robert wilkie. doing great job for the v.a. we are doing a great job. we have choice and accountability, things that no one ever thought you would see. they worked 46 or 47 years on trying to get veterans choice. we now have a veterans choice and accountability. they don't do the job, boom. you're fired. [laughter] we want thatmp: for our veterans, right? [applause] president trump: and a man doing a fantastic job, acting administrator, andrew wheeler. thank you, appreciate it. we're grateful to the distinguished military leaders in attendance, including secretary of the navy richard spencer. thank you. secretary of the air force, heather wilson. [applause] president trump: thank you. vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, paul selva. thank you, paul. [applause] president trump: and one of my favorites of the joint chiefs, come on, stand up. thank you both. [applause] president trump: i also want to thank representative mo brooks for joining us tonight. great gentleman, wherever you are, mo. thank you, mo. president trump: and a very special thank

. >> veterans affairs secretary robert wilkie talks about the senate veterans affairs oversight committee. and live at 5:00 eastern, a news conference with the u.n. general assembly at 5:00 p.m. tonight democratic senator kim cain debates corey stewart in the virginia senate debate. c-span, your primary source for 2018. >>> saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern, the "wall street journa journal"'s matthew hennessey discusses his book "zero hour for gen x." >> if you're a millennial, google helped you get through high school. if you're a mel len yillennial, wikipedia helped get you through college. your whole life has been shaped in this technology in a way that previous generations never experienced and in ways many of us never imagined was possible. in key ways, this was the thesis of my book. that makes millennials different from the rest of us. >>> and on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, francis eukuyama talks about his book "identity, the demand for dignity and the politics of resentment." >> it can be shaped by leaders, by schools, by education, by the way we talk about our shared history and our

carson, jeff sessions, elaine chao, dan coats, mick mulvaney, sunny purdue, alexander acosta, robert wilkie, robert lighthizer. betsy devos. andrew wheeler. ryan zinke. john bolton. christopher wray. wasn't me. even the first lady weighing in focusing more on the author's anonymity than on the content of that op-ped. "if a person is bold enough to accuse people of negative actions, they have a responsibility to publicly stand by their words and people have the right to be able to defend themselves. to the writer of the op-ped, you are not protecting this country. you are sabotaging it with your cowardly actions." and if that's not enough for you, let's not forget bob woodward's upcoming book, "fear," quoting many members of the president's inner circle including former white house chief economic adviser gary cohn who says he swiped a letter off the oval office desk to prevent trump from signing it and killing a critical trade agreement with south korea. that letter, yes, missing the president's signature, now revealed. so, what about the democrats you might be saying? what are they doing in

veterans affairs secretary robert wilkie testifies today before the senate veterans affairs overnight committee. live coverage starts at 3:00 p.m. here on c-span3. president trump holds a news conference in new york following meeting with members of the u.n. general assembly live 5 person. you can also follow these c-span .or and free radio app chlt tonight senator kaine challenges cory stewart for virginia seat. liver coverage 7:00 p.m. also on c-span3. the c-span networks primary source for campaign 2018. >>> saturday, two retiring members of congress, republican congressman bill schuster of pennsylvania and democratic pennsylvania lewis gutierrez of illinois talk about their experience in congress. >> i'm coming to the end of my term as the chairman of the transportation infrastructure committee which republicans term out ourselves and leadership positions. and that was really driving thought thought to myself playing sports throughout my days in high school, when you are on the starting team and they put you on the bench, it's really not too much fun. >> so i decided it was time f

veterans affairs secretary robert wilkie testified before the senate veterans affairs committee on their priorities. watch that life wednesday at 3:00 eastern, on cspan3 , our website, and radio app. >>> dr. ford has agreed to testify about her sexual assault allegations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. judge cavanagh will testify at that hearing. we will have live coverage on thursday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on cspan3. you can watch online at c- span.org, or listen on the c- span radio app. >>> coming up this weekend. saturday at 6:15 p.m. eastern, matthew hennessy discusses his book, zero hour for general x. how the last adult generation can save america from millennial's. >> in 1998, the oldest millennial was 16 or 17. if you are millennial, google have to get through high school. if you are millennial, wikipedia got you through college. if you are millennial, you are a digital native. your entire life has been shaped by this technology in a way that previous generations never experienced, and in ways, many of us never imagined was possible. in keyways, this is th

tomorrow veterans affairs secretary robert wilkie is on capitol hill to testify about his prioritiesas vett reran affairs committee. >>> and thursday, there is going to be a confirmation hearing with judge kavanaugh and christine blasey ford. you can watch on cspan.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >>> every president i think would confirm that experience, and i will tell this guy off and i will get him, and they go in there and there is something about the office itself, and the respect that all americans and most of the foreigners have for that office where you just don't feel like blowing out the president or taking him on the way that you told your colleagues the way that you were going to do. >> you know, when he was in c i china, he was called back in order to run the ci, and a it is something that he did not want to do, because he felt that running the cia was a political killer and he had aspirations for higher office and we should take him at his word. if the president of the united states asks you the do something for your country, the sans yes. that sentiment really e

. >> i'll refer to robert wilkie real quick. the fact that your wife is here doesn't means that date. [ laughter ] >> i'm sorry i wasn't here for your opening testimony. i'm co-chairing a committee hearing on cyber and personnel. one thing i just wanted to say about the discussion on blue water, i fully expect the past is prolog. when you were in my office you were very much a part of the effort to get to us the right place upon the camp lejeune toxic substances. that's an area where we were at odds with the va, an area where we looks to outside expertise to come up with a rational basis for presumption. we made progress there. i hope it is in the same spirit that you are able to address legitimate concerns of vos with the need to once we identify what the need is and once we start expanding presumptions that we also fund it in a way that's not at odds with other promises that we have made that we need to fulfill for your veterans. >> senator tillis thank you. i will add there was an addendum to that which you had, you and klobu