wj.handle is at c-span jeremy butler.eterans affairs secretary has been receiving criticism lately over his comparison of wait times at va hospitals to the wait times at disney world. guest: i don't think anyone is going to defend the remark in and of itself. it was not the smartest remark. that said it is a small remark and there's little comparison to the good that we have seen secretary mcdonald do throughout the years of his being secretary of the veterans affairs administration. day in day out we do feel he is making positive changes. fighting against a very difficult was that he has here. there has been a lot of fallout from his comment that we think it is a little disingenuous. this is a man that has been doing really hard work. he listens very closely. i've been there firsthand when he's been in a room full of veterans, all who have issues with the treatment they received at the various be a hospitals and he is in there taking notes. his staff is taking notes, following up on all of the complaint they hear. if thi

wj.handle is at c-span jeremy butler.erans affairs secretary has been receiving criticism lately over his comparison of wait times at va hospitals to the wait times at disney world. guest: i don't think anyone is going to defend the remark in and of itself. it was not the smartest remark. that said it is a small remark and there's little comparison to the good that we have seen secretary mcdonald do throughout the years of his being secretary of the veterans affairs administration. day in day out we do feel he is making positive changes. fighting against a very difficult was that he has here. there has been a lot of fallout from his comment that we think it is a little disingenuous. this is a man that has been doing really hard work. he listens very closely. i've been there firsthand when he's been in a room full of veterans, all who have issues with the treatment they received at the various be a hospitals and he is in there taking notes. his staff is taking notes, following up on all of the complaint they hear. if this

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jeremy butler, the rack and does it -- and afghanistan better -- veteran will be on to discuss veterans issues with memorial day on monday. discussing issues regarding veterans. thank you for joining us. have a great saturday. ♪ >> this month, the national cable until locations association hosted an internet and tv expo in boston with journalists, cable industry officials, and members of the fcc. that is next here on c-span. then, a look at the economic state of silicon valley, with technology investors and venture capitalists. taxlater, a hearing on policy for businesses of the provided share services. ♪ moderator: good morning, everyone. and to i andston cx 2016. on behalf of -- we are happy to greet you. we start out this morning's session and the atlantic will be a great show. moderator: absolutely. the letter to be here, as well. it is exciting to be at the intx. ever moderator: this year we look at disruption, and how to embrace it for creativity and innovation. it should be excited. moderator: when you look at webster, it tells us disruption is to break apart, to throw into disor

jeremy butler, senior military fellow for iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, will talk about issues surrounding veterans. people talk about the recent comments made by robert mcdonald which links veteran way times to busy customer service. watch washington journal beginning live at 7 a.m. eastern on sunday. join the discussion. >> this week, president obama was overseas for a week long trip in asia. while in japan, he joined japanese prime minister should thinzo abe for wreath laying ceremony at the hiroshima memorial site. following the ceremony, the president took a tour of the memorial and met with bomb survivors. president obama: 71 years ago on a bright, cloudless morning, death fell from the sky and the world was changed. a flash of light and a wall of fire destroyed a city and demonstrated that mankind possessed the means to destroy itself. why do we come to this place, to hiroshima? we come to ponder a terrible force unleashed in a not so distant past. we come to mourn the dead, including over 100,000 japanese men, women, and children. thousands of koreans, a dozen americans

jeremy butler, the rack and does it -- and afghanistan better -- veteran will be on to discuss veteransssues with memorial day on monday. discussing issues regarding veterans. thank you for joining us. have a great saturday. ♪