JOINT HEARING
Senate AND House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committees
Thursday, June 17, 2021
9:30 a.m. in the Irvis Building, Room 515
Public hearing on Pennsylvania’s veterans home care and COVID-19 mitigation protocols
Call to Order
Opening Statements
Representative Karen Boback, House Chair
Senator Pat Stefano, Senate Chairman
Senator Katie Muth, Senate Democrat Chair
Representative Chris Sainato, House Democrat Chair
Testimony
9:30 a.m. – PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs – Testimony – Addendum
- Major General Mark Schindler- The Acting Adjutant General
- Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired) Maureen Hopkins Weigl, Deputy Adjutant General for Veterans Affairs
- Patricia Derry – Deputy, Office of Administration
- Marc Ferraro – Executive Deputy Secretary
- Travis Davis – Director, Bureau of Veterans Homes
10:00 a.m. – PA Department of Health – Testimony
- Keara Klinepeter, Executive Deputy Secretary
10:30 a.m.
- James Ulinski, Vietnam Veteran – Testimony
10:50 a.m. – PA Auditor General’s Office – Testimony – Addendum
- Gordon Denlinger, Deputy Auditor General for Audits
Adjournment