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This week in Congress: Vets suicides in the spotlight
This week in Congress: Vets suicides in the spotlight
By: Leo Shane III - Military Times - 4/29/19 RE: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/p...the-spotlight/ Photo link: https://www.armytimes.com/resizer/vV...JTOD5UDJJU.jpg The Veteran's Crisis Line -- available to veterans, troops and their families -- operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (Zachary Hada/Air Force) Congress returns from its spring break to a flurry of defense and veterans hearings, including a rare Monday evening event focused on preventing veterans suicide. The House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing comes amid concerns over a series of suicides on VA medical facility campuses earlier this month, and will feature tough questions for department officials from both sides of the political aisle. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan will appear before Congress again, this time to defend the White Houses fiscal 2020 budget request to the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday morning. The Senate Armed Services Committee will consider nominations for the new Chief of Naval Operations, Marine Corps Commandant and Army Chief of Staff over a series of hearings this week. Monday, April 29 House Veterans' Affairs 7 p.m. 1334 Longworth Suicide prevention VA and outside experts will testify on department suicide prevention efforts. Tuesday, April 30 House Appropriations 9 a.m. 2359 Rayburn Homeland Security budget Homeland Security officials will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request. Senate Armed Services 9:30 a.m. G-50 Dirksen Nominations The committee will consider the nominations of Adm. William Moran to be Chief of Naval Operations and Lt. Gen. David Berger to be Commandant of the Marine Corps. House Veterans' Affairs 10 a.m. 2253 Rayburn Pending legislation The subcommittee on health will consider several pending bills. House Foreign Affairs 10 a.m. 2172 Rayburn Kosovo wartime victims Atifete Jahjaga, former president of the Republic of Kosovo, will testify on war crimes in the Kosovo conflict. House Appropriations 11 a.m. H-140 Capitol Navy/Marine Corps Budget Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request. House Foreign Affairs 1:30 p.m. 2172 Rayburn Global terrorism Outside experts will testify on worldwide extremist threats. House Veterans' Affairs 2 p.m. 2253 Rayburn VA budget Department officials will testify before the economic opportunity subcommittee on veterans benefits and budgeting issues. House Armed Services 2 p.m. 2118 Rayburn Military medical malpractice Victims of military malpractice incidents and outside experts will testify on potential legal changes regarding the Feres doctrine. House Foreign Affairs 2 p.m. 2200 Rayburn UN peacekeeping Outside experts will testify on United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa. Senate Appropriations 2:30 p.m. 124 Dirksen VA budget Department officials will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request for VA. Wednesday, May 1 House Appropriations 10 a.m. 2359 Rayburn Defense budget Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request. House Armed Services 10 a.m. 2118 Rayburn North/South America Adm. Craig Faller, head of U.S. Southern Command, and Gen. Terrance OShaughnessy, head of U.S. Northern Command, will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request. House Foreign Affairs 10 a.m. 2172 Rayburn Russia Outside experts will testify on Russian aggression and U.S. national security responses. Senate Appropriations 10 a.m. 192 Dirksen Navy/Marine Corps Budget Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request. Senate Foreign Relations 10:15 a.m. 419 Dirksen Syria Actor Ben Stiller and outside experts will testify on the humanitarian crisis in Syria. House Veterans' Affairs 2 p.m. 1334 Longworth Pending legislation The subcommittee on disability assistance will consider several pending bills. House Armed Services 2 p.m. 2118 Rayburn Army modernization Service officials will testify on future modernization plans and the fiscal 2020 budget request. House Armed Services 2:30 p.m. 2212 Rayburn Military construction programs Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment Robert McMahon will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2020 budget request. Senate Armed Services 2:30 p.m. 222 Russell Nuclear weapons Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Ellen Lord and other defense officials will testify on U.S. nuclear weapons policy and the fiscal 2020 budget request. Senate Appropriations 2:30 p.m. 192 Dirksen NASA budget NASA officials will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2020 budget request. Thursday, May 2 House Armed Services 9 a.m. 2118 Rayburn Air Force modernization Service officials will testify on Air Force modernization plans and the fiscal 2020 budget request. Senate Armed Services 9:30 a.m. G-50 Dirksen Nominations The committee will review the nomination of Gen. James McConville to become Chief of Staff of the Army. House Veterans' Affairs 10 a.m. 1300 Longworth Women veterans VA officials and outside advocates will testify on barriers to womens health care access at the department. About the writer: Leo covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times. He has covered Washington, D.C. since 2004, focusing on military personnel and veterans policies. His work has earned numerous honors, including a 2009 Polk award, a 2010 National Headliner Award, the IAVA Leadership in Journalism award and the VFW News Media award.
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