INSIDE E STREET
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Featured Segments
Raising a Grandchild, Healing a Daughter
We examine one mother's story of sacrifice, dedication, and determination as she fights to get care for her injured daughter.
Helping Parents of the Wounded
Rep. Bob Filner (D-Calif.) and Jeremy Chwat discuss what we can do to help parental caregivers.
Michael O'Rourke on Veterans Health
Hear what the Veterans Affairs Department and Congress are doing, and not doing, to support parental caregivers. O'Rourke is an expert on veterans health policy for the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Family Lives Permanently Changed
We hear the story of Cindy Parsons, a mother whose life has been forever changed by her son's injury and its aftermath.
Resources
Related Links
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
- U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
- U.S. House Committee on Veterans Affairs
- PDF of the entire RAND study “Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery”
Archive
Understand the Federal Stimulus Package
Learn about the payments that are part of the federal stimulus package. Make sure you get the benefits due to you.
The Fearful Word: 'Foreclosure'
"Inside E Street" talks with U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) to learn what Congress is doing to stem the tide of foreclosures.
Health Care and Medicare
"Inside E Street" examines the latest Medicare and Social Security Boards of Trustees reports. Things don’t look good for Medicare.
Protecting Your Nest Egg
Watch as "Inside E Street" examines the average person's savings and investments in this uncertain economy.
The Candidates on Health Care
The presidential candidates discuss their plans for the future of health care in the United States.
American Health Care: Looking Globally
"Inside E Street" takes a look at universal health care at home and abroad.
Foreclosure Update
"Inside E Street" talks to legislators about the latest solutions proposed in Congress to help Americans who face foreclosure.
When Wounded Vets Come Home
Families of many wounded veterans are becoming their primary caregivers, and support from government and the military is, in many cases, woefully inadequate.
The Host
Through most of her distinguished reporting career, Sheilah Kast has focused on the economy and workplace and how they affect people's lives. Well known to viewers of public television, ABC News, and CNN, she has covered the White House and Congress.
Kast also reported on the Washington aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Her stories included an investigation of anthrax in the mails and the struggles of bereaved Pentagon families to secure benefits.
At The Washington Star, in her first reporting job, Kast covered financial regulation, taxes, and energy. Her expertise in these important issues eventually led her to start a national public-television show, "This Week in Business," which she hosted in association with Business Week magazine.
Ms. Kast is a skilled interviewer. She has often hosted NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and has her own current-affairs interview show on public radio in Maryland.
Guests
Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii)
Daniel Kahikina Akaka is America's first senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry. He served as a civilian worker, then in active duty in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1943 to 1947. Sen. Akaka is the chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee and the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management.
Rep. Bob Filner (D-Calif.)
Bob Filner is the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, a leadership post that makes him uniquely aware of the challenges facing veterans and the efforts underway to help them. He has represented Southern California's 51st District since 1992. Before coming to Washington, D.C., he served on the San Diego City Council, the San Diego School Board, and taught history at San Diego State University.
Jeremy Chwat, The Wounded Warrior Project
Jeremy Chwat manages all public policy and legislative initiatives for the Wounded Warrior Project, a nationwide nonprofit organization. His office creates, monitors, and pursues the full spectrum of legislative and policy activity that affects wounded troops, both those still on active duty and those who have left the armed forces.
Michael O'Rourke, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Michael O'Rourke monitors veterans health issues for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. In this role, he evaluates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and manages VFW positions and policies on the care of veterans.
Contact Us
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E-mail: estreet@aarp.org
