the best and worst example of that were goldstar families. my wife in particular the would families --ldstar and i would as well -- found that the support for them was stunningly thin. wasmain line of connection the military member who had passed away. we have tried to keep focus on that and jane and others have now put themselves in positions to remind us to make sure that we don't ever forget those who paid that baltimore -- ultimate sacrifice. a -- i am a vietnam vet so i grew up in a draft. i remember all of that and how bad it was to be disconnected from the country in terms of being politically blamed for the , the quality of the force was almost not comparable. compared to the quality of the force we have today, it is night and day. all volunteer. people -- we are out of neighborhoods. we are not teaching in schools. we are not coaching teams. people in the northeast don't know us anymore. there is a good reason that we did that but that is overhead i think you have to pay as opposed to becoming more isolated. wars, i get to these worr

i was literally an hour ago at a function of the goldstar wives organization. these are women who have lost their husbands in battle. i think under the post-9/11 g.i. bill that good and important piece of legislation wives should have the right to use that legislation to go to college and get an education so they can get better jobs. senator rubio if i brought that bill to the bill today i would suspect that have unanimous support but i think the bill that i brought forth many provisions have unanimous support in many provisions were republican provisions bipartisan provisions. so i'd say to my friend from florida thank you. your bill is an important bill and it's going to be dealt with and it will be dealt with in the very near future. >> delays and backlogs cases at va medical centers was also also topic on the other side of the capital today. house speaker john boehner was asked about it at his weekly legislative reefing. >> i did not call for general shinseki to resign although i'm getting a little closer. another point. this is about one person. this is in

among all these white crosses, three bertha goldstar -- bear the goldstar, the mark of the medal of honorne of the first men to land at omaha. all day, he fought on the beach without cover before falling under enemy fire without ever seeing the victory. another who single-handedly captured a post defended by 43 germans. he died four days later. in the countryside. , the son of least the 26th president of the usa died on july 12, 1944, he is buried alongside his brother, who was shot out of the sky over champagne on july 14, 1918. side-by-side stand , testifying to the unbroken ties between our two people, from one generation to the next. i will reiterate the oath of my predecessors. forget, we will never forget the sacrifice of the american servicemen. president, we are the children and grandchildren of this great generation. normandy. here in that was almost completely destroyed during this battle. mr. president, you were born in that wasn a state heavily struck by the war. our parents, our grandparents told us the stories of these sufferings, of these combats. us thatsed us telling for

i think that is where we are with the goldstar family issue.re plenty of people who want to move on to other issues. while this stays in the new cycle, while he keeps saying things that are seen as insensitive, it is hard to move past that. host: where is the freedom of speech on this issue difficult start family steps into the ring? ohio, active military. hello, rick. caller: thank you for taking my call. number one, one of my main concerns or aggravations is with the military leadership. i wish the generals and admirals who are concerned about this country as much as they were about getting the next star on their shoulder board. number two, i'm not convinced that either hillary or donald are nearly as concerned about the veterans as they would make it appear. i think these are self-serving comments geared only to get them elected. wifer three, the v.a., my works at the v.a.. she tells me that many of the veterans do not want treatment outside of the v.a. they want to be treated by the v.a. get in thet, either war and win the thing, or get out

the last one i want to identify, jane orton, the goldstar wife of chris horton. chris was a great young sniper, with the 45th infantry division, the thunderbirds of oklahoma. to meet these great veterans tiny, and we started last week there were 80. we have 165 today. these are men and women who have led at all levels of leadership. and believe deeply in his temperament, his leadership,'s vision, and-- his his guts to be commander in chief. watching, letou me tell you about the people who support him, the people behind me, and the people who are not here. and to the millions of americans who are probably watch it, these are commanders who fought in afghanistan, iraq, they fought in mogadishu, a fought in panel. panama.-- in we have leaders who have been wounded fighting for this nation. one of the commanders of this althoughed down escobar, the colombian drug lord. we're in the middle of a change election. it is quite civil. for those of you here today, to those of you this thing out here and those who are watching them if you want to keep the status quo with all

the goldstar wife. -- jane horton. the goldstar wife. chris was a great young sniper.nderbirds of oklahoma. god bless you and what he has done. these great veterans behind me who have served as a well, we started last week, there were 88 who signed. we are over 165 today. [applause] these are men and women who have led at all levels of leadership. they believe deeply in his temperament, leadership, vision and his guts to be commander-in-chief. [applause] those of you watching, let me tell you a little bit about the people to support him. the people behind me and the people not here. in the millions of americans who are hopefully watching. these are commanders who fought in afghanistan. they fought in iraq. mogadishu. panama. we have leaders have been wounded fighting for this nation. we have leaders who hunted down saddam hussein. one of the commanders we have on our team hunted down and killed public of our -- pablo escobar. [applause] we are in the middle of a change election. to those of you here today, to those of you listening and watching, if you want to keep it

made fun of somebody who was disabled or when he talked about our veterans and our troops and our goldstar moms. you do not have to be a husband or a father to know that that kind of language, those kinds of thoughts, those kinds of actions are unacceptable. they are not right. you just have to be a decent human being. for those of you who did not have a chance to hear michelle yesterday -- [cheers and applause] pres. obama: -- talk about what it meant to her, i could not be prouder of her. i said yesterday, this is why i married her, to improve my gene pool. [laughter] [applause] pres. obama: so my daughters would be smarter than me. she was speaking up -- yes, she was speaking up for women, she was thinking about the lessons we are teaching the next generation. she was also talking on behalf of men who know we are better than this, who do not want to teach our sons the kinds of things we have been hearing on television, that believe that one of the measures of any society is -- how does it treat its women? how does it treat its girls? are you treating them with dignity and respect and eq

you can't have a guy who's insulted pows and attacks goldstar moms and calls our troops and veteranseek and cozies up to dictators and tells our allies we might not stand by upir side unless they pay first. he may be up at 3:00 a.m. in the morning, but it's because he is whoting insults to somebody got under his skin. that's not somebody you want. he is not fit to be commander-in-chief. and not fit to lead the world's greatest the moxie. who threatensdy to kill his political opponents or silence the media. -- threatens to jail his political opponents or silence the media. some nations to operate that way. do operate that way. they are tyrannies and oppressors. they are not the world's greatest democracy. we have fought against those kinds of things. we talk to other countries and say in a democracy, you cannot just threaten to jail your opponents. there are things called due process. in a democracy, you cannot just an reporters or press that you don't like. there's this thing called the first amendment. [applause] president obama: in a democracy, concept if you lose, you say congratu

i have just had the privilege of being honored with the goldstar, the widows of men who died in action. but we have, and legislation that are brought to the floor which received 56 votes -- and one senator was absent -- 57 votes, but only two republicans supported that bill. and that bill would make it possible for goldstar wives, wives who have lost their husbands, to be able to get an education under the post 9/11 gi bill. and i suspect that senator rubio and many others support that. that is in the bill i brought to the floor. we have right now, as i'm sure senator rubio knows because the problem exists and vermont and i'm sure in florida, 70-year-old women in most cases who are taking care of disabled vets and do not get the support that they need. on-duty 24-7. those wounded veterans are said -- staying at home and need hel. i want to see them get help, and i would hope senator arubia would work with me to make sure they get that help. senator rodeo is aware, as you are, madam president, that there is great concern not only in the military medicine but in the civilian sector about

our goldstar families whose heart ache with pride and with loss. we have a solemn responsibility to these americans to sacrifice in our name. we have a responsibility to be guided by intelligence, not ideology. and to never rush into war and explore other options first. because sending our troops into harm's way must always be a last resort. [applause] sometimes those decisions are tough. i know for example with my decision not to conduct strikes against syria after it used chemical weapons was controversial among some in of angton but because diplomatic mission, nations came together make up a spar more the military sex ever could have. all of syria has declared chemical weapons were successfully removed. in acting militarily, we have a responsibility whenever possible to build coalitions and partnerships. there are times where we have to do it alone. but on a whole lot of global problems, the united should not bear the entire burden of global security by itself. others have to step up. is why as re-assistant trainer afghan forces, we are part of

incorporated, enlisted association of the national guard of the united states, fleet reserve association, goldstar wives, iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, jewish war veterans of the united states of america, marine corps league, marine corps reserve association, military officers association of america, military order of the purple heart, national association for uniformed services, national guard association of the united states, national military family association, naval enlisted reserve association society of medical consultants to the armed forces, the military chaplains association of the united states of america, the retired enlisted association, united states army war rant officers association, utah united states colt guard association, chief petty officers association, veterans of foreign wars of the united states, and vietnam veterans of america. this distinguished list of organizations consisting of members and former members of the united states military have registered their opposition. i can only hope at this point that members of the senate will listen to this. this is a so

trump, his presidential bid, and you been very critical of some of the statements including the goldstar parent who spoke at the democratic national convention. you have referred to them as our candidate and said you will support a party's nominee. both of you will be running on the republican line. why haven't you officially endorsed donald trump in a state were both he and adcox, the state party chair has said they want to be competitive? >> the answer to that question is that i've said right from the gecko when i started running i announced my candidacy a year ago today. on the front front steps of our home where mary fran and i have lived our american dream and racer kids. . . >> >> but the very first bill i will introduce a time-honored to be elected the to the people of the 19th district i will send over a five-year period to impose the burden on the local property taxpayers. i went back and read the law it is very plain the federal law permits states to impose part of that burden on the county's. new york went, well beyond seven and 1/2 billion is on your state just because nelson

as they have done there is still so much work everything is not fixed that the list are moms and goldstar families to hold them accountable of the presidency's and when a veteran comes home that they are even afraid to identify and realized we were having impact there was the gentleman who came up after a conversation after what we have highlighted antisense he i never been more proud to be a veteran i never used to tell people but no idle leave the house without something that identifies me as a veteran because they will think me and say thank you for your service. now i don't leave the house with something that identifies me as a veteran. there will be more and more women veterans and to let them know we are grateful. >> allot of the vietnam vets in some of them may have injuries that were never identified before so we will start to see a big number of vietnam veterans into a hospital. >> people assume there is no bottles but we are all over the world that will continue for a long time. but sometimes maybe this is to the emotional but if i book back about the good thing is that as been

[applause] and then you have the guy who insults pows anna goldstar mom and calls our troops and veterans week. he doesn't know the men and women in uniform who make us strong. [applause] and then he cozies up to dictators. tells our allies we might not be on their side unless they pay up first. look, he may not make it on his promises, but the united states of america has to make good on ours. he might be up i guess at 3:00 a.m. but that's because he is tweeting insults somebody who got under his skin instead of getting a decent nights sleep so he can be read in the morning to do the job of being president of the united states. [applause] come on. he is not fit to be commander-in-chief. he certainly is not fit to lead the world's greatest democracy. let me say this, and this is been remarked about in this is serious business. when in the middle of the debate you threaten to put your political opponent in jail, that, no trial, no indictment, no lawyers, just, when you welcome russian meddling in our electoral process, then you are disregarding not just things like facts or evidence were f

host: the story you have today is that donald trump met goldstar families. guest: he met with a group of 10 families. it was led by a mother of a navy who was killed a few years ago. she said she wanted to organize this in wake of some of the controversy that said donald trump was being insensitive. she said she walked away being confident that he understands the gravity of these issues, understand the sacrifice of these families. she urged him to try to move on. she has been an advocate for changing the rules of engagement, making it easy for troops are employed to iraq and afghanistan to defend themselves. she has complained that the obama administration has put too many restrictions on when they can fire back. that is an issue she says she wants to focus on. instead what we are focused on a more of the issue, is this sensitive comment, how was he responding? host: what are candidates saying about what they would do to address problems? guest: both of the candidate spoke at the veterans of foreign war conference last week. we have a pretty clear split in t

bill for guards members, including goldstar spouses of children, and then we expanded it for vocationalining and up to this ships. we have empowered veterans with new tools to find the schools that are right for you, where you can get the support you need to succeed on campus, to make sure you do not get ripped off, to cap your student loans, to make sure you end your families get in-state tuition, which is true now in all 50 states, and so far, we have helped more than 1.6 million veterans and their families realize their dream of an education, and investment in you and america that will keep us strong and keep paying off for generations to come. we are doing more to help you find jobs worthy of your incredible talents, because if you can lead a team and run logistics and manage a budget or save a life in a war zone, you sure as heck can do it right back here at home. [applause] obama: i called for states to recognize the quality and skills of veterans when issuing credentials were civilian jobs, licensing. now, all 50 states do it. before, less than half the states made it easy for mi

goldstar onwrence the competition between the wright brothers and glenn curtis. tonight on c-span3, a look at hollywood's per trail of slavery. the battle of bladensburg and the burning of washington. sunday at 8:00, they discuss how presidents make decisions. and our schedule one week in advance at c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, or email us. join the conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. morning, texas governor rick perry was speaking about immigration policy and border security. that is followed by "washington journal" at 7:00 with your phone calls and the latest news. >> texas governor rick sperry spoke about border security and the situation in iraq. he talked about what the u.s. should be doing to combat isis. almost oneoccurred week after governor perry was indicted for a in abuse of power that stemmed from a veto threat he carried out against a texas district attorney's office. he began his speech by addressing the charges. >> thank you for the invitation to be here today. i refer to

the navy goldstar program, two programs that are very poor and as you know, but a program we are in theng out is the relocation assistance program, so in a perfect world we would be a keep all of these programs, but we know that it's up to reality and how do we mitigate that? well, we ask other entities on our insulation to see if they can assist in managing that relocation assistance. >> you bring up a good point on the mitigation. in fact, there is a lot of political hype that made about why do we have commissaries, why do have base exchanges, why do we have those sorts of things, but i don't think there is a clear understanding to the impact of those dollars that come into the end of your programs and if you have sailors in a gym, they are fit sailors and that affects readiness and so could you speak to that a little bit? >> i know for a fact that our sailors love and their families love activity that we have on the installation. might nwr team is very robust and whether it is family fast we have quarterly or events around the holidays especially for those families whose husbands or

the concerns, but including the psychological concerns it would have to all of our veterans, our goldstar family members, and anyone else out there. if i could also address mr. gude who is talking about the symbolism of guantanamo bay and the reason for its closure, that simple is him is something president obama has used for the example of why it should be closed, but that is not good to dissipate with it being closed. that is going to stay with it. we don't forget about 9/11 even though these structures have now been built over where the old ones have fallen. we are going to continue to have that burden and we are going to have to worry about that threat. i would also reiterate that mr. 's own written statements in january 2016 said symbolism is fading. mr. richmond: thanks the gentleman. chairman: we now recognize that a moment from south carolina. >> what year was the 9/11 attacks on new york? mr. gude: 2001. you are talking about detaining people in charleston. what year was that? mr. gude: 2002. mr. duncan: what year was this committee formed? mr. gude: 2004. mr. duncan: what i'm sh

the siblings like the goldstar sister who wrote to me of her brother, private class stephen dennis gaveremember him not as 1253rd war casualty, but the 6'7" inch burst of light he was on the world. these sons and daughters, these brothers and sisters, who lay down their lives for us, they belong to us all. they are our children too. we benefit from their life, their positive influence on the world, and it is our duty, our eternal obligation to be there for them too. to make sure our troops always have what they need to carry out the mission, to make sure we care for all those who have served. to make sure we honor all those who we have lost. to make sure that we keep faith with our military families. to make sure we never stop searching for those who are missing, or trying to bring home our prisoners of war. we are greatful for the families of our pow mias. this may be the first memorial day since the end of our war in afghanistan, but we are acutely aware that our men women in uniform still stand watch, still serve and still sacrifice around the world. several years ago we had more tha

i would like those three goldstar families to please stand although one family could not be with us today today we honor to die because of his actions of the catastrophe by pushing the bomber away from the formation it took away but that explosion caused a second today before was in place had both gone off bluenose how many could have been killed. those are the allies he helped to say. the brigadier-general, a sergeant who was awarded a silver star for confronting the attacker. also the bronze star for pulling flo from the road in specialist, that it will help to save flo leg and private first-class and sergeant who also served with distinction that day. please stand and except your thanks of a grateful nation. [applause] at walter reed flo began his next mission to recover. he heads a bit under damage almost half of the calf muscle was blown off the leg that got him around the track that moved so swiftly that had been through hell and back banks to 33 surgeries' and some of the finest medical treatment a person can ask for he kept the leg procopius not running but he is doing a law of cr

i need to take some pictures with the outstanding team members as well as the goldstar families who arehere today. as flo remind us, this metal, in his words, words, honors them as much as any honors that are bestowed upon him. on veterans day, week, that's particularly appropriate. i want to thank all of our service members who are here today. all who could not attend, and i hope you enjoy an outstanding reception. i hear the food is pretty good here. [laughter] thank you very much everybody. >> give captain florent groberg a big round of applause. [applause]. >> on the next "washington journal", former presidential candidate on the lessons he learned in his run for the democratic nomination and his views on campaign finance. then the authors of the book sold out discuss how some u.s. companies are abusing the current guest worker program. and we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal, live at 7:0. >> motivating youth civic engagement and political action is the subject of a discussion friday at the center for american progres

and when he made fun of the disabled persons, or when he insulted goldstar families. i want representing the united states of america, you can do something about it north carolina. register to vote right away. make your voice be heard. [applause] early voting starts next thursday. you can reject a dark and pessimistic vision of a country where we turn against each other and turn away from our role as leaders in the world. you can reject fear and resentment, blame, anger, and hate. and you can choose the america we know, an america that is full of courage and optimism, generosity and ingenuity. we have real challenges. families are still struggling to pay the bills for all of the progress we may. young people are still worried about paying off student loans are starting a career. even with obama care they're still folks who don't have healthcare. they're still kids were worried about their safety. everybody is frustrated with political gridlock and people are worried about racial division. the pockets of america that still haven't recovered from factory closures. there

letters from al goldstar families who are it, and i s it worth always go back with this, it doesn't matter not our question to ask as parents. that person thought -- that young person thought it was worth it, and that's the only that counts. they don't ask for anything. as i say, i think the one thing they would ask is that the cause for which their son or daughter fell, be tied to a successful end, whatever that means, as opposed to, this is getting too pain in the ass, and let's walk away from it. because that's when they start thinking it might have been not worth it. one more question maybe? >> just following on that seeing what's going on in sangham right now, pangs your stration or anger, kids. d your family and to kelly: not my question answer. >> going back to guantanamo. transfer mind every will be different. is there an amount of time before a government acknowledges the transfer? what is the general time frame for that? quick.elly: it's pretty i couldn't put a number on it. when i first got on the job, there weren't as many foreign delegations. they seem to be more common now. a

and that they as he walked through the crowd, some 600 goldstar kids, young, so full of hope, he beganto make their way without a father or a mother. and marty had planned to speak, but he couldn't. so we did one of the things that he does best. he began to sing. and in that moment the highest-ranking military leader in our nation forged a bond with those children, boys and girls who, at such a tender age, had given up so much, in a way that perhaps nobody else could. and year after year they have been fighting back, because they don't marty dempsey will always give him everything he has, his voice, but even more, his whole heart and soul. this is the man we honor today. a friend to so many troops and families across our military, a patriot with a profound love for our country and those who sacrifice for it, i trusted leader who in a time of great change made it matter all the time. i am extraordinarily grateful to have had him by my side through the bulk of my presidency, and i'm extraordinarily proud to call him my friend. marty, for lifetime of extraordinary service, you have the de