UNFLINCHING LOYALTY. IT WAS GRANTED. HIS SERVICE ENCOMPASSED FURTHER...
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| 00:26:59 |
Inouye, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
STUDIES, TOGETHER WITH AN ASTUTE GRASP OF THE PRAGMATIC AND QUALITY OF HIS LEADERSHIP SUPPORT ADD STEADILY SPIRALING COURSE UPWARD THROUGH THE RANKS OF...
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| 00:29:57 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
NEGATIVE STORIES. I THINK WE AGREE IN MOST CASES THEY DO A GOOD JOB. IT'S JUST
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| 00:30:05 |
Dole, Robert "Bob" Joseph - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
GOTTEN BETTER IN THE LAST 10 OR 20 YEARS AND IT'S GOING TO GET BETTER BECAUSE OF MEN LIKE THIS. I WILL CONTINUE WITH OPENING STATEMENTS FROM THE...
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| 00:31:00 |
Specter, Arlen - U.S. Senator, [R] Pennsylvania
4,998 PEOPLE, USED TO HAVE 5,000 UNTIL DOLE AND I LEFT TOWN. I MOVED THERE WHEN I WAS 12. HE WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE. HE WAS A MUCH OLDER MAN AT THAT TIME....
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| 00:34:47 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
COLD OUT THERE, TOO. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT'S VERY MOVING TO ME WHEN GENERAL SHINSEKI WALKED INTO MY OFFICE. I WAS INFORMED BEFORE HE CAME IN....
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| 00:35:08 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
BOTH
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| 00:35:09 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
OF YOU, INTRODUCING YOU ONCE SENATOR DOLE, IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE AND VERY EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR ME BECAUSE OF ALL YOU'VE DONE IN YOUR LIFE....
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| 00:36:19 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
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Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
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| 00:36:23 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
YOU. I THINK IT'S ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE AS WE APPROACH
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| 00:36:26 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
THE CONFIRMATION OF GENERAL
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| 00:36:28 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
SHINSEKI TO GIVE A THANKS TO GENERAL PEAKE FOR THE WORK HE'S DONE IN THE SHORT WHILE HE'S BEEN IN THAT OFFICE. HE'S DONE A GOOD JOB. WE NEED TO THANK...
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| 00:41:05 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
HOW WE CAN WORK BETTER, HOW THE V.A. CAN WORK BETTER WITH LABOR DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP VETERANS FIND MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT WHILE HELPING TURN THE...
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| 00:42:09 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
WITH YOU ONCE YOU ARE CONFIRMED. I HAVE ALWAYS SAID WE NEED A V.A. SECRETARY ABOUT WHAT OUR VETERANS NEED AND HAVE THE BACKBONE TO STAND UP AND ASK FOR...
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| 00:46:31 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
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Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
MILITARY ACADEMY. AND I NOTICED THAT REPRESENTATIVE JOHN SHIMKUS OF ILLINOIS WAS HERE TO SHAKE HANDS AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY GREET YOU AND WISH YOU WELL....
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| 00:53:09 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE KIND OF SERVICES
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| 00:53:12 |
Webb, James "Jim" H. - U.S. Senator, [D] Virginia
THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE GIVEN OUR COUNTRY AND THE OTHER WAS YOU AND I ARE BOTH VIETNAM GUYS. THERE ARE NOT MANY OPPORTUNITIES LEFT IN OUR LIVES FOR...
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| 00:58:20 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
BIT. THERE'S NO WAY TO EXPRESS HOW PROUD I AM THAT YOU'RE THE PRESIDENT'S NOMINEE. IN ONE SENSE, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE SURPRISED ME.
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| 00:58:35 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
NOT TRYING TO BE PARTISAN ABOUT THIS. I'M OVERWHELMED BY THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR CABINET POSITIONS AND CONFIRMABLE POSITIONS THAT COME...
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| 01:03:03 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
IN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THEY HAVE DIFFERENCES ABOUT THE
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| 01:03:07 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
WISDOM ON THE WAR IN IRAQ. BUT WHAT I'VE BEEN VERY HAPPY TO SEE IS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A COMING TOGETHER DESPITE THE OPINIONS THAT ONE MIGHT HAVE ABOUT...
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| 01:08:35 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
CONTEMPORARIES FROM MY PERIOD OF SERVICE AND YOURS. I THINK WE'RE ABOUT THE SAME AGE. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING IT ON.
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| 01:08:40 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
YOU'VE GOT A LIFE OF EXPERIENCES THAT WILL HELP THE VA QUITE A BIT. AND THE VA HAS BEEN MAKING GREAT PROGRESS IN SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WERE MENTIONED...
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| 01:11:14 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
HAVE BEEN A PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT. SO YOU WILL KNOW WHAT VETERANS GO THROUGH AND YOU WERE A GREAT ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF. I ALSO
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| 01:11:23 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
WANT TO SAY THAT YOUR PREDECESSOR IS ONE OF THE FINEST VETERAN SECRETARIES WE EVER HAD. I KNOW YOU WORKED WITH HIM. HE WAS YOUR SURGEON GENERAL. AND...
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| 01:15:36 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
OATH? DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING...
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| 01:16:17 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
OF THIS COMMITTEE, ON VETERANS AFFAIRS, I'M DEEPLY HONORED BY PRESIDENT-ELECT
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| 01:16:22 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
OBAMA'S NOMINATION FOR ME TO SERVE AS SECRETARY OF THIS DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M FULLY COMMITTED TO...
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| 01:16:33 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
BEST I CAN IN THIS JOB. AND OF FULFILLING THE VISION THAT HE -- THE CHARGE THAT HE PASSED AND THAT IS TO TRANSFORM VETERANS AFFAIRS INTO A 21st CENTURY...
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| 01:27:32 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
WHILE DEALING WITH A LEGACY OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT ALREADY EXISTED AND AN INSTITUTION THAT WAS -- COMMITTED TO HOW THINGS WERE DONE IN THE PAST. I...
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| 01:28:25 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
JUST MENTIONED, PEOPLE CENTRIC, RESULTS ORIENTED AND FORWARD LOOKING. I NEED TO FILL IN THE DETAILS ON EXACTLY WHAT THOSE PRIORITIES WILL BE. BUT...
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| 01:34:06 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
CACA AND SENATOR MURRAY AND I HAVE WORKED ON. AND WE HAVE GIVEN THE MONEY TO DO THAT.
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| 01:34:14 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO A PROGRESS REPORT. I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE RESEARCH THAT IS BEING DONE BOTH GULF WAR SYNDROME. I DO THINK THAT...
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| 01:35:10 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
I'M MORE INTERESTED IN RESEARCH THAT WILL DEVELOP TREATMENT FOR THE SYMPTOMS THAT -- AS CLEARLY EVIDENT AMONG THE POPULATION OF VETERANS WHO WENT TO...
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| 01:36:24 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
COULD PROBABLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO GIVE THAT ENZYME TO PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING IN OR NOT ALLOW PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE IT TO ENTER INTO AN AREA WHERE THERE...
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| 01:37:43 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
ON PROSTHETIC RESEARCH. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THE VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT IS SET IN TERMS OF CAPABILITIES. BUT MY SENSE IS THERE'S A LITTLE ...
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| 01:39:22 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
TRAGEDIES OF THE CARE OF PEOPLE GENERALLY IN THIS COUNTRY IS THE LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF
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| 01:39:28 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
MENTAL ILLNESS. AND IT ALWAYS STRIKES ME THAT
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| 01:39:33 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
IF YOU WATCH TV ADVERTISEMENTS, THEY'RE BEING PUSHED, YOU KNOW? THEY'RE CONSIDERED TO BE A PART OF THE AMERICAN SITUATION. AND SOME PEOPLE SAY AS MUCH...
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| 01:41:53 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
WE NEED BETTER TOOLS IN HOW WE REDUCE THAT STATEMENT. AND I DO KNOW THAT -- AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THIS IS A CONTINUING DISCUSSION. SERVING...
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| 01:44:07 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
WITH 0% DISABILITY WHO EARNS GREATER THAN $29,402.
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| 01:44:13 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 8 MILLION VETERANS ENROLLED IN
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| 01:44:17 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
THIS SYSTEM TODAY, OF ALL PRIORITY CATEGORIES. I'M TOLD THAT THERE ARE 10 MILLION PRIORITY EIGHT VETERANS NOT CURRENTLY IN THE CURRENTLY IN THE SYSTEM...
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| 01:49:09 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
TECHNICAL OR TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUE. IT IS A LEADERSHIP ISSUE OF AGREEING WHAT WILL SERVE EITHER BOTH SYSTEMS OR THE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THAT SYSTEM....
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| 01:50:50 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
VERY CAREFULLY, BUT HE'S DOING A BETTER JOB OF SITTING THAN MOST OF
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| 01:50:53 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
US UP HERE. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, I APPRECIATE HIS WILLINGNESS TO BE THERE AND SUPPORT YOU. >> THEY ARE FAMILY FRIENDS FROM VIRGINIA AND JOHN HAS...
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| 01:51:22 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
TRACK RECORD AND CULTURE OF DOWNPLAYING SOME VERY POTENTIALLY EMBARRASSING INTERNAL ISSUES, WHETHER IT'S THING BUDGET SHORTFALLS THAT WE SAW OR INACCURATE...
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| 01:51:35 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
THE VETERANS THAT WE'RE ALL SERVING. AND I WANTED YOU TO SHARE WITH THIS COMMITTEE HOW YOU AS SECRETARY CAN BUILD WITHIN THE VA A CULTURE THAT FOCUSES...
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| 01:52:19 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
IS MY EXPECTATION. AND SO IF I WERE TO SEND THE MESSAGE TO THE GOOD PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH VETERANS WHO ARE CLIENTS, MY MESSAGE WOULD BE THIS...
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| 01:54:37 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
AGREE. I WOULD JUST ADD TO THAT, SENATOR, THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE TRYING TO CREATE THIS MUCH-DESCRIBED ONE VA, WHICH IS TEAM BUILDING AND ALSO COHESION,...
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| 01:54:58 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
OUR OWN WALLS AND WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, WITH DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, WITH HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, SMALL...
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| 01:55:55 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
AGREEMENT WITH THE SENATORS FORWARD ON CONTROL AND PREVENTION SO WE CAN GET A BETTER HANDLE ON NUMBERS. CAN I GET YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH ME...
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| 01:56:32 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
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| 01:56:33 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORLD. I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON ELECTRONIC
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| 01:56:37 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
AND MEDICAL RECORDS, JUST -- AND YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE
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| 01:56:40 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
YOUR ANSWERS VERY LONG, JUST TO THE OPPONENT. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL HEARINGS ON THIS SEAMLESS TRANSITION BETWEEN D.O.D. AND VA, AS I MENTIONED IN MY OPENING...
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| 01:57:20 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
ISSUE. DO YOU HAVE -- I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S GOOD NEWS. DO YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN MIND THAT YOU CAN INFLUENCE IN THE D.O.D. TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? IT'S NOT...
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| 01:57:37 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
LEAD. >> SUPER. >> MY REASON FOR SAYING IT'S A LEADERSHIP ISSUE IS THAT TECHNOLOGY, YOU KNOW, THE POWER OF THE MICROPROCESSOR SOLVES THAT. >> GOOD....
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| 01:57:54 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
ACTIONS WOULD YOU
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| 01:57:57 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
TAKE TO ENHANCE MEDICAL AND
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| 01:58:01 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
MAYBE MORE IMPORTANTLY MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH TO VETERANS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, BECAUSE WE'RE SO SHORT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH STAND, ESPECIALLY IN...
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| 01:58:09 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
AMERICA. >> I KNOW THAT THE CHALLENGE OF DELIVERY OF SERVICES AND BENEFITS IN THE RURAL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY IS A CHALLENGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE. I...
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| 01:58:34 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
HERE. I WILL RELY ON OUR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO GIVE ME A COMFORT LEVEL THAT SAYS YOU CAN DO SOME, A LOT, MAYBE ALL OF IT IN THIS MANNER. ...
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| 01:59:31 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
HEALTH SERVICE. WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS ON THOSE KIND OF ISSUES? JUST GIVE ME AN IDEA IF YOU THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE OR IF IT'S SOMETHING YOU WOULD WORK TOWARDS....
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| 02:00:06 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
VA IS MET AND THAT TIMELINESS AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR VETERANS IS THE BENEFIT. >> APPRECIATE THAT. THERE'S A RURAL VETERANS' HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE....
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| 02:00:38 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE CAN BETTER ADDRESS --? >> I WILL FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT I WILL COMMIT TO SUPPORTING THE RURAL HEALTH -- I THINK...
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| 02:01:03 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
AGO. >> I THINK WE'RE SPEAKING AT THE SAME THING. >> GOOD. THE OTHER THING IS, ONCE AGAIN, A REPORT, WOULD YOU COMMIT TO ACTUALLY TAKING A HARD LOOK...
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| 02:01:13 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
IMPLEMENT IT, BUT TAKING A HARD LOOK AT IT? >> I WILL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR
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| 02:01:24 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
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| 02:01:25 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
TESTER. GENERAL SHINSEKI, YOU INDICATED IN RESPONSE OF PREHEARING QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD BE AN AGGRESSIVE ADVOCATE FOR
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| 02:01:35 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
THE FISCAL NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT. I AM MOST GRATIFIED TO
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| 02:01:39 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
HEAR
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| 02:01:40 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
THIS. ALONG WITH THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA, YOU INDICATED THAT YOU WOULD SUPPORT ADVANCED FUNDING FOR VA. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, WILL FY 2010 BUDGET...
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| 02:02:20 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
APPROPRIATION MECHANISM. HAVING LIVED WITH CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS IN ANOTHER LIFE, I KNOW THAT THERE IS IMPACT. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH HEALTH...
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| 02:02:32 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A MECHANISM THAT ALLOWS THAT TO CONTINUE, WITHOUT
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| 02:02:39 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
INTERRUPTION. >> GIVEN THE IG'S DUAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE SECRETARY AS THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT AND TO CONGRESS, DO YOU BELIEVE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO...
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| 02:03:02 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
SENATOR. I'VE LIVED WITH THE DUAL REPORTING RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. I'VE ALWAYS SEEN THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AS PART OF MY TEAM. HELPING...
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| 02:03:20 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
DOES PROTECT THE INDEPENDENCE AND IMPARTIALITY. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, IN ANY ORGANIZATION. >> GENERAL SHINSEKI, I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON YOUR COMMENTS...
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| 02:03:51 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
PROCESSING, HOW DO YOU BEGIN TO FOSTER TRUST IN THAT RELATIONSHIP? >> SENATOR, THAT'S JUST A PROCESS THAT BEGINS WITH ME. AND BEGINS WITH MY OPPORTUNITY...
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| 02:04:21 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
BUILDS TRUST FASTER THAN PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERING ON PROMISES. AND THAT'S WHAT WE INTEND TO DO. IF CONFIRMED, THAT'S WHAT WE INTEND TO DO. >> THANK...
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| 02:04:52 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
IN TERMS OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AND THE EFFECT THAT HAD ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WAS MAGICAL. IT BROUGHT THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF TRUTH AND NEED
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| 02:05:09 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
INTO A KIND OF CONVERGENCE -- MAYBE THAT OVERDRAMA -- IT ELECTRIFIED THE NATION, IT CERTAINLY ELECTRIFIED US HERE IN WASHINGTON. YOU'RE GOING TO BE...
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| 02:11:07 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
14% OF THE CURRENT ACTIVE DUTY FORCE, BUT WOMEN STILL HAVE MUCH A MINORITY AT THE VA. A LOT OF WOMEN DON'T SEE
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| 02:11:14 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
THEMSELVES AS VETERANS. THEY DON'T GET THE ADEQUATE CARE WHEN DAY GO IN. THE VA WASN'T BUILT FOR WOMEN. BUT THEY NOW HAVE TO BE PART OF THAT AND I WONDERED...
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| 02:11:51 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
THE BETTER THAT OCCURRED OVER THAT TIME. BUT WE WERE ALWAYS PLAYING CATCH-UP. I UNDERSTAND THAT TODAY, WOMEN ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 14% OF OUR DEPLOYED...
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| 02:13:14 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
COPAY INCREASED BACK IN 2002 ACTUALLY CAUSED A 19% DROP IN MEDICATION ADHERENCE BY OUR VETERANS. SO HAD A VERY NEGATIVE EFFECT. AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT...
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| 02:14:04 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
AN HONEST BUDGET, IT MIGHT BETTER COME TO US WITHOUT THOSE IN THEM. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY OFFICE AND CHATTING WITH ME ABOUT A NUMBER OF ISSUES...
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| 02:14:18 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
CLINIC, WHICH WE HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION ON. WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS THERE AND WE WANT TO KEEP GOING AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO THAT. I...
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| 02:15:54 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
WAY IT'S BE BEING DOING BUSINESS. ALL FOR THE GOOD, BUT MY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO LEAD THAT CHANGE AND PROACTIVITY IS SOMETHING I'M USUALLY COMFORTABLE...
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| 02:16:27 |
Murray, Patty - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
WITH THIS COMMITTEE, WE WILL WORK AS HARD AS WE CAN WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE OUR VETERANS GET THE CARE THEY NEED. SO THANK YOU, VERY, VERY MUCH. >> THANK...
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| 02:16:59 |
Akaka, Daniel K. - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
I MENTIONED IN MY STATEMENT, THE PLAN IS FOR YOUR NOMINATION TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE SENATE CALENDAR ON INAUGURATION DAY AND FOR THE SENATE TO ACT ON IT...
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| 02:18:23 |
Shinseki, Eric - Chief of Staff
RETIRED GENERAL ERIC SHINSEKI WRAPPING UP THE HEARING BEFORE THE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. NOMINATED BY PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA TO HEAD VETERANS AFFAIRS....
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