abstract notion. i am back, now seeing patients in the office at 40% of our previous volume. and when we get a little bit ate cranked up, we will be 75%. and we will not go higher than that. in order for us to meet the demand for patients here, we .ave that telehealth embedded if we cannot do that and all of to fixn, there is no way some of these regulatory restrictions, then we will be in troubles and our -- in trouble and our patients will be in more trouble. dr. joseph, monday night at 8:00 on the communicators, on c-span2. nothe white house did release the weekly address this week. however, michael levin of california, chairman of the house veterans affairs subcommittee on economic opportunity, delivered the

democratic address on legislation to protect veterans. >> apart with recourse at the heart of my district. we mourn the loss of three enter 20,000 americans to this pandemic, including more than 5500 veterans. a profound tragedy for our nation. each individual loss was somebody's parent or grandparent. a son or daughter. a friend or coworker who will be deeply missed. especially during this holiday season. the holidays are also challenging for many families who are struggling to make ends meet. for our heroic front-line workers and for small businesses trying to endure this pandemic. i am proud the democrats negotiated an emergency coronavirus relief and omnibus package to save life and livelihoods and crush the virus. this is an important step which we must build on in the biden

and harris administration. we took important action to honor the service and sacrifice of those who have won the uniform. thes proud to sponsor johnny isakson veterans health care benefits and improvement act of 2020. this landmark legislation is the product of years of bipartisan work and the strong leadership of house veterans committee chairman mark and senate veterans affairs committee -- includes the homeless veteran coronavirus response act. a bill i introduced to expand and strengthen services during the pandemic, allowing the ba to use existing funds for a wider range of services. it includes the reducing veteran homelessness act, a bill i introduced. it includes the protect the g.i. bill act, a bill i used to

-- in line it includes the pandemic assistance for student veterans act which will minimize the impact of the pandemic on student veterans. it includes the brian talley v.a. employment transparency act to support veterans who are the victims of malpractice. and the transition improvement act to make the transition process easier for service members returning to civilian life. all of these provisions are critically important for the economic success and financial security of our veterans. and i was incredibly proud to lead them. however, speaker pelosi said it asked on the house floor last week when she called the denver samson act the crown jewel in this package. it takes a long overdue steps to .educe barriers women face the legislation expands access to care for women veterans. combats sexual harassment and

assault, increases cultural competency for all of the staff and improves data collection to ensure our elections -- our 2 million women veterans get the care and resources they earned. fulfilling president lincoln's promise to care for those who shall and borne the battle and for their caregivers and survivors. i know that many troops, veterans and their loved ones are spending this holiday apart from one another. please know that i deeply appreciate your service and sacrifice. that house democrats will keep fighting for you in the new year. thank you and happy holidays. >> you are watching c-span, your unfiltered view of government. c-span1's crated by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span2 viewers as a public service.

>> coming up on c-span, a look at some of the farewell speeches from members of the u.s. senate who lost their bids from reelection. first, senator doug jones of alabama talks about his experience on capitol hill over the last three years, working with colleagues from across the aisle. senator jones addresses many issues he hopes the senate might take up in his absence. then, we will hear farewell speeches from senators cory gardner of colorado and martha mcsally of arizona. now, here is senator jones from the floor of the u.s. senate. saying time flies when you're having fun. my time here is drawing to a close, but despite the difficulties, the challenges, despite, the rancor that