i like many other came to the va because we like the va clinical environment and the mission that has been entrusted to us. i believe that va's mission is the greatest of all federal agencies. the goal of the current administration, flurry of executive orders regardless of whether it's eliminating telework or enacting hiring freezes or potentially replacing us at 1 to 4 ratio is ultimately forcing federal employee reduction so as to turn more va care over to the private sector with the results of diminishing the quality of care that we internally can provide because if you have 3 of 4or nurses leave despite being on excluded list, these nurses can go to another job but under va policies, manager wills not be allowed to hire enough nurses back quickly enough at the rate enough in order to replace them. 75% of the members reported that they need more administrative staff, 77% reported vacant positions that they have not recruited. these will only make things worse. vacant positions need to be funded and filled. to fill the need of the population, to fill the need of aging vietnam popula

he would senator, what about what senator kaine pointed out, worries about the va clinics in head startif they so much lashing going on, he has a real concern it's being done in a rather indiscriminate manner that is hurting american people. >> sen. barrasso: i think what we have seen from the d.o.g.e. is that there is massive waste and fraud in government spending. we need to make sure that the money is spent wisely and we have seen it has been spent indiscriminately. government is too big. it spends too much. when it does that, that drives up prices on american families. so we need to cut through the waste we see that the democrats continue to defend. when we talk about research to cure cancer, liberal universities with billions of dollars of endowments get money and 70% of that money for research goes to overhead slush funds. that's wrong, and i think what we are finding with muskets and with d.o.g.e. is that there is waste, fraud, and abuse, this might be the tip of the iceberg. people here in wyoming the book president trump is doing. they think he's heading in the right direction.

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shannon: art center, what about what senator kaine pointed out worries up va clinics, head start programsod and assistance. if there is so much slashing going on he has real concerns is being done in a rather indiscriminate manner but that is hurting american people. >> i think what we have seen from the doge is there is massive waste and fraud in government spending. we need to make sure the money is spent wisely. we have seen it has been spent indiscriminately government is too big it spends too much and when it does that, that drives up prices on american families. so, we need to cut through the ways that we see that the democrats continue to defend. we talk about research to cure cancer, liberal universities with billions of dollars of endowments, they get money at 70% of that money for research goes to overhead slush fund. that is wrong i think what we are finding with mosque and with doge's waste, fraud, abuse may be the tip of the iceberg. the people here in wyoming love what president trump is doing but they think he is heading in the right direction. they know we have a smaller g

use what congress is given through the mission act, through the community care program, the va hospitals, clinicse when i was confirmed. i believe that va care is va care that will always be a va system for the veteran who wants it and always going to be va care for what congress has asked for and that's the flexibility for the veteran to go in the community, no matter where it is, there's a high standard for what we ask for, for our veterans care, because i made it very clear, if you hurt one of my veterans, if you're taking my veteran, hurting them in healthcare or not goating their benefits processed quickly then you have no place in the va and we're going to continue to force that. maria: you've got to manage this two-step plan of modernizing and getting certain areas of the va better and improved situation while also cutting out waste. are you expecting to work with elon musk and doge to cut out more waste? >> we are. i think the thing, this has been an administration and we talked about this, president trump ran on this, we have a va employee our doge liaison who helps us look at contracts.

indefinitely on hold great labs on the brink of closing and a looming layoffs and put overburden va clinicsnable to hire more surgeons, cardiologists, psychiatrists and other healthcare patients to care for our vets. trump, musk and the musketeers continue to ignore the constitution and the lawss engaging of irreparable harm. i would hope my republican colleagues restore the balance of power for their enabling the agenda with the silence, confirming his nominees and writing a bill that will throat nursing home residentssi out, dy vulnerable children inhalers and epi- pens and leave pregnant women without coverage to ensure hate healthy safe delivery all to further enrich mr. musk in the fossil fuel executives polluting our planet, our health, and the trump family. this particular hearing is well-intentioned and of great interest to me. my own daughter, doctor lisa doggett is board-certified in lifestyle medicine is an important topic these choices cannot stop every dreaded disease or accident. whatat will guarantee the worst health gum is a lack of comprehensive affordable coverage and inac

the va is now conducting nine clinical trials using mdma and psilocybin to treat ptsd, depression andtsd completed last year showed real promise. >> 45% have gone into complete remission, which is essentially a normal emotional state. that is unheard of with prolonged exposure, cognitive processing and certainly ssris. the current standard of care options. >> almost half of the people who came in with ptsd and did mdma therapy at the va were cured? >> yes. >> so you have no doubt that this works? >> we need to do larger phase 3 clinical trials. that's the best way scientifically to understand what the true adverse events are and whether we can reproduce these results in larger populations of veterans. i'm very optimistic we will be able to demonstrate that. >> how long do you think it'll be before veterans can go to the va and get this therapy? >> it could be another couple of years. the incoming administration is going to take, you know, a pretty bold stance on this. >> what makes you optimistic that the new administration is going to be a believer in this? >> we've heard the nominee

as a congressman to explain to my constituents wideness was chosen for the clinic in another location was not. do you think the vashould let congress know in advance where land clinics are going? >> we should have a much better working relationship in regards to all aspects of this. we discussed earlier about how we locate those, maybe even others. one of the main offenses that i will have. i believe after listening to us over 60 plus or more, we have to have a better looking relationship through our legislative affairs. if confirmed by this body they will be proactive not reactive. answering policy questions boots on the ground so to speak here on the hill. talking not just to you about your concern but hearing your constituent service workers. 60% fall under va where it's benefits or healthcare. i want our folks to know that up front. so that your people can know who to talk to. they will relate the reports to me. we have a problem coming from your office and we have a chance to react to that much quicker. i will have the information so that we are not seeing something in the paper six months later or have you

and at the va, one of the employees fired worked at a vet center. that's a community based clinic that helps vets seeking mental health care. and at the department of energy, hundreds of staffers at the national nuclear security administration, the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile, were also dismissed. but the agency made an about face and began rescinding terminations after senators expressed concerns about the critical nature of these employees and the impact on national security. amara and victor. >> rene marsh, thank you for that now. elon musk's government efficiency team will have to wait longer to get their hands on a critical treasury department payment system. a federal judge extended a temporary order to block them. that system distributes americans tax returns, social security benefits, disability payments and federal employees salaries. the suit, from 19 state attorneys general, says musk's team got access unlawfully. cnn legal analyst joey jackson joining us now. hi. good morning joey. obviously, another temporary win for these democratic att

and at the va, one of the employees fired worked at a vet center. that's a community based clinic that helps vets seeking mental health care. and at the department of energy, hundreds of staffers at the national nuclear security administration, the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile, were also dismissed. but the agency made an about face and began rescinding terminations after senators expressed concerns about the critical nature of these employees and the impact on national security. amara and victor. >> our renee, thanks so much. joining me now, associated press reporter meg kinnard. meg, good morning to you. let's talk about this shift now from doge, because week one, two, three focused on usaid. the entire agency, the financial protection bureau as well. now going after people because of their time in the position, not on performance, not really even the job role. it seems to hit different for these departments. >> hey, victor, it's really good to be back with you. and i think you're absolutely right. we've kind of seen, as you note, a shift in the way

and at the va, one of the employees fired worked at a vet center. that's a community based clinic that helps vets seeking mental health care. and at the department of energy, hundreds of staffers at the national nuclear security administration, the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile, were also dismissed. but the agency made an about face and began rescinding terminations after senators expressed concerns about the critical nature of these employees and the impact on national security. >> rene marsh, thank you so much, renee. all right. joining me right now to talk more about these developments is julian zelizer. he's a cnn political analyst and a historian and professor at princeton, princeton university. julian, great to see you. so although i just realized, you know, i'm always calling you julian. i really should be calling you professor. professor at princeton. okay. all right. so trump said, you know, his priority is immigration and inflation, but his focus is, as you put it, in your new foreign policy column, war on the administrative state. this was a

and one note also at the va, one of the employees fired worked at a vet center. that's a community based clinic that helps vets seeking mental health care. and that employee, i'm told from a union source, had a perfect performance rating before they were fired. so just a sense of the type of jobs that these individuals held, they are now out of work with the federal government. dana. >> yeah, it's the people who held the jobs and the people who they were trying to help in their communities. thank you so much. appreciate it. renee. up next, president trump promised to bring down prices. has anyone who has tried to buy eggs seen what they are now? it's not happening quite yet. stay with us. >> cooked books. >> corporate fat cats. swindling socialites. doped up cyclists, then? >> yes. more crooked politicians. i have a feeling we won't be running out of those any time soon. >> a new season of united states of scandal with jake. >> tapper, march. >> 9th on cnn. >> all. >> 36 hours of heavy rainfall has left many homes in the. >> metro area. >> who knows. >> what tomorrow. >> will bring? >> maybe su

va. one woman, one employee fired worked at a vet center. it's basically a community based clinic, and it helps vets seeking mental health services and other services. so she was that conduit to helping vets try to find that help that they needed. um, also and the union actually sent it to me. her her performance review was perfect. so she to one of those wrapped up in those who are were fired this week across the government. but just giving you a sense of these are the kind of jobs and employees who are no longer federal employees, brianna. >> i mean, those are critical jobs. as the veteran suicide crisis continues. rene marsh, thanks for following this for us. >> new today, a seventh federal prosecutor assigned to new york city mayor eric adams corruption case just resigned, accusing doj leadership of searching for a fool or someone cowardly enough to dismiss the criminal charges. this comes after manhattan's top federal prosecutor, along with five senior justice department officials, resigned in protest over the effort. cnn's kara scannell joins us now live. kara, what are you

, at the va, i spoke with the union who points me to an employee who was fired, and she served as, um, sort of a customer service agent at one of these vet centers. it's a community based clinic, which essentially helps these veterans find mental health care. so that's just a flavor of the type of jobs and the type of employees who we are seeing impacted by this dramatic shrinking of the federal government. boris. >> yeah, and it's happening right now. i wouldn't be surprised if you got more text messages as the day progressed. rene marsh, thanks so much for that reporting, brianna. >> another big story that we're following. turmoil at the justice department after a seventh federal prosecutor quits for refusing to follow orders to drop corruption charges against new york city mayor eric adams. and now some of them are calling out doj leadership in a scathing resignation letters. cnn senior has resigned saying? >> well, brianna, this is a scathing letter. letter. and it really does call into question the leadership of the justice department and the entire reason why this is being done this day. this is a spiraling crisis at this hour, and we're still waiting to see which lawye

va was so anxious to. >> make sure. >> they were answering. >> the calls. >> that they put people on the phones who did not have the proper training or the background to do so. they essentially pushed the clinical>> need to have the clinical. >> people, you need to have the. proper training. >> and since that time, the vcl. >> has been. >> so much more successful. and i think it's saved lives. >> so it's not all always dollars and cents. it's not all just, hey, cut these people, we don't know what they're for. because right now what's going on with doge seems to be sort of doesn't seem to be an organized view. i would like to pay lower taxes. i'm sure everybody watching the show would like to pay lower taxes. we'd like to think that the government is running as efficiently as it can. but what you're describing to me means that this is an ongoing process. there's some things you may need to spend more money on to be more efficient, and some things that are probably wasteful. absolutely. >> so saving money is a big part of what. >> we do. we try. >> to prevent waste and abuse. but the fraud part and improving government services is so key to our mission. >> you know. >> i had a very dedicated, ex

we see people laid off and up to be a clinics that are supposed to open the next months of opening is jeopardized except the mass firings and even outside of the va, that is proportionate effects the fire and heart upon veterans and happy to hear they will take it seriously any major employer inpl this country disproportionately with the veterans had restrictive company to. >> do not. >> the restrictive covenant is when an employer has a condition of employment make simply say that if you leave, you can't work with anybody in the same industry sure you're familiar with the concept just is different to titles but you're familiar with. >> yes, do you think restrictive covenants limiting of the workers ability to choose with work is henpeckedis workers. >> i'm assuming you're probably also naming the noncompete is a very are referring to. >> yes i've be with veteran. >> upp sorry,. >> noncompete is probably more common. >> i know this primary ticketed by that most of the state jurisdiction weather that is a law or another law and it is determined by that and so these he depended upon with the state laws are now the focus. [inaudible]. >> but if you

clinical side that we are seeing the issues. where i see the issues are when we get up into the administrative. i think the processes that are in place right now between the va, intercommunity care and back-and-forth, but my colleague has been talking about, that is really where i think there could be some good work done in codifying those access standards so that everybody in this bureaucracy, i look at things as a naval officer, the only safety instructions are written in blood because there needs to be very clear line that shows if x, then what? >> as a navy officer you understand culture, so how do we change the culture and what can i do and what can members of congress do to force that culture to change? >> i think usually jewish -- i think the ability to ensure where they said i give directives, sometimes things are not just followed. i think will be streamlined in codifying things in a more clean manner and having those things in place is going to ensure that people are following the letter of those instructions. >> we hear a lot about community care being too expensive. it accounts for about 40% of veterans health care and about 25% of the budget. th