hearing. we talked to mitch mcconnell. i asked him about this yesterday. take a look. >> it's up to the administration to do the vetting. and i think those are the kind of questions you ought to direct to them. and i'm assuming at some point here it will be cleared up as to the way forward with regard to the new va secretary. >> president said today that this process, that the va secretary might deal with here in the senate might not be worth it. he seemed to be suggesting that perhaps he would withdraw. have you gotten that signal yet from the white house? >> i haven't gotten a signal yet. we're waiting for a signal.