host: get your reaction dan caldwell. away?as your take guest: first of all, i think aat the doctor has been doing great job being secretary so far. he's got a lot of challenges. in my mind, he's embracing the right concepts for changing the v.a. whether that's more accountability for bad v.a. employees and more choice for veterans. what he's acknowledging is some problems at the current veteran choice program. some of the confusion and need to really change that program next couple of years to ensure that veterans have choice bettert the v.a. is integrated with the private sector. particularly on the healthcare side. there's more options for veterans. also too, if a v.a. is under or over capacity, they can better integrate with the private healthcare sector so they're sending veterans outside the system when it's needed. been one the problems int the v.a. has been off silo as a healthcare system. it hasn't benefited veterans. it probably hurt some isolated private sector medical system. areas whereural veterans are driving pas

caldwell. welcome dan good monday morning. you want to talk about a piece hillrote for the newspaper. monday cannot buy v.a. reform. the time when which administration is providing vast resources for the military and veterans, chaste your -- what's your point. guest: thank you for having me on. is that the v.a. has received mass budget increases on terrorglobal war began in 2001. under the obama v.a.'strationing saw the budget both discretionary combined go up 84%. massive increase in budget far outpace any increase and demand. anybody can look at the v.a. over the past decade that thatand say additional investment improved the agency. in factor, under the obama at thetration, things v.a. got worse. scandalsultiple involving the resources whether overs the billion dollar budget, va hospital in colorado, hospital projects awarding of bonuses of people who didn't it.rve massive disability claims. the system thein worse it got. main message is that, money v.a. solve the problems at the v.a. needs reform. they need to change how t

coming up monday morning, dan caldwell of concerns veterans for america.bout public policy issues affecting veterans. michael beckel will look at how congressional fund-raising has evolved through the years. then executive director for the john f. kennedy library foundation will reflect on the political legacy of jfk as the country commemorates his 100th birthday. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. education secretary betsy

host: dan caldwell. go to www. an www.vb4a.org. those are the best ways to stay outouch with us and find how to get involved and learn more about our joining us from boston is steven rothstein, executive director of john f. kennedy library, good morning, thank you for with us. want to begin by this piece in the "washington post," america's president turns 100. e begins with these words, we cannot imagine john f. kennedy on his 100th birthday, enshrined as a man in his 40s. ad he lived, he would be 100 today. how should he be remembered? guest: i think he did so much in life, the reality is, many of his ideas are just as relevant today. governing through inclusion, big ideas of service, things,ce corps or other his big ideas of innovation, the the moon, many of his what he was fighting for in the we'rere important to what looking at in 2017. host: let me share with our one of the iconic 1961.hes from january senator john kennedy was sworn in as president of the united states. >> the trumpet summons us again, arms, a call to bear tho

journal, life everyday with news and policy issues that impact you, and coming up monday morning, dan caldwell, a concerned veteran for america, will talk about policy issues affecting veterans. also, michael beckel, from issue one. executive director for the john f. kennedy library foundation, stephen osteen, will reflect on the legacy of jfk. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. >> monday, president trump takes part in the annual memorial day ceremony at arlington national cemetery. the president is expected to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown and deliver a speech. our live coverage beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. monday night, on the communicators, marsha blackburn, the new chair of the subcommittee on medication and technology talks about the fcc vote to change internet regulation rules and congress's efforts to change internet privacy rules. she is interviewed by reporter lidia. >> can you tell us about the bill and also what drove you to introduce it? >> people are ready to see something come forward fro

ofday morning, dan caldwell concerned veterans for america will talk about public policy issues affecting veterans. also michael will look at how congressional fund-raising has evolved. and then, the executive director for the john f. kennedy library foundation will reflect on the political legacy of announcer: be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 80 eastern monday morning. announcer: next, japanese prime minister shinzo abe on the economy, north korea and relations with the united date. then a review of iran's presidential election and another chance at 11:00 to see q&a with malcolm nance. announcer: the british parliament is in recess until after the dude a collection so the prime minister comments will not be seen tonight. now, shinzo abe talks about the economy and his country's relationship with the u.s. and north korea. this is about 35 minutes. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. thank you very much for inviting me. i am delighted to see so many guests from the united states, as well as the nations of asia. please, enjoy your stay in japan. it has been more than 4 y

up next, turn our attention to veterans issues and joining us will be dan caldwell. he is the director of concerned veterans of america to discuss some of the public policy issues affecting veterans and later michael beckel who's with the advocacy group issue one on a new report about congressional fundraising. tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. we'll show you some scenes around washington d.c. monday morning may 29th, happy memorial day.

ofday morning, dan caldwell concerned veterans for america will talk about public policy issues affectinglso michael will look at how congressional fund-raising has evolved. and then, the executive director for the john f. kennedy library foundation will reflect on the political legacy of announcer: be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 80 eastern monday morning. announcer: next, japanese prime minister shinzo abe on the economy, north korea and relations with the united date. then a review of iran's presidential election and another chance at 11:00 to see q&a with malcolm nance. announcer: the british parliament is in recess until after the dude a collection so

coming monday morning, dan caldwell with concerned veterans for america will talk about public policy issues affecting americans. then, executive director for the jfk library foundation will reflect on the political legacy of jfk as the country commemorates his 100th birthday. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. next on american history tv, historian eric buckland talks about the leadership qualities and military exploits of confederate colonel john s mosby. after serving under confederate calvary commander jeb stuart early in the war, in 1863, mosby formed and command his -- took command of his own ranger battalion. the unit gained notoriety for its raids behind union lines. this talk was part of a daylong seminar on civil war leadership posted by longwood university in farmville, virginia, at -- and appomattox court house national historical park. it is just under one hour. >> the first speaker today is mr. eric buckland, the author of five books about the men who rode with john mosby during the civil war, his first one is mosby's ranger

coming up monday morning, dan caldwell of concerns veterans for america.bout public policy issues affecting veterans. michael beckel will look at how congressional fund-raising has evolved through the years. then executive director for the john f. kennedy library foundation will reflect on the political legacy of jfk as the country commemorates his 100th birthday. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. education secretary betsy devos was on capitol hill last week to testify on the president's 2018 budget request for her department. the proposal would reduce funding for public schools while boosting federal support for private school vouchers. the hearing is two hours. >> good to have you here, madam secretary. the forward begin to >> good to have you here, madam secretary. the forward begin to recognize for the purposes of an introduction. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to introduce tommy diaz. [indiscernible] for the fifth annual foster youth shadow day. these are my 40th congressional distric