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ken burns, chuck hagel, thank you so much for being part of our conversation on this memorial day. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> we're following a lot of news so let's get right to it. german chancellor angela merkel says europe must be prepared to take its fate into its own hands. >> here in europe there are a lot of folks looking to hear things from him. >> reporter: trump again targeting journalists acuesing the fake news media of fabricating lies. >> if you tweet every day and complain about the media you're not going oget your deals down. >> jared kushner sought to develop a line of communications with the russians that could not be monitored. >> it's a good thing. >> there ought to be a review of his security clearance. >> i don't trust this story as far as i can throw it. >> what manner of ignorance, chaos would you have to have think of doing this with the russian ambassador was a good idea? >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> chris cuomo is off and david gregcy joins me this morning. in just hours president trump will lay a wreath at national arlin

three years ago the then chairman rogers hosted chuck hagel, secretary of defense, and rick shen sick can i, -- we received a commitment from former we would have a luigs. know that the department of defense and given the resources they've been given, is getting up to speed but i do view your systems as sort of the weak link. so i just personally feel this is something which is enormously important in a day and age when we have so much information passing back and forth, obviously, encrypted and protected, that to not have that available to our healthcare providers is pretty inexcusable, but good luck and god speed and thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much, and i would like to thank chairman dent and ranking member wasserman schultz for holding this important hearing and i welcome secretary shulkin today. we as members of congress and you as a secretary of veterans affairs, have a duty to provide the best care available to our veterans, who have sacrificed and faithfully served our nation. the va faces serious challenges in meeting their health needs. after working four year

i think three years ago then chairman rogers posted chuck hagel, secretary of defense, and reduction seki, one of yourri predecessors, and we received a committee, commitment from i think former general since i keep that we have within a year some sort of solution. i know that department ofan defense, and given the resources they been given is getting up to speed i do view your systems as sort of the weak link. i personally feel this is something which is enormously important in a day and age when with so much information passing back and forth obviously, encrypted and protected. that did not at that available to our healthcare providers is pretty inexcusable, but good luck and godspeed and thank you, mr. chairman. >> ms. lowey, i'd like to recognize you. >> thank you very much, and i would like to thank chairman dent and ranking member wasserman schultz for holding this important hearing. and i welcome secretary shulkin today. we as members of congress, and you as the secretary of veterans affairs, have a duty to provide the best care available to our veterans who have sacrificed an