| 00:00:10 |
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ONE SUICIDE HAPPENING. THAT ISSUE DOMINATED A DISCUSSION AT A JOINT HOUSE HEARING WITH LEON PANETTA AND VETERAN SECRETARY SHINSEKI. THIS IS TWO AND...
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| 00:00:39 |
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I WELCOME EVERYONE FOR THIS SPECIAL JOINT HEARING. OUR FOCUS IS THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS...
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| 00:07:02 |
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REALLY TRULY HISTORIC MEETING TODAY ACCORDING TO QUICK SEARCH. IT APPEARS WE'VE NEVER HAD THESE TWO SECRETARIES SIMULTANEOUSLY APPEARING BEFORE THE TWO...
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| 00:11:32 |
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THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT WE FACE IN THE COUNTRY. I WANT TO THANK THE SECRETARY PANETTA AND SECRETARY SHINTESKI FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I KNOW...
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| 00:18:36 |
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ING EACH MEMBER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO QUESTION THE WITNESSES, STARTING WITH ME. THEY ARRIVED, ALTERNATING BETWEENED THE ARMED SERVICES MEMBERS....
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| 00:19:57 |
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PILNER, DEAR FORMER COLLEAGUES OF MINE. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF BOTH COMMITTEES. THIS IS A UNIQUE EVENT....
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| 00:37:44 |
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HAVE THIS JOINT HEARING BETWEEN THE TWO COMMITTEES THAT RESULTED FROM CHAIR BMAN MILLER COMING TO ME WITH THE IDEA. AND I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR THAT....
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| 00:39:19 |
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PILNER. THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES AND HOUSE VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR STEADFAST SUPPORT. OF SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS AND FOR...
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| 00:45:58 |
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ORDERED. AS WE'VE ALREADY AGREED THAT WE WILL HAVE TWO-MINUTE QUESTIONS. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO MAKE THEIR QUESTIONS SHORT SO THEA WE CAN...
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| 00:47:08 |
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TIME AGAIN, A DISASTER IN TERMS OF THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, AS FAR AS OUR BUDGET
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| 00:47:14 |
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IS CONCERNED AND AS FAR AS OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE THREATS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND IT WOULD HAVE A HUGE IMPACT. IT CUTS -- IT DOUBLES THE CUTS...
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| 00:48:28 |
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MR. MILLER? >>
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| 00:48:32 |
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BOTH SECRETARIES IN 1961, JOHN F. KENNEDY SAID WE WOULD PUT A MAN ON THE MOON. EIGHT YEARS LATER AMERICA WAS THERE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN
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| 00:48:42 |
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INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD BY 2017. WHY COULD WE PUT A MAN ON THE MOON IN EIGHT YEARS AND WE'RE NOT STARTING FROM GROUND ZERO WITH THE ELECTRONIC...
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| 00:49:24 |
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SUGGEST TWO LARGE DEPARTMENTS EACH HAVING THEIR OWN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE TWO VERY GOOD, MAYBE THE TWO BEST ELECTRONIC HEALTH...
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| 00:51:34 |
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MR. SMITH? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE TAP PROGRAM. EXIT
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| 00:51:42 |
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INTERVIEWS ARE NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT TO GET PEOPLE INTERESTED IN. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS SERVICE MEMBER, THEY'RE OUT THERE, THEY'RE MOVING ON. I...
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| 00:52:25 |
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WAIT TO GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE. AND I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME HAVING PEOPLE TELL ME, YOU KNOW, WHAT I WAS OR WAS NOT GOING TO...
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| 00:53:05 |
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EITHER. I WOULD JUST SAY IF WE LOOK AT THIS AS A TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND THE FOCUS IS ON ASSISTANCE, I THINK WE COME AT IT WITH A LITTLE...
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| 00:54:13 |
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NEED OBVIOUSLY THE SUPPORT AND VOTE OF PEOPLE TO GO TO WAR, THE COST OF WAR IS A PRETTY
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| 00:54:18 |
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IMPORTANT ITEM TO UNDERSTAND. AND TREATING OUR VETERANS IS OBVIOUSLY A PART OF THE COST OF WAR, OR SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THAT. HAVE I TRIED ON SEVERAL...
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| 00:55:45 |
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AND HOW IT'S AFFECTED THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED. AND WHEN THEY DO RETURN, WHEN THEY COME BACK, THE REALITY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, NOT ALL OF THEM, NOT ALL OF...
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| 00:57:15 |
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YOU. BY ALMOST
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| 00:57:18 |
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EVERY COUNT, WE'RE FAIL OUR VETERANS. MORE OF THEM ARE KILLING THEMSELVES THAN ARE KILLED
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| 00:57:24 |
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BY THE ENEMY IN AFGHANISTAN, AND THE SUICIDE RATE IS INCREASING. HOMELESSNESS IS APPROACHING THE PERCENTAGE OF VIETNAM VETERANS, AND THAT'S INCREASING....
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| 00:58:36 |
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SAME CONCERN WITH REGARDS TO OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THESE ISSUES. THE CHALLENGE IS THAT AS WE TRY TO MAKE THESE SYSTEMS WORK, THERE IS A LOT OF...
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| 00:59:48 |
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SECRETARIES FOR BEING HERE. FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO THANK BOTH OF YOU BECAUSE YOU
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| 00:59:53 |
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HAVE -- YOU HAVE PUT YOUR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP IN AREAS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. THE ISSUE OF WOMEN HAVE BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO BOTH OF YOU IN...
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| 01:01:34 |
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VA. I WOULD RECALL IN '08 AND '09 OUR BUDGETS WERE ENHANCED BY CONGRESS. SINCE THEN YOU HAVE PROVIDED US ADVANCED APPROPRIATIONS. NOT ALL AGREE THAT...
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| 01:03:20 |
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I CERTAINLY BELIEVE WE NEED MORE RESEARCH FOR DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND INGREDIENTS. THROUGH WHAT CHANNELS ARE THE DOD, THE VA AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR SHARING...
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| 01:03:51 |
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A JOINT EFFORT TO BRING OUR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS TO THE SAME TABLE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. 28 STRATEGIC FINDINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT. THOSE FINDINGS...
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| 01:05:01 |
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WHO MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM, SPECIFICALLY WITH PTSD. WE'VE DONE ABOUT 600,000 OF THESE ASSESSMENTS. OUR GREATEST LIMITATION, OUR GREATEST LIMITATION IS...
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| 01:05:42 |
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MORNING. A QUICK QUESTION, AND I WANT TO READ
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| 01:05:45 |
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FROM A VETERAN'S SERVICE ORGANIZATION LETTER THAT THEY ACTUALLY SENT TO SENATOR WEB JUST LAST WEEK. AND JUST PART OF IT SAYS THE ONLY BRANCH OF THE...
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| 01:07:39 |
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WE HAVE A NEW SUICIDE PREVENTION OFFICE THAT IS TRYING TO LOOK AT PROGRAMS TO TRY TO ADDRESS THIS TERRIBLE EPIDEMIC. I MEAN, WE ARE LOOKING AT -- IF...
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| 01:09:32 |
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WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND SOME STATISTICS REALLY JUMPED OUT AT ME. ONE FACT THEY SAID IS THAT 33% OF MILITARY SUICIDES HAD NEVER DEPLOYED...
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| 01:10:17 |
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SOCIETY. BECAUSE THE FACT IS THAT SUICIDES ARE ON THE INCREASE IN THE REST OF SOCIETY AS WELL. SO PROBLEMS WITH DRINKING, PROBLEMS WITH FINANCES,...
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| 01:11:08 |
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IT'S NOT JUST COMBAT, BUT THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF THOSE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. I YIELD BACK. >> THANK YOU. MR. SECRETARY, DO YOU KNOW IF THERE IS ANY...
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| 01:11:25 |
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MILITARY COMMITTING SUICIDE AND THOSE NOT IN THE MILITARY, BUT OF THE SAME AGE GROUP COMMITTING SUICIDE? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. THE...
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| 01:11:41 |
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CAUSES OF DEATH AMONGST AMERICANS. AND AS I RECALL, THE LAST REPORT, AND IT'S A CONTINUIOUS TRACK, BETWEEN AGE GROUPS -- IN THE AGE GROUP 15 TO 24, SUICIDES...
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| 01:12:55 |
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THROUGH THE CASEWORK WE HAVE WITH RESPECT TO VETERANS IN TRANSITION. AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR V.A. HOSPITAL IN LONG BEACH,...
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| 01:14:30 |
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BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO RESEARCH BOTH YOUR FRUSTRATION AND MINE. WE OWE VETERANS BETTER, AND I AGREE WITH YOU. >> MY SECOND QUESTION IS WITH RESPECT TO...
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| 01:14:48 |
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LOW ON FUNDS. THERE ANY GRANT PROGRAM COMING UP FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR LOCAL 501-C3s TO HELP? >> WE HAVE PROVIDED GRANT -- GRANTS FOR THE PAST...
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| 01:15:07 |
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PROVIDED UNDER THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO VETERANS FAMILIES FUND. JUST RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THIS YEAR'S INVESTMENT OF 100 MILLION. AND IN THE '13 BUDGET...
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| 01:15:33 |
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CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU TO BOTH YOU GENTLEMEN FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THE PRESIDENT HAS ANNOUNCED THE NEW MODEL OF THE T.A.P. PROGRAM. AS WE UNDERSTAND IT,
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| 01:15:43 |
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EVERYONE WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A ONE-DAY DOD PRESEPARATION CLASS FOLLOWED BY A THREE-DAY EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOP AND A ONE-DAY VA BENEFITS BRIEFING....
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| 01:16:48 |
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OUT. AND WE'RE HOPING TO COMPLETE THOSE PILOTS BY NOVEMBER AND LEARN, YOU KNOW, JUST EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE TO REQUIREMENT REQUIRE, HOW WE HAVE TO MANDATE...
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| 01:17:12 |
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THAT A MODEL THAT IS WORTH LOOKING AT AS WELL? >> I WOULD THINK SO. >> IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WOULD GIVE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY? BECAUSE NOT EVERY SERVICE...
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| 01:17:25 |
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THE WORKFORCE. >> THAT'S RIGHT. SOME WILL WANT TO STAY. >> ABSOLUTELY. YEP. THANK YOU. I'LL YIELD
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| 01:17:33 |
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| 01:17:34 |
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BACK. >> MR. WALTZ? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BOTH CHAIRMANS AND THE RANKING MEMBERS FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. I HAVE TALKED SEAMLESS...
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| 01:17:44 |
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ADULT LIFE, AND IT APPEARS IT IS HAPPENING. TO BOTH YOU HAVE YOU HAVE MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE IN THE FIRST DISTRICT FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE VETERAN'S...
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| 01:18:29 |
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SITUATION THAT TOOK PLACE UP AT IN WASHINGTON. AND THAT WAS THE FOCUS OF THE GAO REPORT, AND THAT'S WHAT CONCERNED US A GREAT DEAL. AND AS A RESULT...
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| 01:19:14 |
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HOW DO WE FIX THAT. I WOULD ADD TOO THAT AS THESE HAVE DECREASED, PERSONALITY DISORDER RELEASES, ADJUSTMENT DISORDER HAVE INCREASED. I THANK YOU BOTH...
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| 01:19:55 |
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YOU HAVE SERVED THIS COUNTRY AT WAR AND YOU COME BACK HOME AND YOU IN THE PROCESS IN A MEDICAL REVIEW OF YOUR CONDITION, BUT IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME YOURSELF-MEDICATE...
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| 01:20:53 |
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THE ISSUES YOU JUST PRESENTED. AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN ACCURATE ANSWER. AND LET ME GIVE YOU THAT ANSWER THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT, IF I MAY. >>...
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| 01:21:08 |
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MR. CHAIRMAN. AND THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR REALLY UNPARALLELED LEADERSHIP
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| 01:21:16 |
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IN TRYING TO WORK AND COORDINATE THESE PROGRAMS. I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT COORDINATION, ABOUT RESOLVING THE MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE TWO CARE COORDINATION...
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| 01:21:52 |
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TWO BUREAUCRACIES. THEY BASICALLY DEVELOPED THEIR OWN APPROACH TO DEALING WITH THESE SYSTEMS. AND THEY GET FAMILIAR WITH THEM THAT'S WHAT THEY USE....
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| 01:22:19 |
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PROGRAM THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS PROPOSED AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON CALL FOR COUNSELORS. AND WE KNOW THE PROBLEMS IN MENTAL HEALTH, BUT HOW ARE WE PLANNING...
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| 01:22:56 |
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VETERANS IN DEFENSE AREAS, WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS, WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, AND BE ABLE TO PRESENT THAT. SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE...
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| 01:23:20 |
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JUST SUGGEST AS WELL THAT THERE MAY BE SOME GREAT MODELS AROUND THE COUNTRY. WE
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| 01:23:24 |
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THINK WE HAVE ONE IN SAN DIEGO. AND IF WE COULD LOOK AT SOME OF
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| 01:23:28 |
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THOSE MODELS, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BOTH. >> MR. FLORES? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, SECRETARY PANETTA AND SECRETARY...
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| 01:23:42 |
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FOR PROTECTING VALOR FOR THOSE THAT HAVE EARNED IT. MY QUESTION IS A LITTLE MORE THEORETICAL. AND WHAT PROMPTS THIS IS THE CLAIMS PROCESSING TIME AT...
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| 01:25:06 |
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THAT WE NORMALLY HANDLE. IEDS IS A JOINT PROGRAM THAT DOD AND VA. SO IT'S THE IEDS QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE HERE. WE HAVE PILOTED IEDS. WE STARTED OUT WITH...
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| 01:27:26 |
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OUT IN MAY AT 9400 CLAIMS. 1.25 MILLION IS PROJECTED FOR 2013. MY QUESTION IS CAN THE CURRENT SYSTEM HANDLE THE EXPECTED REDUCTIONS IN-STRENGTH PROJECTED...
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| 01:28:01 |
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MY COUNT. LET ME EXPLAIN WHY THE INVENTORY, THAT'S THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CLAIMS IN PROCESSING, AND THE BACKLOG PORTION OF THAT, 65% OR SO, 550,000 OF...
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| 01:29:09 |
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CLAIMS GOING FORWARD? >> WELL, I WOULD SAY THAT IN THE CASE OF VA, WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED
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| 01:29:19 |
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THAT VA IS EXEMPT FROM SEQUESTRATION EXCEPT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. NOW I DON'T HAVE A DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS RIGHT NOW. BUT WHAT I WOULD,...
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| 01:29:52 |
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POSSIBLY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WOULD BE AFFECTED BY SEQUESTRATION.
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| 01:29:58 |
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THE PRESIDENT THE OTHER DAY AT VFW SAID NO VETERAN ISSUES WOULD BE TOUCHED BY SEQUESTRATION. COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO THIS COMMITTEE, BECAUSE THERE IS STILL...
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| 01:30:32 |
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FROM SEQUESTRATION. AND I DON'T HAVE THE LETTER IN FRONT OF ME, MR. CHAIRMAN. I THINK ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WERE LISTED IN THAT. >> SO IT'S YOUR UNDERSTANDING...
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| 01:30:53 |
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COSTS? AND, AGAIN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT FOR THE RECORD BECAUSE OF TIME. >> I THINK THIS WOULD BE ONE THAT I BEST PROVIDE TO YOU A RESPONSE...
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| 01:31:08 |
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SECRETARY. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY PANETTA AND SECRETARY SHINSEKI. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
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| 01:31:19 |
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BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. SECRETARY SHINSEKI, WE TALKED ABOUT SUICIDES QUITE A BIT. BUT CAN YOU PROVIDE US WITH AN EFFORT TO END VETERANS' HOMELESSNESS?...
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| 01:31:50 |
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HAVE ESTABLISHED 2,015 AS A APPOINTMENT IN TIME WHERE WE INTEND TO END VETERANS' HOMELESSNESS. WHEN I SAY END VETERANS' HOMELESSNESS THERE ARE...
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| 01:34:11 |
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CHAIRMAN. AND BOTH OF YOU, GENERAL SHINSEKI AND SECRETARY PANETTA, I'VE COME TO
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| 01:34:19 |
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RESPECT GREATLY. BOTH OF YOUR COMMITMENTS AND YOUR HEART FOR OUR VETERANS. I WILL TELL YOU, THOUGH, THAT I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT ALL THE MEMBERS OF...
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| 01:36:31 |
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YOU AND WE BELIEVE WE HAVE A GOOD MARK ON AN ARCHITECTURE. OBVIOUSLY WE HAVEN'T SATISFIED YOU. WE'LL COME BACK AND WORK IT AGAIN. >> MR. TURNER? >> THANK...
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| 01:36:55 |
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WANT TO PARTICULARLY THANK YOU ALSO FOR YOUR WORK ON SEXUAL ASSAULT, WHICH I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING ON IN COORDINATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE VA AND...
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| 01:38:33 |
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EFFORTS THAT YOU'VE MADE. YOU'VE PROVIDED TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE, AND I WILL DO THE SAME WITH REGARDS TO THE AMENDMENTS ON THE SENATE...
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| 01:38:55 |
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I WANT TO THANK YOU, SECRETARY PANETTA. I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH YOUR EFFORTS THAT YOU HAVE MADE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT...
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| 01:40:31 |
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PLACE. IN PROVIDING THAT KIND OF GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE TO THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. SO THAT THEY GET THE KIND OF SUPPORT...
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| 01:41:10 |
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YOU, MR. CHAIR. MR. PANETTA, MR. SHINSEKI, GREAT TO SEE YOU BOTH HERE. MR. PANETTA, I'VE
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| 01:41:17 |
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BEEN WORKING ON THESE ISSUES FOR QUITE SOME TIME WITH YOU IN OUR AREA OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT ON THE VETERANS SKILLS...
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| 01:42:44 |
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INDIVIDUALS. IF THEY WANT TO STAY IN THE SERVICE, WE OUGHT TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP THEM STAY IN THE SERVICE. IF THEY WANT TO MOVE ON, THEN IT...
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| 01:43:25 |
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PIECES WE NEED. WE JUST HAVE TO -- WE'VE GOT LARGE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE TO
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| 01:43:30 |
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DEAL WITH. BUT THE PROGRAMS ARE IN PLACE. THE ASSISTANCE IS IN PLACE. WE'VE JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY SO THAT...
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| 01:43:57 |
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I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT HOW WE CAN BETTER ALIGN MILITARY TO CIVILIAN JOBS IN TRANSITION, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS. GIVE...
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| 01:44:59 |
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TO PUSH STATES TO TRY TO DEVELOP SOME COMMON STANDARDS HERE WITH REGARDS TO ACCREDITATION IN THESE VARIOUS JOBS. THESE GUYS ARE -- THESE GUYS COME OUT...
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| 01:45:48 |
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ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THAT THEY GET THAT CERTIFICATION WOULD GET SOMETHING WITHIN THE MILITARY THAT NOW BY THE WAY, NOW YOU HAVE A CREDENTIAL THAT IS...
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| 01:46:13 |
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A JOB WITHIN THE STATE. >> IT SEEMS LIKE IF YOU JUST ALIGN THINGS THAT ALIGN WITH OUTSIDE,
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| 01:46:22 |
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THERE COULD BE SOME RECIPROCITY. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. SECRETARY SHINSEKI, I WONDER IF
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| 01:46:42 |
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YOU COULD TALK ABOUT THE EXAMPLE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING WITH IMMIGRANT T. I THINK YOU HAVE SURPASSED EVEN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN TERMS OF REALLY...
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| 01:47:10 |
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AND THERE ARE CIVILIAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS NOW THAT ARE ADOPTING THE CONCEPT. AND THAT IS WITH A SINGLE STROKE OF A MOUSE ON THE INTERNET, YOU'RE...
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| 01:47:59 |
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AND AGAIN, JUST CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM
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| 01:48:02 |
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FOR REALLY LEADING THE WAY FOR THE WHOLE HEALTH CARE SECTOR, REALLY, IN TERMS OF THAT INITIATIVE. AND I KNOW COMMENTS HAVE COME UP, AND I'M RUNNING...
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| 01:48:35 |
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TO THIS NATION. IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU BOTH HERE. YOU'VE HEARD RERCHGSS TO THE DOLE CHALETSHALALA COMMISSION. AFTER THEY HAD A CALL TO STREAMLINE...
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| 01:49:37 |
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LAUNCHED AND ESSENTIALLY DEVELOPED GOOD PROGRAMS THAT DON'T QUITE HARM MONONIZE. WE HAVE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND BRING HARMONY TO THE PROGRAMS. WHERE...
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| 01:50:18 |
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FRANKLY HAVE BEEN PUSHING TO TRY TO SAY, WHY CAN'T WE GET FASTER RESULTS? WHY CAN'T WE GET THIS DONE ON A FASTER TRACK. YOU KNOW, BOTTOM LINE IS...
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| 01:50:40 |
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AN EXAMPLE OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO OUR COUNTRY, AND WE SHOULD BE THAT COMMITTED TO THEM IT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS JOB DONE. THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH....
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| 01:50:56 |
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COUNTRY. SECRETARY PANETTA, I'M HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR INITIATIVE ON THE INSTALLMENT OF VALOR WEBSITE, REALIZING ANY WEBSITE HAS LIMITATIONS. ...
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| 01:52:10 |
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OF THAT IS THE MEDICAL CARE OF SERIOUSLY WOUNDED AND INJURED INDIVIDUALS WHO STILL HAVE THEIR CARE TO BE COMPLETED AND ALSO RECUPERATION LEAVE AS...
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| 01:53:31 |
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OVER THE YEARS, AND I CERTAINLY THANK YOU AGAIN, SIR, IN PUBLIC AND GENERAL, I'VE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD MY LOVE FOR YOU PUBLICLY. BUT YOU...
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| 01:56:23 |
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EXPIREDEXPIRED? >> A MINUTE AGO. >> THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST A SMALL POINT HERE. I THANK THE CONGRESSMAN FOR HIS
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| 01:56:32 |
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COMPLIMENTS. I WOULD JUST SAY THERE
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| 01:56:34 |
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IS MORE THAN THIS ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HELD THAT OPINION, AND I WAS NOT FORCED TO RESIGN. I SERVED, YOU KNOW, A FULL AND COMPLETE TOUR AS THE ARMY CHIEF...
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| 01:56:52 |
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RUNYAN MR. RUNYAN. >> I DON'T THINK I NEED TO BE SAVED FROM
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| 01:56:55 |
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MYSELF. >> YOU HAVEN'T SEEN MR. RUNYAN. >> THANK YOU,
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| 01:57:01 |
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MR. CHAIRMAN, AND GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I WANT IT TO TOUCH ON THE
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| 01:57:09 |
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IDES PROCESS. I KNOW IN SECRETARY PANETTA'S OPENING STATEMENT, THE LAST SENTENCE OF THAT PARTICULAR PARAGRAPH OR THE END OF THE IDES STATEMENT SAYS...
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| 01:59:21 |
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LIMITATION IN THE NUMBER OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. I'VE GOT SOME INFORMATION I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU. I REPRESENT GEORGIA, WHICH HAS A TREMENDOUS NUMBER...
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| 02:01:10 |
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THE VETERANS ARE VERY TIED TO THEIR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND TO THE BENEFITS THAT THEY RECEIVE THERE. OBVIOUSLY, DOD IS VERY TIED TO OUR SYSTEM. BUT...
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| 02:01:53 |
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A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS JOINT AND INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES, NORTH CHICAGO, A FEDERAL HEALTH CARE CENTER. THE DIRECTOR IS A VA PERSON. THE SECOND IN COMMAND...
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| 02:03:36 |
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ALOEHA TO GENERAL SHINSEKI. IN PAGE SEVEN OF YOUR TESTIMONY YOU TALKED ABOUT THE VOW TO HIRE HEROES ACT OF 2011 WHICH CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT ...
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| 02:04:19 |
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WE HAVE VETERANS WHO ARE SIGNING -- THIS IS THAT -- BETWEEN VETERANS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 35 AND 60 WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS HAVE...
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| 02:05:19 |
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OKAY. >> DR. ROWE. >> I THANK YOU BOTH OF YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR NATION. YESTERDAY WE HAD A HEARING OR JUST A BRIEFING
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| 02:05:28 |
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WITH DAVID DR. RUDD ON THE SUICIDE PROBLEM, AND I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU -- BOTH OF YOU ALL I WON'T DO TODAY BECAUSE OF TIME WITH HIS DATA WHICH WAS...
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| 02:06:23 |
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OF CHALLENGE IS THE SINGLE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD. AND FOR THE MOST PART THEY'RE GREAT WORK-AROUNDS BUT WHEN YOU GET TO SOME PLACES LIKE PHARMACY...
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| 02:07:27 |
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AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE, MR. SECRETARY. >> I'VE SERVED IN THE MARINE CORPS IN THE FIRST GULF WAR IN THE IRAQ WAR. I REMEMBER THE OUTBRIEFINGS...
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| 02:08:11 |
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IN 1991 BEFORE I LEFT THE THEATER, AND THEY WERE EXCELLENT. 2006 THEY WERE EXCELLENT AS WELL. I'VE TRACKED THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE...
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| 02:09:44 |
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JUST SAY I'M NOT SURE WHEN THE DECISION TO TREAT THIS AS A WOUND OCCURRED, BUT I THINK WE'VE ALL USED PTSD DISORDER AS THE DES CHIROPRACTICCRIPTOR...
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| 02:10:37 |
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AT THAT AGAIN. ALL THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT I TALKED TO FEEL THAT IT IS TREATABLE DOWN TO A LEVEL TO WHERE IT'S NO LONGER DEBILITATING,...
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| 02:11:09 |
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. TO EACH OF YOU, WE ARE
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| 02:11:13 |
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IN AWE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS YOU'VE MADE TO THIS COUNTRY. THANK YOU FOR BEING
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| 02:11:17 |
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HERE TODAY. I'M GOING TO TRY AND CRAM THROUGH QUESTIONS INTO MY TWO MINUTES, SO I'M GOING TO MOVE FAIRLY QUICKLY. SCHEDULE 2 DRUGS. THERE IS AN ADDICTION...
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| 02:12:42 |
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OUR PEOPLE WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE MEDICATION POLICIES THAT LEAD TO ADDICTION, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT IT. I KNOW THAT BOTH DOD AND VA LOOK AT THIS....
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| 02:14:13 |
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DISABLED VETERANS SO THAT IT DOES NOT LAPSE IN THE FOUR OR FIVE YEARS THAT IT'S PRESENTLY THE TIME LIMIT IN WHICH THEY HAVE TO ACCESS THE BENEFITS....
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| 02:14:32 |
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BILL, IT'S STIPULATED IN THE LAW HOW MUCH TIME IS AVAILABLE. >> I THINK IT SHOULD BE MODIFIED. IT WOULD GIVE US THAT ADDITIONAL TIME IN THE EVENT THAT...
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| 02:14:47 |
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SERIOUS WOUNDS THAT YOUR VETERAN IS DEALING WITH. >> THANK YOU. >> MR. GIBSON. >> THANKS, MR. CHAIRMAN. I THANK THE GENTLEMEN FOR BEING HERE FOR THESE...
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| 02:15:01 |
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TERMS OF BRINGING US BETTER TRANSITION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS HERE JUST BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE INITIALLY AS A PRIVATE AND NEW YORK ARMY...
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| 02:17:35 |
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IN MY DISTRICT. HOUSING AUTHORITIES ARE PARTNERING VERY WELL WITH OTHERS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SECOND, WE STARTED A PROGRAM IN MY OFFICE TO ASSIST SOME...
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| 02:19:20 |
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THE BOARD. ANYONE DEPARTING THE MILITARY, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE INDICATED WHILE THEY'RE SERVING IN UNIFORM THAT THEY HAVE SOME MENTAL HEALTH...
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| 02:19:56 |
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A PROBLEM HERE. THE KEY RIGHT NOW IS TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP THAT -- THERE ARE THOSE PROBLEMS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT INDIVIDUAL GETS INTO THE HEALTH...
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| 02:20:27 |
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VETS. I'M PRETTY SURE YOUR MASTER CHIEF IS FAMILIAR WITH IT, BUT THERE ARE ABOUT FIVE OTHERS THAT TOUCH ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF TRANSLATING SKILLS. >>...
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| 02:20:49 |
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YEARS, SO I THINK THIS IS A FIRST. I JUST THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA. MR. PANETTA AND MR. SHINSEKI, WELCOME. I'M ASKING A BASIC QUESTION THAT THE...
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| 02:22:03 |
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YOU, BUT WHEN STEVE BOWYER, WHO WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, HE HAD A BILL THAT WAS GOING TO SOLVE
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| 02:22:09 |
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THAT PROBLEM. THIS WAS MANY MOONS AGO. SO WHEN YOU INDICATE YOU HAVE THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME, I'M JUST SAYING I THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED SOME...
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| 02:22:30 |
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THE COMMITTEE THERE WAS NO AUTOMATION TOOL EVER DISCUSSED IN THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS. IN FACT, TESTIMONY WAS THAT WE WERE BUILDING THIS, AND...
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| 02:23:57 |
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BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING MORE AND MORE TO THAT LIST. I THINK THE KEY FOR US IS IF WE CAN DEVELOP THE SYSTEMS TO DEAL WITH WHAT WE'RE DEALING...
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| 02:24:35 |
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CANSHEKI. >> I HAVE A QUESTION AS TO THE NATURE OF THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND VA ON REDUCING THE BACKLOG BACKLOG. CAN YOU...
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| 02:24:43 |
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YOU WORKING TOGETHER FOR THIS, OR CAN YOU JUST COMMENT ON THAT? >> YOU KNOW, WE -- THAT'S ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE TAKEN ON IN BOTH...
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| 02:24:59 |
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MAKE SURE THAT BOTH OF US ARE TRYING TO WORK IN A WAY THAT REDUCES THOSE NUMBERS. I THINK THE SECRETARY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AT THE VETERAN SIDE TO TRY...
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| 02:25:45 |
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ARE. WHEN WE SAY BACKLOG HERE, THERE ARE ABOUT TWO OR THREE TRANSITION PROGRAMS FROM
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| 02:25:50 |
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DOD TO VA. WE HAVE IDEAS THAT MOST OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH, WHICH IS PRIMARILY A TRANSITIONING OF SERIOUSLY WOUNDED AND INJURED FOLKS OUT OF UNIFORM...
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| 02:27:57 |
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HALF HOURS WITH OUR TWO COMMITTEES. WE APPRECIATE
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| 02:28:00 |
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YOU BEING SO GENEROUS WITH YOUR TIM TO ANSWER IMPORTANT QUESTION. I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS TO REVISE...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.