now, we know what bernie sanders -- he knows where working families are. bernie sandsers is for workers, no doubt about that. he's all about protecting unions and collective bargaining and wants to raise minimum wage and talks about it as much or more than anybody. he's for fixing income inequality. i'll bet this man has been interest vus viewed on media on income inequality than anybody because he believes it's a real issue. he wants to fix the tax code and talks about tax fairness and make corporations pay their fair share. he'll tell you one in four corporations in this country pays zero tax. he'll tell you back in 1952, 30% of the treasury got money from corporations and now it's less than 10%. bernie is a believer in regulating big banks and doing something. there would have been prosecutions if this guy had been president. he supports universal health care and took and advocated for the public option, didn't get it but supporter of obamacare and recognizes generationally it's a good first step. he's a universal health care guy. he's a firm believer in

such as dumping the electorate college or dumping election because of marshal law. >> caller: bernie sanders, the party of the people splitting off, feels he doesn't want to split the democratic party. so sanders is running in the primary but in the general election would get behind the candidate and i think that is true for most of the folks on the left who could potentially challenge hillary from the left. even if elizabeth warren changed her mind it is hard to see her splitting off and making a third party bid. >> host: here is peter from connecticut. democrat line. >> caller: i would like to know who hilary clinton will pick to be vice president in 2016. >> guest: that is a great question. before this issue of national journal came out i might have said brian schwizer had the best shot. he was planning to run for president against hillary it appeared. we did a profile with him that was a terrific look at his character and very controversial personal style and he made comments to our reporter that i think caused controversy in washington that may have made it so we cannot run for presiden

bernie sanders is a very po light guy. about the economy, but i don't think he'll be attacking her much. on foreign policy, yes, he voted against the war in iraq which is to his great credit. if you look at other issues, he's not way out out of the mainstream on the democratic policy. you won't see a huge push on foreign policy to the left. >> patrick? >> i agree with blake. bernie sanders is very well respected. his work on global warming with senator boxer, veterans affairs committee in the senate. he got done doing the mccain-answers bill which helps our veterans on the wait list, et cetera. if he runs, frankly, jonathan, he runs as independent. he's only one of two independent centers. he caucuses with the democrats. he's the longest serving independent in congressional history. if he runs, it's probably as an independent. >> gabby? >> i think it's interesting. it's music to my ears that want anyone to move the field to the rest. i'm way over there. i agree, it could be kind of complementary for those of us who want to

what burger king is doing by buying tim hortons is a glorified tax dodge and is vermont senator bernie sanders said with an interview with post yesterday only goes to show how much contempt burger king and the rest of corporate america have for everyday working people. is so busy it puts the focus on. the general behavioral and a sense that. they feel. if there's any you don't see you know why. it's noticed recording or. country move to china and create the americans. it worked. well and now the bush is who are going to share the earnings right what's happening with burger king is part of a much bigger problem the problem of economic patriotism publicans don't want you to know this but the fact the matter is that running a business in this country is not a right it's a privilege it's a privilege that we all pay for the form of things like stable currencies predictable and fair court system and public infrastructure and while expecting a corporation. public is obviously a hard thing to do we actually used to have was in place to make sure businesses actually did work for the good of the country

the stories we report the stories but you don't have you don't have serious politicians like bernie sanders saying these are just stories this is the truth you're right i mean he's literally these are the inconvenient truths to paraphrase al gore might have a tony oh it's always great to see pat thanks so much for being with us tonight. coming up i'll be answering your questions and taking your comments and i take my take why. do you like me once a comedy used to some t. comedy used to be a bare fisted no holds barred fight to dance. like a vampire fighting into the necks of the corporate elite billionaire freaks well they're going. well that's what you get with my new show projected tonight. dramas that can't be ignored to. stories others refuse to notice. the faces changing the world lights next. to pictures of six days. from around the globe. go up to. fifty. i would rather as questions to keep building positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question or. talk to me or take my take the law if you wan

were well beyond letters to the editor there has to be a groundswell of anx now when you have bernie sanders hit the road in talk like a pro like he's doing right now about the fact he might run for president that raises that discussion that does make people angry because he's out there saying it when nobody else will see it you can't find a politician that will say the things that that he says because first of all they're afraid to he's not afraid but you hear the stories i hear the stories we report the stories but you don't have you don't have serious politicians like bernie sanders saying it sees are just stories this is the truth you're right i mean he's in there literally these are the inconvenient truths to paraphrase al gore might have been tony and it's always great to see pat thanks so much for being with us tonight. coming up i'll be answering your questions and taking your comments in tonight's your take my take live. lists live. live. live live. live live. top rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want to live. buccaneer take my take a why but if you want to get

you also see democrats on hand as well as bernie sanders who is the independent from vermont. and he also authored this bill so the president giving them some shout outs, but giving the biggest shout outs to the veterans and active service members. he said that they have met every challenge, every call to duty that the u.s. has asked of them. >> i was struck by the fact that the president pointed out why it is important for presidents like himself to take this matter seriously. all the presidents past and present take seriously their responsibility as commander in chief but it is almost impossible to find a voting district anywhere in the country that doesn't have a representative of the armed forces either living there or military base that it services. >> absolutely. the culture has shift in the post 9/11 era where americans are very supportive of the troops. polls show that. there has been a lo of concern about how veterans are being treated. v.a. is a huge healthcare system. it is enormous. it is sprawling and a big bureaucracy. so despite talk at committee hearings over y

>> well, jeff miller in florida, and bernie sanders were able to cut a deal on veterans affairs. that was one of the rare bipartisan moments. we -- but on the border i sat own this morning with come batch -- congresswoman bachman and congressman king and they said you can rewrite the legislation for us. and boehner's unwillingness to challenge -- gwen: what is his point? he just wants to get anything done? >> right. well, he doesn't seem to want to really make a major effort to try to get a bipartisan, bicameral deal. if pure going to king and bachman at the 11th hour not the way to get a major deal in conference. i think he's afraid to confront the right and risk the outrage of those who are the grassroots activists. and that's -- diminished boehner's political capital. it's crippled his ability to get anything through his own chamber. gwen: and he -- puts him in a position to be mocked by the president who said today they know they're not going to get to the senate and i'm going to veto it anyway so what's this about? >> so let's not forget, though, that the senate also did not

. >> does this make room for bernie sanders or elizabeth warren?hink elizabeth warren made clear she doesn't want it run. i think bernie sanders has been out there talking about running, but i think he suggested he wouldn't run as a democrat, he would run as independent. imnot sure about that. i think primaries are healthy. good primaries are healthy. the 2008 primary was a good place for the democratic party to work out issues. i think in 2016, it behooves us to have a good discussion of ideas regardless of who's running. >> all right. thanks so much for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> that's "the ed show." i'm michael eric dyson in for the great ed show. "politicsnation" with the rev al sharpton starts now. >> the investigation, four days after the shooting of an unarmed teenager, there's growing pressure from the community and his family for answers. late today the ferguson police department called an unscheduled press conference. but they still decline to answer the question that so many are asking. about releasing the name of the officer.

i did a podcast today about burger king with senator bernie sanders. social media nation has decided on the top trenders voted on by you. >> no money down. >> the number three trender, not a cheap suit. >> boehner's lawsuit is nothing but a big dog and pony show. >> he breaks about his willingness to change it unilaterally. >> president obama has issued the least amount of executive orders in recent history. >> it seems to me like an enormous waste of effort. >> it's egregious, preposterous. >> $350,000 price tag on the lawsuit. >> this is wasting more taxpayer dollars. >> i'll take your case but i'm going to have to ask for $1,000 retainer. >> it's in my view our responsibility to stands up for this institution in which we serve. >> he's willing to take your money and sue the president. >> the number two trender, game on. >> madden football season in america is a competitive time. >> you're the best. >> video games, this is a big event. >> fans sack stores for the latest madden game. >> comes out every year, always huge changes in madden. >> madden nf

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joining me is vermont's independent senator bernie sanders. senator sanders, thanks for joining us.ou've been an outspoken critic of these kind of uses, exploitation, whatever you want to call it of the tax code for years. so have many other democrats in congress. i guess the big question is, why has nothing been done to stop this from happening? >> well, i will give cut short and simple answer is that we have a major political party called the republican party who the apparently see their goal in life is to represent the wealthy and the powerful and make sure that the rich and large corporations pay as little in taxes as possible. that's the struggle we're having. to my mind, not only is this tax inversion an outrage, we are losing now about $100 billion in federal revenue every year. many of these large corporations are putting their money into the kaman islands and bermuda and other tax havens. one out of four large profitable corporations today, jake, pays zero in federal income tax. we need real tax reform that asks the wealthy and large profitable corporations to start paying

still i think a lot of people were shocked to see the most leftist members of congress it was bernie sanders and elizabeth warren sign on to a one sided resolution giving israel carp launch authority to act in self-defense i want to get your comment on that. yes i think that's a very important question to ponder on and i think what it points to is not so much a personality issue if you know who in the democratic party is a nice person are the on our side or not what it demonstrates is that even genuine and well meaning elected officials once they sign on to the democratic party even if money sanders is independent you know you see what we would like is for elected official officials to be genuinely and defiantly independent of the corporate establishment but certainly in elizabeth warren's case you know i admire you know her genuine passion to advocate for victims of foreclosure and grid credit card for fraud but at the end of the day if you run as a democratic party candidate you have to toe the party line and that includes signing on to a destructive an oppressive imperialist policies and

louis, missouri, and bernie sanders. patriots.le are they can reach across the aisle. can reach across racial divides. they are patriots. joe biden is another one that is a bad deal. claire mccaskill, bernie -- joe biden,ive any of those would make wonderful vice president. elizabeth warren, i like her. to get she is not going along with republicans. i do not think she has the experience yet. she is a reasonable vice president candidate. guest: there will be a challenge to hillary clinton. how formidable the challenges remains to be seen. bernie sanders has said unless someone steps up from the left, i am going to run. he knows he will not win the nomination, but some on the left do not want hillary clinton moving to the middle. they want her moving to the left. this can be argued there is a perfect storm against hillary clinton. iraqi is back in the headlines and that reminds everyone of her vote. another issue is financial services. people are upset that hillary clinton has been giving paid speeches. that is where she needs to put some distance between her and obama

louis, missouri, and bernie sanders. patriots.le are they can reach across the aisle. hey can reach across racial divides. they are patriots. joe biden is another one that is a bad deal. claire mccaskill, bernie -- joe biden,ive any of those would make wonderful vice president. elizabeth warren, i like her. to get she is not going along with republicans. i do not think she has the experience yet. she is a reasonable vice president candidate. guest: there will be a challenge to hillary clinton. how formidable the challenges remains to be seen. bernie sanders has said unless someone steps up from the left, i am going to run. he knows he will not win the nomination, but some on the left do not want hillary clinton moving to the middle. they want her moving to the left. this can be argued there is a perfect storm against hillary clinton. iraqi is back in the headlines and that reminds everyone of her vote. another issue is financial services. people are upset that hillary clinton has been giving paid speeches. that is where she needs to put some distance between her and oba

the chairman of the veterans committee in the senate, bernie sanders, a liberal person worked closely with miller, his counterpart in the house, a conservative person. they legislated like you're supposed to. they put aside ideological differences and were able to get something done. is it going to solve novel of the problems, no. -- is it going to solve all of the problems? no. we will see what holes we have left. it is going to be better. i was happy to see that mcdonald has made decisions already that are extremely important. frankly, i don't think bureaucrats are going to be able to overtake his prowess. >> good morning senator. mike davidson. the review journal -- thank you. i appreciate it. the other day the review journal did a piece that was complementary toward you concerning your ability to spearhead major legislation on behalf of the administration. as you look forward to the next couple of years given the midterms, the fact that people are talking about a lame duck situation, what do you think you will be able to spearhead with success given the gridlock that we have had?

vermont senator bernie sanders just announced he will be heading to iowa for several events in mid-september will be there at the same time as hilary clinton. sanders told yahoo news a clinton campaign is not something that is going to stop him from running. >> the working class and middle class of this country are facing enormous problems. we are going to end up, and i use these words advisedly as an oligarchy society. and i will do everything i can to prevent that from happening. >> finally on the republican side, sarah palin is also considering a 2016 presidential run, and she may have just done something that may boost that likability factor. she spoked about the ice bucket challenge, signed a check, and app mered to get caught off guard after issuing her challenge. i also challenge senator john mccain. cheers. [ screaming ] >> whoo! [ laughter ] >> that funny video has now generated over 300,000 views on youtube. >> that was good. can we see that again. >> i think it's the sleeks -- >> can we do that? we got to see it again. yeah, yeah, here we go. cheers. [ screaming ] [ laughter ] [ a

let me bring in senator bernie sanders of vermont. senator, when does it catch the attention of dozeniers? 400,000 people. i haven't heard anything like this in the past. we see the impacts of climate change damaging our nation every day. and yet the sense of urgency just isn't there. i want your take on what sun folding here and also what is going on in vermont. >> in-the point you make is well taken. this country faces a lot of crises. one of the areas that we have not focused on enough is the situation regarding water. and it's not just toledo and not just vermont. it is lakes all over the country that are being overrun by algae because of phosphorus run over. and what we have is a situation in states and in washington where the republican party basically says freedom is about allowing polluters to destroy our air, our land and in this case our water. and i think that is pretty crazy. common sense suggests we have to do everything that we can to protect clean drinking water in this country. climate change and global warming is maki

i wish, i wish bernie sanders would win. that's who i really want. >> host: okay. >> caller: and my second choice would be joe biden. >> host: and, toni, how old are you? >> caller: how old am i? 62. [laughter] >> host: what did you do for a living or what do you do for a living? >> caller: i do surveys. >> host: okay. all right. in servile, south carolina, that's toni. we'll go to larry, franklin, north carolina. >> caller: how are you? >> host: miles anmorning. >> caller: i've just got one thing to say about hillary. i probably would support her and everything, but she's just like all the others. they're all lawyers. if you look at your courthouse in your local community, that's probably the worst place run around, is a courthouse. so i don't understand why we elect lawyers to washington, then they come out of office and just rip off the american people. >> host: okay, larry. newt gingrich, the former speaker of the house, the cnn co-host of "cross fire," here's the headline: gingrich showers hillary for with praise for he

bernie sanders talk about. he would be to her left. martin o'malley on some issues is staking claim to the left. in terms of real challenge the only person who can really make her scared is elizabeth warren. she is only person to the left. ed: the name we keep hearing that keeps popping up. shira, jamie, appreciate the conversation. >> thank you. >> now to some economic news for you. technology giant cisco cutting thousands of jobs after another disappointing quarter. silicon valley mainstay eliminating 6,000 jobs or roughly 8% of cisco co's workforce. they are known for its networking hardware but struggled to compete in emerging markets and selling to service providers such as cable companies but they do plan to add some new jobs in areas such as software, security and cloud computing. ed: now a fifth straight night of violence in ferguson, missouri, over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer. this is brand new video of last night's explosive protest. police firing tear gas and smoke canisters in attempt

senator bernie sanders. representative jeff miller, give them a big round of applause. thank you. thanks for the good work. and we are all grateful to our outstanding veterans service organizations for all the work that they do on behalf of our veterans and their families. so thank you very much to all of the veteran service organizations. most of all i want to thank general buchanan and sergeant major turnbull and all of you who serve here at fort belvoir. for nearly a century, this base has helped keep america safe and secure. the 29th infantry division, the blue and gray, were some of the first to storm omaha beach. in recent years, many of have you deployed to iraq and afghanistan. and you've risked your lives on multiple tours to defend our nation. and as a country, we have a sacred obligation. so conserve you as well as you've served us. an obligation that doesn't end with your tour of duty. every day hundreds of thousands of dedicated public servants at the v.a. help us honor that commitment. at v.a. hospitals across america, you've got doctors and nurses who are delivering

. >>> news from vermont senator bernie sanders. he's got beef, i'm so so forefor that one, with burger king. this week, the chain announced a merger with tim hortons. here's the critical fact it will be headquartered in canada. that's a move that would reduce burger king's tax bill by nearly 50%. senator sanders issued this statement, quote, the american people are sick and tired of large corporations not paying their fair of taxes run ago bra to cheap labor. burger king released a statement promising to pay all taxes. final quote, the whopper isn't going anywhere. >>> and about that new innovation that could be a fighter dense date rape. check this out. it's a nail polished designed to change color when coming in contact with the date rape drug. most women take it into their own hands by stirring their finger in heir drink. no word on when it will actually come to fruition. >>> coming up, the president making moves on striking syria. what will those air strikes look like? retired general barry mccafferty joins us. stick around. no

. >> senator bernie sanders of vermont. >> we have a middle class which is collapsing. >> billionairesn the war path. it is ol garky. they want more, more, more. >> i think the american people are catching on. >> we are fighting for the souls america. >> 400 individuals in this country than the bottom 150 million americans. >> you're welcome. >> people do not appreciate how far right the republican party has gone. >> do you support a change -- >> you're not answering the question. >> do you support -- >> entitlements you have to tax. >> i asked you a question and you didn't give me an answer. >> calm down. >> do you support -- >> i want your positions on the

. >> bernie sanders -- >> bernie sanders. >> john mccain. >> the socialist in vermont the heart of the compromise. >>> new revelations that the cia has been spying on congress. cia director john brennan apologized to lawmakers this stweek after an agency report admitted that cia employees broke into and searched senate intelligence committee computers, that has oversight over the agency. they were snooping on an inquiry into the agency's interrogation methods. when this came to light brennan first denied it and then asked the justice department to investigate the senate staffers. democrat mark udall of colorado and martin henrik of new mexico called for his resignation. senator rand paul joined them last night. saxby chambliss has come to brennan's defense. and yesterday in his press conference president obama defended brennan. much later the president made more news with this turn of phrase. >> even before i came into office, i was very clear that in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 we did some things that were wrong. we did a whole lot of things that were right, but we tortured some f

louis and bernie sanders.hey are patriots and can reach across the aisle and racial divides and are patriots. joe biden is another one that i think gets a bad deal. mccaskill, biden, and sanders would make wonderful presidents. elizabeth warren, i like her. i think she is not going to get along with republicans very well and i frankly don't think she has the experience yet. but she is a reasonable vice president candidate. >> guest: there is going to be a challenge to hilary clinton. how much of a challenge remains to be seen. bernie sanders, chairman of the veterans affairs committee, said unless someone steps up from the left i am going to run. some on the left don't want health ca hilary clinton moving to the middle they want her moving to the left. iraq is back in the headlines and this reminds everyone of her vote for the iraq war. and elizabeth warren is another issue. people are upset about hilary clinton given paid speeches to big banking institutions. so she needs to put some distance from her and oba

bernie sanders maintained," i'm chairman of the veterans committee. it provides high-quality health care." before i outline and propose a bold 21st-century veteran services bill, i want to examine these claims. if they are right, we will need bold reform. it is important to understand how badly broken and how deeply corrupt the current bureaucracy is. the current public outcry started when we learned 40 veterans died on a secret waiting list in phoenix. that was only the beginning. in february we learned employees destroyed veterans' medical records to hide their backlog. it became clear that the appointment system was pervasive. they found a systemic lack of integrity throughout the v.a. the final audit confirmed corrupt scheduling practices across the department at 70% of the v.a. medical facilities surveyed. 57,000 veterans have been waiting three months for an appointment. with the scheduling practices are only the beginning. it takes 175 days to transfer a veterans medical records. the v.a. and defense department have spent $3 billion over four y

>> bernie sanders discusses his chances for 2016. >> i thought hillary clinton was poised to be the nextocratic nominee. >> is that so? i'm not quite sure that the political process is one in which we anoint people. working class of this country and middle class of this country are facing enormous problems. >> is that a platform on which to run for president? >> i think it's a damned good one. >> you can do it. >> number two trender, ace of base. >> meet monet davis. >> you play ball like a girl! >> she, yes, she, was electric. >> are you as good as any -- shining star -- how did you do that? >> it's really cool there's a girl pitcher and they made this fun. >> if she says she's going to do it, she's going to do it. >> just keep dreaming and go for it. >> let's go practice. >> and today's top trender, block the vote. >> north carolina new election law will remain in effect despite ongoing legal attempts to stop it. >> the state legislature passed the most regressive voting rights law ever. >> north carolina could swing the senate this year. >> north carolina courts uphold the states rest

senator bernie sanders, senators richard burr, representative mike misho, representative jeff miller. give them a big round of applause, thank you. that's some good work. we're all grateful to our outstanding veterans service organizations for the work they do on behalf of veterans and their families. thank you very much to all the veterans service organizations. most of all i want to thank general buchanan and major turnbull and all who served here at ft. belvoir. for nearly a century this base has helped keep america strong and secure. 70 years ago troops from here, the 29th infantry division, the blue and gray, were some of the first to storm omaha beach. in recent years many of you have deployed to iraq and afghanistan, and you've risked your lives on multiple tours to defend our nation. and as a country, we have a sacred obligation to serve you as well as you served us. an obligation that doesn't end with your tour of duty. every day hundreds of thousands of dedicated public servants at the v.a. help us honor that commitment. at v.a. hospitals across america, you've got doctors a

he's no bernie sanders. he really is in it to win it, you know?s really fashioning himself to win the republican nomination. and i think that's the most kind of -- that's the bottom line of what's been happening this week. >> right. >> there are certain things you have to say. >> and that's the interesting story with rand paul. he's going from that very lushtarian, purist streak to now trying to be a mainstream republican. in the time we have left, i want to make sure to bring this up. this book is causing -- i can't quite understand it, but there's a lot of controversy in that craig shirley, a conservative who's written two books about ronald reagan, he's accusing you of plagiarism. i know you cite his work extensively -- >> 125 times. >> but he's accusing you of plagiarism, wants $25 million and wants all the copies of the books burned. what do you say to him? >> i'm the worst plagiarist in the world. i cite him 125 times. my website links to the pages i supposedly plagiarized. and unfortunately, there's a smoking gun. his business partner, he's

bernie sanders has worked extremely hard, and i'm not sure that he could have completed that without the work of the senior senator from arizona. the bill was -- the conference was really dead a week ago. but the senior senator from arizona weighed in and with his influence, with democrats and republicans, it was made possible to go forward. it was brought back on track. so i'm surprised that the, my friend from arizona is here, but i acknowledge the good work that he did. without his mccain-like advocacy last friday and thursday night, it wouldn't have happened. mr. president, i'm not only grateful for the conference report we got on the veterans matter, but also the highway bill. i think we need a long-term highway bill and i think we'll get one in the near future. the work done by senator boxer and others to have a long-term bill because they want us to finish something this year didn't come to fruition. we passed it here. but we worked together and have a bill that will allow construction to continue. in the house, mr. president, i regret that we were not able to overcome republi

do that and of course we know the best way to do that it's kind of the message of someone like bernie sanders who you know is your regular guest who manages to win these landslides in a. boat full state full of white working class voters and elizabeth warren who kind of breaks the bank every time she does a speech for a democratic candidate it's you give that you give people the kind of economic security that you know. takes away that sort of existential fear that they're kind of one paycheck away from privation and their families disintegrating because it is reasonable to fear your family's disintegrating it is reasonable to fear the meretricious effects of popular culture and without that kind of economic populism really democrats have no where to go in defeating cultural populism you mentioned earlier the reagan. to reagan was a great communicator and you said yes he learned it from listening to f.d.r.'s fireside speeches i'm not a big fan of the great man theory of history but. i wonder the great man our good yeah i wonder sometimes if. f.d.r. had not been as competent a communicator coul

and also this from bernie sanders, independent senator from vermont. that coming from ber so that coming from bernie sanders, independent, from vermont. and then also this from the speaker of the house john boehner had this to say on august 8 when the president begins these airstrikes against isis in iraq. >> host: poll, independent caller. what are your thoughts? >> caller: good morning. i think he should go to congress because the are two things that the gop will not sunday to -- will not say no to but it's tax credits and war. this is what they are all about. this is what they represent. they are always willing to fight wars. they don't worry about how it's a four anything. the president should go to them and let's see if they send no this time to him. >> host: j. in clearwater, florida. what do you think country i do believe the president should call an emergency session of congress and get a vote up or down. would have stuck her nose into a hornets nest over the. it's just a mess and everything. this group of isis, if we are going to bomb syria, w

more reaction, listen to lunch senator bernie sanders. >> it is quite visible, puts a focus on generalerage american. stuart: per ernie sounded this from vermont, he is a socialist saving corporations have contempt for america. fairly extreme reaction from the left against burger king's move north. liz: the boycott sharon brown of ohio was calling for what heard those same minimum-wage workers who worked for burger king. if there is public, and they go to when these 0 whitecastle as the democrat is advocating, we also have keep companies here, do not let them emerge so we have a whole length of democrats and independents senators out shaming burger king as they did walgreen's not to do this merger. even canada was out of the box doing corporate tax reform to lower its rates, the chaining companies in the united states without doing corporate tax reform. of the when you got to bring in warren buffett, the principal corporate supporter of president obama and now he is the man helping burger king avoid american high taxes and going north to canada. liz: helping to finance this deal, so ye

bernie sanders maintained, " i'm chairman of the veterans commit need -- committee. it provides high-quality health care." before i outline and propose a bold 21st-century veteran services bill, i want to examine these claims. if they are right, we will need bold reform. it is important to understand how badly broken and how deeply corrupt the current bureaucracy is. the current public outcry started when we learned 40 veterans died on a secret waiting list in phoenix. that was only the beginning. in february we learned employees destroyed veterans medical records to hide their backlog. it became clear that the appointment system was pervasive. they found a systemic lack of integrity throughout the v.a.. the final audit confirmed corrupt scheduling practices across the department at 70% of the v.a. medical facilities surveyed. 57,000 veterans have been waiting three months for an appointment. with the scheduling practices are only the beginning. it takes 175 days to transfer a veterans medical records. the v.a. and defense department have spent $3 billion over four y

senator bernie sanders, senator richard burr, representative mike michaud, representative jeff miller. give them a round of applause. thank you. thanks for the good work. and we are all grateful to our outstanding veterans service organizations for all the work they do on behalf of our veterans and their families. thank you very much to all our veterans and their families. i want to thank buchanan, sergeant major turnbull, all of you who serve here at fort belvoir. for nearly a century the space has helped keep america safe and secure. 70 years ago, forces from here were among the first to storm omaha beach. recently many of you were deployed to iraq and afghanistan and have used your lives to defend our nation. as a country, we have a sacred obligation to serve you as well as you have served us. an obligation that does not end with your tour of duty. every day, hundreds of thousands of dedicated public servants at us honor those commitments. at va hospital's across america, you have doctors and hospitals delivering care to veterans and families. you have veterans who are profoundly g

itator bernie sanders says is time to hire more doctors, nurses, and staff at v.a. health care facilities. tweets that she will watch the president signed legislation to reform the v.a. and help that's into law. looking forward to meeting v.a. secretary macdonald. the hill newspaper had this story. president obama said yesterday that it was premature to fast-track experimental ebola drug for approval. even though a deadly outbreak of the disease was in africa. i think we have to let the science guide us, the president said at the u.s. africa summit in washington. think allw, i don't of the information is in as to whether this drug is helpful. to american doctors who contracted the virus was treating patients in america received the experimental therapy, which previously has only been tested on monkeys. the ebola virus will be the topic this afternoon of a house subcommittee hearing. en -- dr.mas fried frieden will go before that subcommittee. he is the cdc director. tonight, we look at the senate races in a why he -- hawaii, virginia, and tennessee. you can see a de

senator bernie sanders, senator richard burr -- give them a big round of applause for the good work. and we are all grateful to our outstanding veteran service organization on behalf of all they do. thank you very much to all of the veterans service organizations. i want to thank all of you who serve here. century, the spaces help keep america strong and secure. 70 years ago, troops from here were some of the first to storm omaha beach. in recent years, many of you have deployed to iraq and afghanistan. .ou have risk your lives as a country we have a sacred obligation to serve you as well as you have served us. in obligation that does not end with your tour of duty. thousands hundreds of of dedicated public servants of the v.a. help us honor that commitment. at v.a. hospitals across america we have doctors and nurses delivering world-class care to america's veterans. world-class care to america's families who are profoundly grateful for the work done at the v.a.. as commander-in-chief, i am grateful, too. but the last few months, we have conduct at bale the silvius. long wait times b

the chairman of the veterans committee in the senate, bernie sanders, a liberal person worked closelyith miller, his counterpart in the house, a conservative person. they legislated like you're supposed to. they put aside ideological differences and were able to get something done. is it going to solve novel of the problems, no. -- is it going to solve all of the problems? no. we will see what holes we have left. it is going to be better. that mcdonald see has made decisions already that are extremely important. frankly, i don't think bureaucrats are going to be able to overtake his prowess. >> good morning senator. mike davidson. the review journal -- thank you. i appreciate it. the other day the review journal did a piece that was complementary toward you concerning your ability to spearhead major legislation on behalf of the administration. as you look forward to the next couple of years given the midterms, the fact that people are talking about a lame duck situation, what do you think you will be able to spearhead with success given the gridlock that we have had? where do you thin

ranking hadar, that me at 36, bernie sanders at 37, i think those rankings get a little goofy sometimes. i believe in democratic values. some times you have to lay down your partisan arms and work across the aisle. i've been able to do that on the defense bill, native american veterans act, which was passed into law. that i havedoubt used that are left of center. i can work with republicans. reflect yourhat constituency? do you think you are more or less liberal? sounds like a poll question. i am not sure how to answer that. i think that hawaii believes in progressive values, clean energy, social security, shall so safety net -- social safety net. i don't always agree with our president. we are proud of him. we agree with him on many issues. i take those values to the united states senate. youepresentative hanabusa have one minute. >> do you have a ranking for me? one of the things that i have done is to remember thatve to act in a bipartisan manner. on atisan has taken negative connotation. i and the ranking member of the native affairs committee. , not because they create the committe

let's be clear, that ranking had elizabeth warren at 36, bernie sanders at 37, i think those rankings get a little goofy sometimes. i will tell you this. i believe in democratic values. i also believe that sometimes you have to lay down your partisan arms and work across the aisle. i've been able to do that on the defense bill, native american veterans act, which was passed into law. there is no doubt that i have used that are left of center. i have shown i can work with republicans. >> how does that reflect your constituency? do you think you are more or less liberal? >> it sounds like a poll question. i am not sure how to answer that. i think that hawaii believes in progressive values, clean energy, social security, shall -- social safety net. i don't always agree with our president. we are proud of him. we agree with him on many issues. i reflect and take those values to the united states senate. >> representative hanabusa you have one minute. >> do you have a ranking for me? without a ranking, i would assume one of the things that i have done is to remember that we have to act in

senator bernie sanders-- [applause] senator richard burr, represented in mike michaud, representative jeff miller. give them a round of applause, thank you. [applause] we are all grateful to our outstanding veteran service organizations and all the work that they do on behalf of our veterans and their families. thank you very much to all the veterans service organizations. i want to thank general buchanan and all of you who served here at fort belvoir for nearly a century. this space has helped keep america strong and secure. seven years ago, troops from were the 29th infantry, some of the first to storm omaha beach. in recent years, many of you have deployed to iraq and afghanistan. you have risk your lives on multiple tours to defend our nation. as a country, we have a sacred obligation to serve you as well as you served us. an obligation that doesn't and duty. your tour we honor that commitment. at v.a. hospitals across america andu have got doctors nurses who are delivering world-class care to america's that are in. -- veterans. families are profamily grateful for the good over th

i think that people like bernie sanders fire things up install things out. democrats get 80% of political donations from unions. familytwo members of my who are republicans that work in the federal government. they have to request at the end of the year to receive their union dues back. host: thank you. guest: that is a great point. that is a part of what caused this and what is going to have to happen to fix it. accountability. she is right. it is too hard to fire an underperforming v.a. provider these days. there are rules in place to prevent someone from being able to be fired, just on a whim. some of those protections are enforced. one of the arguments that has been made against extending the accountability measures to lower level v.a. employees is that i can be is to fire or punish someone who blew the whistle about inappropriate behaviors wtiithin v.a. it is a double-edged sword. you have to have protections. it is also ridiculously hard to fire people who are outright negligent and even criminal. we hope to see some of them prosecuted. host: the washi

senator bernie sanders said the same thing. like to go he would further. the v.a. has asked for additional money to hire clinicians down the road. this will be part of next year's appropriations process. more hearings in the fall and maybe even a handful in september when they're back for the short session. veterans thatsure they do not think their work is done. >> a reminder that you can see many of the hearings we have covered on the v.a. at c-span.org. you can read the reporting at leo shane at militarytimes.com. he's also on twitter, @leo shane. >> the center for strategic and international studies ho tradediscussion on the relationships between south korea, japan, and the u.s.. live at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. next tuesday, c-span in primetime focuses on the general motors recall. we hear from gm ceo mary barra, who testified several times this year. and kenneth feinberg, manager of the victims condensation program. 8:00 pm eastern next tuesday on -span. of the highlights for this weekend. eastern, a:00 p.m. history tour looking at the civil war. saturday