. >> a few things, god bless dan caldwell who's been out there fighting for veterans and lobbying to president lincoln's words removed from the va wall because of clinical reasons, completely off track. charles: what words are those. >> we have paul wyckoff who today went out and said veterans don't want more choice in the healthcare, pulls don't show it and the vets don't want it, give me a break. help me out. veterans want to choice. if the va's doing good they can choose that and right now we have a bill on the house floor that would cut funding for the g.i. bill and we have groups out there lobbying to change. where my wrong on the. >> i think at the end of the day it's a way to change the model. we had a little disagreement but i think it's a good bill. >> you both understand it, explain a little bit more, what's the controversy. >> i know there's some larger disagreement about how it's being put forward on the house floor and reintegration program programs, at the end of the day this is things that were unanimously passed. is just another example, even if there's disagreements

dan caldwell of concerned veterans of america wrote an article entitled "one accountable government board stands in the way of va accountability." because this bill, senior officials could appeal decisions to the merit protection systems board. now they can't. in that article he writes that board had a history of blocking demotions -- or firings of negligent and bad senior va employees. and the current senate chairman isaacson said he thought the bill would create a culture of accountability at the va. at its passage a lot of democrats signaled concern this would be taken advantage of. ultimately, support of the bill -- i supported the bill because we thought it was the best compromise to hold the va accountable to fix its own culture. i just want to explore the possibility that -- you've addressed some of the numbers, that we not create a culture of fear as opposed to accountability. a culture of fear that makes the va's employees feel like any small mistake could mean losing their job or prevents whistle blowers from stepping up and having faith in the accountability system. my colleagu

dan caldwell wrote an article board "one accountable stands in the way of accountability." you for they could appeal decisions, now they can't. the article says there is a history of blocking the consequences of negligence and bad employees. isaacson said he thought it would create a culture of accountability at the v.a.. ultimately, i supported the bill because i thought it was the best compromise to hold the v.a. accountable to fix its own culture. i want to explore the possibility and address numbers that we not create a culture of your as opposed to accountability -- of fear as opposed to accountability. thinking any mistake could make them lose her job or being afraid to step up. my colleagues observed last year that senior executives are where the decisions are made, not lower level fulks. -- not at the lower level. out -- unders put is v.a.'s leadership which now firmly aligned with trump, the department has improved in a number of ways. the board withn this administration's policy or pace of change have dealt departed v.a. will stop i wonder under what circumstances

dan caldwell of concerned veterans of america wrote a title -- wrote an article titled -- now they can't. that article he writes at the board had a history of blocking the motions of firings of negligent and bad senior va employees. and the current senate chairman isaacson said he thought the bill would create a culture of account ability at the va. at its passage a lot of democrats were concerned that this would be taken advantage of ultimately they supported the bill. i supported the bill because he thought it was the best compromise to hold the va accountable to fix its own culture. i just want to ask for the possibility, and you addressed some of the numbers, that we not create a culture of fear as opposed to accountability. a culture of fear that makes va employees feel like any small mistake could mean losing their job or it prevents whistleblowers from stepping up and having faith in the accountability system. my colleague ms. custer rightly observed last year that senior executives are at the level at which the decisions are being made, not the lower-level folks. i also want to r

earlier dan caldwell of concerned vets of america said veterans support wilkie. >> he spent most of hisetter choice for the next va secretary and i'm looking forward to him being confirmed. jillian: president trump picked wilkie after his first joyce ronnie jackson with drew his nomination. he will replace former secretary david shulkin fired this year. >>> chicago cubs fans steel a foul ball from a little boy and hand it to the kid next to him. the kid dropped after the first base coach dropped souvenir. he wound up getting a last laugh. he went home with two balls, with haw very baez. ainsley: little boy tried to catch it. dropped it. gave it to the woman. the map grabs it. todd: how stupid is this guy, a camera is always on you, even if you are a -- jillian: not first time it happens. see stuff like this all the time. boy ends up going home with two baseballs. one signed. >> did the woman give the ball to the little kid? jillian: i can't confirm or deny. home with a autographed ball. steve: straight ahead on the monday, president trumps gears up for the meeting with vladmir putin our

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