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v.a. new england health care system. carla van, pentagon correspondent for v.o.a. news. kevin wensing, managing director of wensing enterprises, retired navy veteran and organizer of today's luncheon. we'll get to you in a moment. lawyerie russo, president of stanton communications and co-lead of the headliners team. to my left. jen dudson, land warfare reporter for defense news and the 115th president of the national press club. lynn deen, assistant director of customer experience for the veterans benefits administration. senior associate of activa resources and consultant to the v.a. richard barbado, client and employment officer of the v.h.a. readjustment services. and max learner publisher of "stars and stripes." [applause] when our guest today was sworn in as the 11th second retar of veterans firns february 8, 2021, he pledged to increase veterans' access to care and benefits and to improve outcomes for them. he identified three core responsibilities as his highest priorities. providi
v.a. new england health care system. carla van, pentagon correspondent for v.o.a. news. kevin wensing, managing director of wensing enterprises, retired navy veteran and organizer of today's luncheon. we'll get to you in a moment. lawyerie russo, president of stanton communications and co-lead of the headliners team. to my left. jen dudson, land warfare reporter for defense news and the 115th president of the national press club. lynn deen, assistant director of customer experience for the...
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v.a., workforce challenges and modernizing the agency. >>> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club, a place where news happens. i am eileen a riley, the president of the national press club and the managing editor of standards and training the axios. thank you for joining us both here and online for our headliner event with veterans affairs secretary denis mcdonough. we are happy to accept your questions, and after secretary mcdonough's opening remarks, i'll ask as many as time permits. to submit a question online, please email headliners@press.org and put v.a. in the subject line. for our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public, so any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. it is now my pleasure to introduce this distinguished head table, please stand when your name is called. starting on my far right is tom young, commander of the american legion post 20 which is affilia
v.a., workforce challenges and modernizing the agency. >>> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club, a place where news happens. i am eileen a riley, the president of the national press club and the managing editor of standards and training the axios. thank you for joining us both here and online for our headliner event with veterans affairs secretary denis mcdonough. we are happy to accept your questions, and after secretary mcdonough's opening remarks, i'll ask as many...
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we are looking to be constructive parts of continuing to improve the v.a.. next call is paul a vietnam vet. caller: how are you doing? from agent orange in vietnam and i think god for the dav they helped me considerably but what really fixed me up is the bonded administration is giving better benefits to illegal aliens the veteran sleeping on the street. and i urge every veteran don't vote for a democrat. guest: as you may be aware one of the important pieces of bipartisan legislation aloy otht services including vab and the iraq■8 pack was something that t done in the past two years across party lines that addresses illnesses that extend from agent orange. so thank you for your service. host: does that talk about burn pits? guest: burn pits and illnesses that extend from agent orange. z&we have robert from massachusetts. caller: good morning. i am a vietnam veteran and i served for 20 years in the navy. i have a 30% disability but is deducted from my navy retirement checks which i lose 6000 ag about this? guest: i am not aware but we will look into it. our
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the v.a.ecause of the pact act,, right? [cheering] [applause] help up restriction drugs? how about prescription drugs? you know. you know, in the data we have one in three people on prescription drugs. she knows. we have one in three people on prescription drugs. they are rationing their drugs the president is lowering the cost of drugs. he is making insulin 35 bucks. [cheering] [applause] i mean, serious the president is fighting for you. meanwhile, what is trump doing? what does that guy sta for anyway?that guy says he wants to get rid of the affordable care act. he wants to cut social security. [band he wants to do something e don't do intifada, he wants to ban abortion. we don't do that in nevada. [booing] trump, i mean, in the vatican we say it's ok for woman makes her own health decisions, is that right? [cheering] [applause] now. now. i am just going to tell you. i'm going to tell you, it is serious. a serious business here we have coming up in the election at will give you a real-world
the v.a.ecause of the pact act,, right? [cheering] [applause] help up restriction drugs? how about prescription drugs? you know. you know, in the data we have one in three people on prescription drugs. she knows. we have one in three people on prescription drugs. they are rationing their drugs the president is lowering the cost of drugs. he is making insulin 35 bucks. [cheering] [applause] i mean, serious the president is fighting for you. meanwhile, what is trump doing? what does that guy sta...
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guest: there is strong leadership in the v.a.ugh has come out to our events including one that initiated the passing of the global war on terrorism on the national mall. with mike and jason crow cochairing. they have to be in the mindset of always looking to do better in continuing lease speaking out on improvements and one of those things the secretary has done is prioritize outreach. we are lookingéx to be constructive parts of continuing to improve the v.a.. host: our next call is paul a vietnam vet. caller: how are you doing? i suffered from agent orange in vietnam and i think god for the they helped me considerably but what really fixed me up is the bonded administration is giving better benefits to illegal aliens the veteran sleeping on the street. and i urge every veteran don't vote for a democrat. guest: as you may be aware one of the important pieces of bipartisan legislation along with many other important services including vab and the iraq pack was something that got done in the past two years across party lines that
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to your point, at least common sense prevailed, the v.a. me be clear, this image is not banned from v.a. facilities and we will keep it in v.a. facilities. congressman, appreciate your time today. thank you so much. >> all right, thank you. >> john: a far more serious topic here, rising hostilities between israel and hezbollah fueling fears the situation could spiral into the first full-fledged war in lebanon in 18 years. a senior adviser arrived and the scenario long feared things will open up full scale along the border. what happened last night? >> trey: yeah, john, good afternoon. exactly overnight the lebanese militant group hezbollah launched new attacks into israel. you can see in this video here dozens of rockets being fired over the northern border, some of them intercepted by israel's missile defense system, the iron dome. others slamming into the ground below. israel did respond, striking the launching position in southern lebanon. it comes as the defense mines gallant met yesterday with a u.s. special envoy to discuss a path for
to your point, at least common sense prevailed, the v.a. me be clear, this image is not banned from v.a. facilities and we will keep it in v.a. facilities. congressman, appreciate your time today. thank you so much. >> all right, thank you. >> john: a far more serious topic here, rising hostilities between israel and hezbollah fueling fears the situation could spiral into the first full-fledged war in lebanon in 18 years. a senior adviser arrived and the scenario long feared things...
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however, the v.a.her agencies are limited in their ability to enforce penalties were eliminated from the statute about 20 years ago. the guard v.a. benefits act would reinstate those criminal penalties. this bill is a top priority for veterans organizations that have been working for years to combat predatory practices ofho charge unauthorized fees while purporting to help veterans with their disability claims. these are the types of reforms that will camp lejeune and elsewhere as they seek compensation benefits. i would be happy to work with the senator from north carolina to make sure that veterans are protected from unscrupulous actors while ensuring that we don't inhibit quality advocates from helping veterans finally get their day in cot. i support the bill in its current form and i object. the presiding officer: the objection is heard. mr. tillis: mr. president just briefly and again i appreate senator durbin as chairman of the judiciary committee. we've had many opportunities to work together. f
however, the v.a.her agencies are limited in their ability to enforce penalties were eliminated from the statute about 20 years ago. the guard v.a. benefits act would reinstate those criminal penalties. this bill is a top priority for veterans organizations that have been working for years to combat predatory practices ofho charge unauthorized fees while purporting to help veterans with their disability claims. these are the types of reforms that will camp lejeune and elsewhere as they seek...
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the v.a.onic picture in a move criticized as political correctness run amok. and i would say so. lucas tomlinson is live in washington to tell us more. lucas? >> dana, in an about-face veterans affairs secretary says that iconic photo will remain. a photo many americans think about with nostalgia, end of world war ii and victory over japan. dennis mcdonogah quoting let me be clear, this image is not banned from v.a. facilities and we'll keep it in v.a. facilities. in a memo late last month to all hands, the v.a.'s assistant undersecretary health for operations rema ann nelson recently ordered the photo taken down from all v.a. buildings immediately. "this memorandum requests the removal of the v.j. day in times square photograph from all veterans health administration facilities in alignment with the department of veterans affairs commitment to maintaining a safe, respectful and trauma informed environment. the actions promoted by the recognition that the photograph this depicts a nonconsensua
the v.a.onic picture in a move criticized as political correctness run amok. and i would say so. lucas tomlinson is live in washington to tell us more. lucas? >> dana, in an about-face veterans affairs secretary says that iconic photo will remain. a photo many americans think about with nostalgia, end of world war ii and victory over japan. dennis mcdonogah quoting let me be clear, this image is not banned from v.a. facilities and we'll keep it in v.a. facilities. in a memo late last...
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he walks the talk, with 5000 vets in nevada who hthe v.a. because of the pact act,, right?ng] [applause] help up restriction drugs? how about prescription drugs? you know. you know, in the data we have one in three people on prescription drugs. she knows. we have one in three people on prescription drugs. they are rationing their drugs the president is lowering cost of drugs. he is making insulin 35 bucks. [cheering] [applause] i mean, seriously. seriously. the president isyou. meanwhile, what is trump doing? what does that guy stand for anyway?that guy says he wants to get rid of the affordable care act. he wants to cut social security. [booing] and he wants to do something we don't do intifada, he wants to ban abortion. we don't do that in nevada. [booing] trump, i mean, in the vatican we say it's ok for woman makes her own health decisions, is that right? [cheering] [applause] now. now. i am just going to tell you. i'm going to tell you, it is serious. this is a serious business here we have coming up in the election at will give you a real-world example of why the presi
he walks the talk, with 5000 vets in nevada who hthe v.a. because of the pact act,, right?ng] [applause] help up restriction drugs? how about prescription drugs? you know. you know, in the data we have one in three people on prescription drugs. she knows. we have one in three people on prescription drugs. they are rationing their drugs the president is lowering cost of drugs. he is making insulin 35 bucks. [cheering] [applause] i mean, seriously. seriously. the president isyou. meanwhile, what...
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just let the v.a., if they can do it, medicare and medicaid should go through the v.a. >> should theministration talk about what they have done and what they plan to do? >> sure. at the end of the day, i can tell you what i would like to see happen. going in with certain thoughts. but never walked away from anything that i thought moved from point a to point b even though i wanted to clear up x y, z. those who watch sports, we are going to see a touchdown every play. you want to see a home run? game is played. you want a basket every time you shoot, not the way we play. we have not accepted the challenge of the sports. and progress we make, did you make progress? my good friend came into our bipartisan group and we had as many on the electoral count act and 10d's and 10r's and hit came in and had a different venue and he said that's not going to work. and we negotiated back and forth, he said i'm for it. and i'm for it. every time.t's not what hear from most politicians. >> right now, we are fighting these things on the front end and you look at the border crisis which is absolutely
just let the v.a., if they can do it, medicare and medicaid should go through the v.a. >> should theministration talk about what they have done and what they plan to do? >> sure. at the end of the day, i can tell you what i would like to see happen. going in with certain thoughts. but never walked away from anything that i thought moved from point a to point b even though i wanted to clear up x y, z. those who watch sports, we are going to see a touchdown every play. you want to see...
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as the milcon v.a.g member, i support this minibus not only because we blocked nearly all poison pill policy riders, but it includes major democratic priorities. we restored military construction funding to $2 billion above the budgett. dedicated resiliency in pfas remediation funding. we held strong on our commitment to veterans by providing $121 billion for v.a. medical care, increased and protected funding for gender-specific care for women, and blocked republican attempts to further restrict women's abortion access and counseling. i'm so pleased my friend, chairman carter, and i joined forces to end harmful v.a. research on dogs, cats and nonhuman primates within two years. they built a in ins but that lowers costs, creates jobs and fortifies america's energy independence with cutting edge climate research. in other parts of this bill, i'm proud we fully fund everglades restoration at the president's budget request of $415 million. president biden has delivered time and time again for florida's envi
as the milcon v.a.g member, i support this minibus not only because we blocked nearly all poison pill policy riders, but it includes major democratic priorities. we restored military construction funding to $2 billion above the budgett. dedicated resiliency in pfas remediation funding. we held strong on our commitment to veterans by providing $121 billion for v.a. medical care, increased and protected funding for gender-specific care for women, and blocked republican attempts to further...
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and i think the best way we deal with v.a. health care, i think every member of congress should have to get health care from the v.a., and you watch how fast that gets fixed! [laughs] [applause] gov. haley: it will be the best health care you have ever seen guaranteed, i promise. speaking of the military, let's talk about national security. the world is on fire. literally. we have got a war in europe. [protesters shouting] [crowd chanting "nikki"] [indistinct shouting] gov. haley: we have got a war in europe. the war intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of hitting the u.s. we have china doing cyberattacks on our infrastructure. and we have rushed or blinding satellites so we can't see anything that they are doing. but, make no mistake, none of that would have happened had we not had that debacle in afghanistan. [applause] the idea that michael and his military brothers and sisters who served there had to watch us leave bagram air force base in the middle of the night, without telling our allies who stood shoulder to sho
and i think the best way we deal with v.a. health care, i think every member of congress should have to get health care from the v.a., and you watch how fast that gets fixed! [laughs] [applause] gov. haley: it will be the best health care you have ever seen guaranteed, i promise. speaking of the military, let's talk about national security. the world is on fire. literally. we have got a war in europe. [protesters shouting] [crowd chanting "nikki"] [indistinct shouting] gov. haley: we...
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veterans who are declared mentally incompetent by the v.a.tice.red to the department the department of justice then puts them on the list where they will be blocked from gun ownership. that is the current policy. but this deal would reverse that. i have to tell you, of course, this is very controversial. veterans especially are a group that we know have higher rates of suicide, it has been rising, and they are more likely to use firearms if they do turn to suicide. this is an instance where we talked to advocates on both sides who see this provision differently. >> well, veteran goes gets their benefits. they may or may not be having any mental health issues, but they're put in a position where their guns can be taken away. and many times, that alone, the idea that that can happen is what stops veterans from either going to the v.a. or stops them from asking for mental health from the v.a. >> this is a system that has been in place for 30 years already. is it perfect? absolutely not. no government system is perfect, but it is a system that ha
veterans who are declared mentally incompetent by the v.a.tice.red to the department the department of justice then puts them on the list where they will be blocked from gun ownership. that is the current policy. but this deal would reverse that. i have to tell you, of course, this is very controversial. veterans especially are a group that we know have higher rates of suicide, it has been rising, and they are more likely to use firearms if they do turn to suicide. this is an instance where we...
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i'm so pleased my friend, chairman c and i joined forces to end harmful v.a.and nonhuman primates within two in ins but that lowers costs, creates jobs and fortifies america's energy independence with cutting edge climate researc in other parts of this bill, i'm proud we fully fund everglades restoration at the president's budget request of $415 million. president biden has d time agair florida's environment and everglades restoration specifically. this funding allows restoration projects like the e.a.a. reservoir to continue to that we america's everglades. and finally, these bills provide millions of dollars for community project funding back home. i secured morha projects headedd broward county, and community as i cross america will see similar -- across america will see similar assistance. that meansp raise local streets in hollywood to mitigate climate change, it means vital help for law enforcement to conduct more detailed investigations of human ■dtraffiin i was able to secure support for local reef preservation, genetic disease research, water, sewer a
i'm so pleased my friend, chairman c and i joined forces to end harmful v.a.and nonhuman primates within two in ins but that lowers costs, creates jobs and fortifies america's energy independence with cutting edge climate researc in other parts of this bill, i'm proud we fully fund everglades restoration at the president's budget request of $415 million. president biden has d time agair florida's environment and everglades restoration specifically. this funding allows restoration projects like...
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are there folks that work at the v.a.? thank you. thank you for the hard work you do.ou are asked to do so much and not given enough, to do very important jobs for our men and women that have served. i want to say a huge thank you for all of you in the work you do. i want to take a special moment of privilege to honor my sister april from my district and i want to share something with you . every member of congress has an opportunity to bring someone to the state of the union. i am bringing a member of the afge. april is coming with me. and what i hope you know in that is my respect for the work you do and issues that you fight for every day that i want those to be front and center for all of congress. thank you for joining me. have a good rally. >> all right. are you ready? brothers and sisters, i want to take a moment to recognize our sisters and brothers on the first rail wide -- nationwide flight attendant day of action. they are doing actions at more than 30 airports and i want to raise our voice in solidarity. more than two thirds of u.s. flight attendants have c
are there folks that work at the v.a.? thank you. thank you for the hard work you do.ou are asked to do so much and not given enough, to do very important jobs for our men and women that have served. i want to say a huge thank you for all of you in the work you do. i want to take a special moment of privilege to honor my sister april from my district and i want to share something with you . every member of congress has an opportunity to bring someone to the state of the union. i am bringing a...
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go comes to help forur v.a.ides funding to help the american lake v.a. medical center upgrade its facilities so they can provding for the tahoma national cemetery and its work to ensure we honor the veterans we've lost. i just covered a lot of ground so i'll wrap things up. the bottom line is while these first six funding bills are not the bills i would have they do absolutely critical programs and make needed investments in washington state and every state in america. be clear -- we are not done yet. i am working to make sure we see similar results for people in washington state and across the country in the remaining six bills that we are working on right now this minute, and i'm going to keep bringing the concerns i bring with me t every negotiating room from my constituents and work to get solutions to help them with every bill that ail pass. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. mr. cornyn: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i was shocked to hear
go comes to help forur v.a.ides funding to help the american lake v.a. medical center upgrade its facilities so they can provding for the tahoma national cemetery and its work to ensure we honor the veterans we've lost. i just covered a lot of ground so i'll wrap things up. the bottom line is while these first six funding bills are not the bills i would have they do absolutely critical programs and make needed investments in washington state and every state in america. be clear -- we are not...
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just like the v.a. has been able to do for veterans for a long time.not just saving seniors money, it's saving every taxpayer money. it's cuttingdt the federal deficit. cut it by 106 $2 billion. that's $160 billion medicare does not have to pay out if we pay a rational price for this drug. this year medicare is negotiating lower prices for some of the charges of the market. treating everything from heart disease to arthritis. in the law we've already passed. now it's time to give medicare the power to renegotiate even more drugs over the next decade. if we are able to do that, we will not only save lives, we will save taxpayers an estimated 200 billion dollars. two hundred billion dollars taxpayers will not have to pay the drug companies for exorbitant prices [applause] . -- prices. we have already cut the federal deficit by $1 trillion, signed a bipartisan budget deal to cut another $1 trillion over the next decade, if they stick with the deal. now it's my goal to cut the federal got some more by thanking paid corporations and the very wealthy begin t
just like the v.a. has been able to do for veterans for a long time.not just saving seniors money, it's saving every taxpayer money. it's cuttingdt the federal deficit. cut it by 106 $2 billion. that's $160 billion medicare does not have to pay out if we pay a rational price for this drug. this year medicare is negotiating lower prices for some of the charges of the market. treating everything from heart disease to arthritis. in the law we've already passed. now it's time to give medicare the...
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the men random requests the removal from all v.a.ies because they want a safe trauma informed environment. they said it was a nonconsensual kiss, clay. then they said oh, no, that's not going to happen. dennis mcdonough said it's not banned. we will keep it. what do you make of this? >> the only reason that they changed their mind is because so many americans of all political persuasions said this is ridiculous. this is probably, martha, i would argue -- you and i department get to experience it. i can only imagine. >> i heard from my grandparents what it was like. we beat hitler. america defeated hitler and the forces of evil. it was such a joyous moment that i can only imagine what that celebration would have felt like and for many people, that is an iconic moment that crystallizes that moment of american try -- triumph over evil. many people say that trump is a nazi. american people in politics are awful nazis. this is what beating nazis felt like. our grandparents did that. they didn't call people that they disagreed with on soci
the men random requests the removal from all v.a.ies because they want a safe trauma informed environment. they said it was a nonconsensual kiss, clay. then they said oh, no, that's not going to happen. dennis mcdonough said it's not banned. we will keep it. what do you make of this? >> the only reason that they changed their mind is because so many americans of all political persuasions said this is ridiculous. this is probably, martha, i would argue -- you and i department get to...
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we've all talked for years about giving power to medicare to negotiate drug prices like the v.a.epartment of defense. and perhaps, because the power of the industry, no president was able to deliver until joe biden. he got that power to negotiate. now, it is contentious. the republicans did vote against the inflation reduction act. they have wanted but i would sas incredibly popular and my expectation is that if the president wins a second term that we expect in politico, thea going forward because there is strong interest. one of the things that president on rope lines and events people really understand what drug prices mean for them, $35 insulin and get drug prices down. i feel optimistic we can create more support for it. a democratic congress might help. i'm not here for politics. but you know, there is uniformity in the party to really make this a priority. we can focus attention to the public on an issue. there were support for the president's agenda just going by public polling. and that is an important point. that is an important moment for state of the union. the other
we've all talked for years about giving power to medicare to negotiate drug prices like the v.a.epartment of defense. and perhaps, because the power of the industry, no president was able to deliver until joe biden. he got that power to negotiate. now, it is contentious. the republicans did vote against the inflation reduction act. they have wanted but i would sas incredibly popular and my expectation is that if the president wins a second term that we expect in politico, thea going forward...
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by the time end of day we had limited amount of drugs, if that was open up, the v.a. do you think they will talk more about what they have done. bottom line, i can tell you what i would like to see certain thoughts, but i never walked away from anything that i thought moved from point a to point b . if you can move ball forward, those of us who watch athletics and sports we want to see a touchdown of play, that not the way that game is p■7layed. you want to see a home run every at bat that is not how the game is played. not the way we have accepted the challenges of sports. if you look at progress we made, did you make progres, my friend mitt romney come in to our bipartisan group. there are 8 of us, it would vary. mitt is so precise, and articulate. he said thatnt is not going to work, you can't do that, i till you, 2 or three weeks aftee would say i'm for it better than what we got, move will ball forward, let's go. >> not what you hear most politicians say.no >> that is all you ask for, right now we have fighting this on front end. you look at border crisis, that a
by the time end of day we had limited amount of drugs, if that was open up, the v.a. do you think they will talk more about what they have done. bottom line, i can tell you what i would like to see certain thoughts, but i never walked away from anything that i thought moved from point a to point b . if you can move ball forward, those of us who watch athletics and sports we want to see a touchdown of play, that not the way that game is p■7layed. you want to see a home run every at bat that is...
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the v.a. says i need this for veterans but i will not pay more than this amount of money.t just save seniors money but it is saving taxpayer money. the one thing we have been able to do, make sure you will be ab to have insulin for $35 instead of $400 a month. [applause] guess what? that cut the $160 billion. [applause] that notnl saves seniors a lot of money, when i first wrote it it included more money but republicans knocked ou here is the deal, $160 billion over the next decade because big pharma doesn't have tom! pay $40 a month. my plan would double the number of drugs to be negotiated anoth. this bill has already passed. right now we cut the deficit by even more by making the very wealthy pay their fair share. if you are going to deal with medicare and want to make sure you will save money, guess what? many of you know seniors who have cancer drugsto $35,000, $1. guess what? we already passed a law beginning in 2024, january, 2025, no matter the total cost of prescription drugs for a senior, they will not have to pay more than $2000, period. [applause] we will save
the v.a. says i need this for veterans but i will not pay more than this amount of money.t just save seniors money but it is saving taxpayer money. the one thing we have been able to do, make sure you will be ab to have insulin for $35 instead of $400 a month. [applause] guess what? that cut the $160 billion. [applause] that notnl saves seniors a lot of money, when i first wrote it it included more money but republicans knocked ou here is the deal, $160 billion over the next decade because big...
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make sure the disability system of social security, more veterans rely on that than they do on the v.a. this is not an entitlement but an earned benefit. this is not anything you'll get from the private sector. i'm from one of the insurance capitals of the world and went to the aetna school of insurance. they talk about three legs on the stool, those three legs being your personal finances, what you've had and what you've been able to put together and other assets like your home and pension, etc. and the third leg is social security. the nation's number one insurance program, number one anti-poverty program for the elderly. and until the child tax credit becomes permanent, the number one anti-poverty program for children. host: congressman john larson, we appreciate the conversation as always. thank you for being here. guest: my pleasure. >> a live picture from the westin hotel, tyson's corner, where we're shortly expecting remarks from candidate nikki haley, her second stop in the commonwealth. earlier she rallied with supporters from virginia. live coverage here on c-span.
make sure the disability system of social security, more veterans rely on that than they do on the v.a. this is not an entitlement but an earned benefit. this is not anything you'll get from the private sector. i'm from one of the insurance capitals of the world and went to the aetna school of insurance. they talk about three legs on the stool, those three legs being your personal finances, what you've had and what you've been able to put together and other assets like your home and pension,...
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and i finally beat and medicare to negotiate just like the v.a. does for our military.ave seniors money but by cutting the deficit and give them the power to negotiate poisees and going to save taxpayers 200 billion and already saves off and medicare doesn't have to pay that bill. folks, starting next year, the bill i gotm passed for capping the cost for seniors at $2,000 for extensive cancer drugs even if it cost, $10,000, 14,000 a year. my goal next yo it for all americans, all americans. let's cap prescription drug costs for all americans. the affordable care act is still a vy deal. over 100 million americans can no longer be denied health insurance because of pre-existing conditions. but donald trump -- has announce head wants to repeal the affordable care act. colleaguesd 49 other times since obamacare was passed. it's not going to happen on watch. look, i'm also working to bring down the cost of housing. i'm proposing an annual tax rate to give americans $400 a month over the next two years to put toward their mortgage if they are buying for the first home or if t
and i finally beat and medicare to negotiate just like the v.a. does for our military.ave seniors money but by cutting the deficit and give them the power to negotiate poisees and going to save taxpayers 200 billion and already saves off and medicare doesn't have to pay that bill. folks, starting next year, the bill i gotm passed for capping the cost for seniors at $2,000 for extensive cancer drugs even if it cost, $10,000, 14,000 a year. my goal next yo it for all americans, all americans....
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giving medicare the power to negotiate lower prices prescription drugs and federal payment, just like v.aen fighting for that since we were almost kids in the congress. guess what, we finally got it . that's saving taxpayers and the freshman deficit is down by $160 million for the next 10 years. because of the laugh i signed, medicare is able to continue to negotiate low every prices for some other of the costliest ugs.■nz> , for arthritis. now it's time to go further and give medicare lower prices on drugs over the next decade. this not only saves lives, going to save thxue taxpayers an additional $200 billion only top of the 160. this saves money. saves money. the law i signed starting year we've capped total prescription drug costs for seniors on medicare at $2,000 a year, no matter what the total costs expensive cancer drugs that costs up to $15,000 a career. going to be capped at $2,000 a year and save a hell of a lot more money as well and folks, i want to make sure that's available for objective e second term. [applause] by the way, the pharmaceutical companies still make billions
giving medicare the power to negotiate lower prices prescription drugs and federal payment, just like v.aen fighting for that since we were almost kids in the congress. guess what, we finally got it . that's saving taxpayers and the freshman deficit is down by $160 million for the next 10 years. because of the laugh i signed, medicare is able to continue to negotiate low every prices for some other of the costliest ugs.■nz> , for arthritis. now it's time to go further and give medicare...
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for our great veterans we passed v.a. accountability and be a choice. was a big deal. on accountability. you had 9000 people in the veterans ainistratn adists and d guys and bullies and you cannot fire them because of civil service. i had a, we fired 9000 and we replaced them with great people with heart that love our veterans. and then choice. it would take six months to see a doctor. they have great doctors there. but you could not see them. anyone that cannot see a doctor within 24 hours immediately goes outside and gets a local doctor. we pay the bill.y the bill. and we saved many lives. we got a 92% approval rating on the v.a.. the highest it has ever been by 45 points. that is theood news. the bad news is i hear that biden is dismantling it. he is dismantling choice. and he is putting some of the bad people back. i heard that also. we fully rebuilt the u.s. military and created space for us in iowa. i was a first president in decades to not start new words but instead iug troops home. we knocked out isis. we knocked them out. we got them out. we g
for our great veterans we passed v.a. accountability and be a choice. was a big deal. on accountability. you had 9000 people in the veterans ainistratn adists and d guys and bullies and you cannot fire them because of civil service. i had a, we fired 9000 and we replaced them with great people with heart that love our veterans. and then choice. it would take six months to see a doctor. they have great doctors there. but you could not see them. anyone that cannot see a doctor within 24 hours...
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as the milcon v.a. only because we blocked nearly all poison pill policy riders, but it includes major democratic priorities. we restored military construction funding to budget request. dedicated resiliency in pfas remediation funding. we held strong on providing $121 billion for v.a. medical care, increased and protected funding for gender-specific care for women, and blo attempts to further restrict women's abortion access and counseling. i'm so pleased my friend, chairman carter, and i joined forces to end harmful v.a. research on dogs, cats and nonhuman primates within two years. they built a in ins but that lowers costs, creates jobs and fortifies america's energy independence with cutting edge climate research. in other parts of this bill, i'm proud we fund everglades restoration at the president's budget request of $415 million. president biden has delivered time and time again for florida's environment and everglades restoration specifically. this funding allows restoration projects like the e.
as the milcon v.a. only because we blocked nearly all poison pill policy riders, but it includes major democratic priorities. we restored military construction funding to budget request. dedicated resiliency in pfas remediation funding. we held strong on providing $121 billion for v.a. medical care, increased and protected funding for gender-specific care for women, and blo attempts to further restrict women's abortion access and counseling. i'm so pleased my friend, chairman carter, and i...
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in spite of that, we have an appropriations package that is going to cut nondefense, non-v.a. discretionary spending and will increase defense spending at this important and delicate time around the globe. those are priorities we have advanced. we also advanced as you've seen the summary, cuts to some of the agencies we believe are overreaching and have been turned in some ways against the american people. we're going to cut 3% from d.o.j., 7% from the a.t.f., 6% from the f.b.i. and 10% from the e.p.a. that's just a start. we have a lot more priorities and things we need to advance. the reality as wl have to grow the house majority, take back the senate for the republican party and win the white house. i'm here to tell you the reason we're optimisticgs will happen in november. we can't wait. that day can't get here soon enough. reporter: mr. speaker with your party in the majority -- passing all the appropriations bills. [inaudible] you know, we committed to do 12 separate appropriations bills. the answer to this, the reason it's been difficult to do it is because washington h
in spite of that, we have an appropriations package that is going to cut nondefense, non-v.a. discretionary spending and will increase defense spending at this important and delicate time around the globe. those are priorities we have advanced. we also advanced as you've seen the summary, cuts to some of the agencies we believe are overreaching and have been turned in some ways against the american people. we're going to cut 3% from d.o.j., 7% from the a.t.f., 6% from the f.b.i. and 10% from...
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in the v.a., it is important the federal government make sure, to your shortages, that 't compromisere by trying to have people who don't hav things that are ot of the scope of their ability to do, based on their training and education. other than that, it is mostly a state issue. it is a state issue. the feds other thanp# the va should not be there. >> luckily we have a state official right here. would you like to weigh in on this? how has this issue played out in virginia? >> i do think it is important health care providers practice at the top of their license. tying it back to burnout, they must have a careto help take care of the patient. we are here to make sure the patients have the h needs are an important part of the team. the pa and the doctor doesn't have all the time to do that. you need counselors, social workers, dietitians, as well as people who cancare. it's really important we have a whole team to take care of them. that reduces a lot of the frustration of the health care provider knowing the patient has a whole team taking care of them and really helps them achieve t
in the v.a., it is important the federal government make sure, to your shortages, that 't compromisere by trying to have people who don't hav things that are ot of the scope of their ability to do, based on their training and education. other than that, it is mostly a state issue. it is a state issue. the feds other thanp# the va should not be there. >> luckily we have a state official right here. would you like to weigh in on this? how has this issue played out in virginia? >> i do...
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that 70 years ago, and i am now 86. 70 years ago i won a local contest and we were writing for the v.aomething. about why social security was such a bad idea and now -- and i am living on it completely now. i still think it isa, and it was a terrible idea to begin with when it was just a minor thing. and now the monolith that it has is -- i have no idea how you can fix it. but please show the pie chart so that people can see how much of the budget isand also, please eo people when they get all up in arms and say that is my money, well i have been both management and labor, half of that is your money. your employerf. host: you said you were on social security, is that your sole source of income? caller: my full and only source of income. and i am going back to why it was such a bad idea. the minute you plant and someone's mind that the government will take care of them, that affects their whole life. if peopled as they are growing up and as they are being educated that they are responsible for themselves, then we would not this. host: thank you very much for giving your input. guest: in
that 70 years ago, and i am now 86. 70 years ago i won a local contest and we were writing for the v.aomething. about why social security was such a bad idea and now -- and i am living on it completely now. i still think it isa, and it was a terrible idea to begin with when it was just a minor thing. and now the monolith that it has is -- i have no idea how you can fix it. but please show the pie chart so that people can see how much of the budget isand also, please eo people when they get all...
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finally we got it done and gave medicaid the power to lower the cost of prescription drugs just like the v.a. is able to do for veterans. thatt just saving seniors money, it is saving taxpayers money. we cut the federal deficit by $160 billion. because medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to big pharma. this year medicare is negotiating prices for some of the costliest drugs on the market to treat everything from heart disease to arthritis. we will for 500 different drugs over the next decade. [applause] profitable. it will not only save lives, it will save taxpayers another $200 billion. starting next year, the same all caps total prescription drug costs for seniors on medicare to $2000 a year. even expensive cancer drugs that cost $10,000 15 thousand dollars, i want to cap it at $2000 a year for everyone. [applause] i'm going to get in trouble for saying it, but in toronto berlin, moscow -- i'm sorry, but moscow probably. you can get it for 40% of what you pay now. same company, same drug. folks, the affordable care act the obamacare, is still a very big deal. [appla
finally we got it done and gave medicaid the power to lower the cost of prescription drugs just like the v.a. is able to do for veterans. thatt just saving seniors money, it is saving taxpayers money. we cut the federal deficit by $160 billion. because medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to big pharma. this year medicare is negotiating prices for some of the costliest drugs on the market to treat everything from heart disease to arthritis. we will for 500 different drugs...
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a doctor at a catholic hospital that my v.a. hospital referred me to told me i was simply too old for treatment that at 42, i should just if home and enjoy my husband instead and if it was meant to be i would get pregnant. it was pure luck that i found out that that doctor was lying to me. that she wasn't basing his advice on medical science but on her personal religious beliefs, nearly costing me my chance to have my two little girls. so it's a little personal when a majority male state supreme court suggest people like me who became parents with the help of modern medicine should be in jail cells and not nurseries, i couldn't don't -- don't understand how they can call themselves the member of the party of life. no rulings like this one and the bills with the same intent being pushed forward in state country are not about being pro-life they're about catering to an extremist base by controlling women's bodies pushing politics into. so the most personal decisions anyone could make. going through ivf, three-my five fertilized eg
a doctor at a catholic hospital that my v.a. hospital referred me to told me i was simply too old for treatment that at 42, i should just if home and enjoy my husband instead and if it was meant to be i would get pregnant. it was pure luck that i found out that that doctor was lying to me. that she wasn't basing his advice on medical science but on her personal religious beliefs, nearly costing me my chance to have my two little girls. so it's a little personal when a majority male state...