visits. that is an astounding number. we have stressed the system i i believe, i believe we will go back. part of the change has been the distribution of thousands and thousands of tablets, particularly in rural and native america. i cut the ribbon on the first v.a. private sector telehealth clinic at a walmart in asheville, north carolina. i expect walmart would be expanding that across the country, particularly as walmart has a footprint in most of rural america. video telemedicine is the wave of the future, particularly mental health. and i think we are now add a stage where we're not going to revert back to the old ways. this committee, the subcommittee has recognized that by funding

our outreach. i'll ask the practitioner it's just anything to say, dr. macdonald. >> thank you, mr. secretary. >> we will leave this here for a moment to go to the senate or a brief session. it's part of c-span2's longtime commitment of bringing you live gavel to gavel coverage of the senate. you can continue watching the hearing at c-span.org. now to the senate floor. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3 of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable pat roberts, a senator from the state of kansas, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on monday, june 1, 2020.