1.0Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairshttps://www.hsgac.senate.govTim O'Connor Fraserhttps://www.hsgac.senate.gov/author/tofraser/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OLs1nyqcan"><a href="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/opening-statement-of-chairman-ron-johnson-nomination-hearing-to-consider_michael-j-missal-to-be-inspector-general-department-of-veterans-affairs-and-carolyn-n-lerner-to-be-special-counsel-us-office/">Opening Statement of Chairman Ron Johnson Nomination Hearing to Consider Michael J. Missal to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs and Carolyn N. Lerner to be Special Counsel, U.S. Office of Special Counsel</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/media/reps/opening-statement-of-chairman-ron-johnson-nomination-hearing-to-consider_michael-j-missal-to-be-inspector-general-department-of-veterans-affairs-and-carolyn-n-lerner-to-be-special-counsel-us-office/embed/#?secret=OLs1nyqcan" width="600" height="338" title="“Opening Statement of Chairman Ron Johnson Nomination Hearing to Consider Michael J. Missal to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs and Carolyn N. Lerner to be Special Counsel, U.S. Office of Special Counsel” — Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs" data-secret="OLs1nyqcan" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> As submitted for the record: Good morning and welcome. We have convened this hearing to consider the nomination of Michael J. Missal to be Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the renomination of Carolyn N. Lerner to serve a second five-year term as United States Special Counsel.   The nominees before […]https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/HSGAC_Logo_Social.jpg1200630