and nobody knows mr schultz.gration and security, like social issues are unknown. so this debate is about to start. what we see is that a party like the social democrats, that have actually been ina kind democrats, that have actually been in a kind of political depression in the past decades, all past years, that's say, where they had no chance, actually to win any national election, for the first time, they get a slight feeling that they might have a chance, this time will stop at of course, that sets freed some energy. and that is our policy right 110w. energy. and that is our policy right now. and that shows, as well, by the way, as a christian democrat, that oui’ way, as a christian democrat, that our party, the chancellor's party, this campaign will be different to the campaign that we have seen four yea rs the campaign that we have seen four years ago. it will be about content much more than the last one. everyone actually feels, right now, it is about the future of europe, about the future of our country,

wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to denounce this sad reality. the debraved beliefs of holocaust deniers have somehow called into our national conversation. what's worse is that it's occurring at a time when our government has decided to turn its back on refugees fleeing violence and oppression. what is deeply concerning is that all of this is emanating from the white house. clearly directed by president trump's top political strategist, steven bannon. he was the forced behind breitbart news. an outright outlet that traffics anti-semitism. when president trump picked mr. can banon as a chief strategist, countless groups condemned it. the anti-defamation league warned us that his views were hostile to core american values. that concern was made crystal clear by the statement president trump issued on international holocaust ref brans day about 10 days ago. -- i reserve the balance of my time brans day about 10 days ago. the statement left out the defining aspect of the holocaust, the murder of six million jewish people. it's crucial to understand

mr. spicer: first and foremost on v.a. reform, the number one thing is to get dr. schultz confirmed. so many of these, it's hard to talk about how we're going to enact an agenda when senate democrats continue to slow walk some of these folks. i think that's a big problem. dr. shelton he's the right individual to reform the v.a., to understand the medical care, -- whether it is lending or medical care, what are the problems we face at the v.a.. those these are people who have served our nation and deserve the best care they can get. whether that's the mortgage lending health care or the , variety of other stuff the v.a. provides to veterans. and i think that what the president has done is talk to people like dr. tobey cosgrove at the cleveland clinic and others about providing a better approach to serving the needs of our veterans. right now, you're right. there are still wait times that are unacceptable. there's care that's unacceptable. we have to address that. he's going to continue to do it. david jackson? reporter: during the campaign, candidate trump repeatedly said he was going

wasserman schultz and why she stepped down and what was actually demonstrable about what happened in your party during the primary. people are finding ways not to say the word rigged, except mr. ronan, another man up there last night. if you want to bring your party together, you have to let those who feel they were wronged know how things will be right for them going forward. how do you do that? >> you can't pretend everything is going along fine. the status quo didn't work, it didn't work internally holding the party together and it didn't work externally. i know we don't like saying it or admitting it as democrats. we got beat. he won. yes, russia, yes, comey, yes popular vote, but it should never have even been that close. it's clear we need a different approach. it's clear that, if you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got. we've got to acknowledge the mistakes of the past without being doomed to repeat them, without reliving 2016. i didn't love as a democrat living through the 2016 primary once. i don't think it's a good idea for us to relive it now. we've got to take those lessons, move forward and make changes in the way the party is run in ou