jeremy butler? guest: they address them pretty well. time is of the essence. this is not a new problem. from the beginning, we have promised those from the beginning that they would be granted visas and are they and their families would be granted visas -- and they and their families would not be in danger. this has been an ongoing problem. we are behind in processing these visas. rick is now with the fact that the taliban is making advances, it is incredibly urgent now more than ever. it is important that we speed up the process. if it is not guam, evacuating them to some safe location where we can process the visas, go through necessary background checks, things like that. something to db -- something needs to be done. host: our guest is a naval officer. one of your colleagues have this op-ed. he wrote the following quote " military veterans suffer from ptsd and chronic pain at more than twice the national average. one in five iraq and afghanistan veterans will express ptsd or depression. we speak

jeremy butler?st: they address them pretty well. time is of the essence. this is not a new problem. from the beginning, we have promised those from the beginning that they would be granted visas and are they and their families would be granted visas -- and they and their families would not be in danger. this has been an ongoing problem. we are behind in processing these visas. rick is now with the fact that the taliban is making advances, it is incredibly urgent now more than ever. it is important that we speed up the process. if it is not guam, evacuating them to some safe location where we can process the visas, go through necessary background checks, things like that. something to db -- something needs to be done. host: our guest is a naval officer. one of your colleagues have this op-ed. he wrote the following quote " military veterans suffer from ptsd and chronic pain at more than twice the national average. one in five iraq and afghanistan veterans will express ptsd or depression. we speak wit

joining us now, jeremy butler, chief executive officer of the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america this whole question about burn pits. some say are to post-9/11 soldiers what agent orange is to vietnam veterans. do you buy the va's reason for so in denials or is this a case of ignoring what's in front of them, not learning the lessons from agent orange? >> thanks for having me and thanks for having that question because it's exactly the latter. the va has known that this is a problem. the department of defense has known this is a problem. this is nothing new. what it is is the government not wanting to pay the full cost of war. it's not a surprise to anybody that breathing in, day in, day out, noxious fumes, burnt plastic, body parts, batteries, ammunition, breathing these in, day after day for a yearlong deployment, several members deploying multiple times, it's not a surprise that this is going to result in rare cancers, respiratory illnesses, all of the above, but the problem is that the va refuses to provide healthcare for those veterans that have come down very ill with these

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coming up monday morning, veterans of america ceo jeremy butler talks about his organization supportor veterans of those wars, plus issues facing all veterans. and author hannibal johnson on the 100th anniversary of the tulsa race massacre. watch live at 7:00 easter monday morning, and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts, and tweets. mission during world war ii. after that, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons and later, a look at the 1857 dred scott case. >> mr.

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jeremy butler said, i quote, the status quo with our military chain of command's response to militaryexual assault is not working and this continuing threat to our military requires this commonsense solution to protect our service members. it's supported by the american legion, which recognizes that this legislation will, quote, improve the system by which the department of defense investigates and prosecutes reported cases of military sexual trauma so that it is on par with the civilian system. it's supported by protect our defenders, retired general don christianson, the president of protect our defenders said, quote, every year generals come before congress and tell congress that sexual assault is a cancer in the force. this is a readiness issue. this is a force protection issue. this is an issue that drives out good men and women every year who want to serve. this reform will finally see the justice that our members deserve and the pres vengs they -- prevention they deserve. it's supported by the vietnam veterans of america and the national president wrote, after decades of hearin