after we did that the va came out. i would say that the union contract is the best thing in the world to protect whistleblowers and then we've got a special cancer -- counselor. they have done a great job creating a separate entity. on both sides of this room, there is not a soul that once more bureaucracy and afg does not want more protection. >> have you requested the va make this whistleblower number public information? >> yes, we have expect i have not heard a response. >> you also testified that the va has stopped used -- using performance appeasement -- improvement plans. have you seen this at every level and level? >> yes. whether it is mid-level, lower- level? >> i am aware of the rank and file employees but not aware of what they do with management.>> i have a few seconds left. i know that one of the issues that they struggled with is getting data from the va as to how the accountability act is being implemented but additional data have they requested that is not available? >> i would have to look to my folks b

independent of the va ig. agencies can't be trusted to police themselves. veterans and taxpayers need to know they are not above the law. robert, i need to know you are the guy who understands the va has larger challenges. we simply cannot afford to get weighed down. veterans are counting to implement the act in the next year and it is to be done with more transparency than the accountability act. congress will rollout the mission not didn't get it done right. if it doesn't happen, the buck stops with you. congressman and veterans will hold you accountable and i think you understand not. and marty concerned department is as ready for this monumental undertaking of the mission. for example, the va supposed to be contracting community care networks that will help facilitate a veterans access to community care. the states have been pushed back multiple times now. i'm concerned about that and i hope you are too. we'll also be counting on you to assure care inside the va is accessible and of the highest quality. con

the va has a hard time keeping those schedulers. they train them and then they often leave but i do believe it's incumbent on the secretary of the va. they have long discussions with the office of personnel management to make sure the secretary and those who work with them have the ability to adjust pay scales so people at the ground level when a veteran comes is treated respectfully and stay in that job and learn what it means to talk to that. >> mr. wilkie, as you know senator sullivan, senator rounds, senator bozeman, senator chester and other members of this committee represent states where our veterans are long distance away from our va facilities. sometimes a full day's drive. as you may know in the debate on the mission bill and in the markups, choice program that works to make these healthcare services available to the veteran is key to the argument that debate. we work as hard as you can and tell us what you plan to do to see to it that choice is a reality in the time an appointment is good and the problem we've had with vet

and after we did that, the va came out. and i would say the union contract is the best thing in the world to protect whistle blowers. and then we've got office of special counsel and the ig. those have done a very good job, this creating a separate entity because somewhat of a box garden or in-house. i think on both sides of this room -- standing in the way of whistle blowers coming forward. >> have you requested the va make this whistle-blower public information. >> i haven't heard a response from them. >> you also testified that the va has essentially stopped using performance improvement plans. have you seen this across the va? >> yes, ma'am, i have. at every facility, yes. >> every facility and at sort of every level whether it's mid-level, lower level. >> i am aware of the rank and file employees. i am not aware with what they do with management employees. >> thanks. i only have a few seconds left, but i know that one of the issues they've struggled with is getting data from the va as how the accountability act is being

i'm the end user of the va to the t. i get every bit of my health care through the va. i hold weekly office hours in the va for any veteran that wants to talk about any issue, va related or otherwise. i'm walking the halls there frequently. i see my fellow veterans constantly. i see the smiles on them. and i see their truly heartfelt gratitude when they get the care that they were seeking at the va. and i also see their frustration when their care was lacking in timeliness or appropriateness and i hear about it both as we all do. and that's -- in summation what we all want to see, we want to see the care for every end user of the va. just be the best possible care that it can be. it's summed up very simply like that. i think we all agree on that. it is what we want to see. you've said in this hearing several times that you want to see a change in the culture of the va. so i just want to give you a chance to espouse upon that. what would you change in the culture of the va if you had a wand, if you can build it up brick by brick from the beginning, what would change in t

has taken the lead. va has come up with what appears on its face to be a very simple way of addressing this and bringing down opioid addiction. and that is with alternative therapies. the use of advil, tylenol and aspirin. in place of tylenol three or other opioids. the other thing va has done is emphasize rehabilitative care. dod is just getting on the cusp of that. so yes, i think dod is moving in the direction that va has moved in and it is absolutely vital that we stop. >> my final question will be, since 1998, the va budget has tripled $288.65 billion. with all these factors they can be pointed to the vietnam veterans getting older, the fact that combat medicine approved and therefore va is dealing with more complex injuries and illnesses than ever before. the cost of healthcare in the united states has become more expensive where we have expanded. an essay that we've expanded with good intentions. i had a lot of benefits. people are going to ask, are we making sure we get our best service and best car

we do not did some of the largest va reforms in the history of the va. probably the largest. the landmark va accountability act, which nobody thought we could get approved. nobody.

and we have enacted some of the largest va reforms in the history of the va. probably the largest. last year i signed into law the landmark ca accountability owin, which nobody thought we could get approved. nobody. we are good at getting things approved. now, when a bad person, may be a federal employee in this case, but somebody bad mistreats or neglects or abuses our great veterans in their time of need, we can turn to them and look them in the eye and say, you are fired, get out, get out. before there was nothing you could do. you had to live with these people. you have gotten rid of a lot of people over the last year, only the bad ones. the good ones we cherish, we cherish the good ones. but we had some bad apples and they are gone. as promised, we established the white house, the va hotline, and every va medical center now offers same-day emergency mental health care, something very important. we are greatly expanding telehealth and walk-in clinics, so our veterans can get in anywhere at any time, they can get what they need and they can learn about the problem and they don't

heather: are talking about the va. p is making in terms of the va, leading in a positive direction? >> it has been moving in a positive direction. i don't have a lot of visibility on a national level, i did not have any long-term plans working with the va but i was impressed with what i saw at the west palm beach va and didn't realize the breadth, scope and depth of care of a surprise for veterans, it is more than a hospital. they are helping in ways, i don't have visibility at the national level but i do know what i saw at the west palm beach va was a pleasant surprise and the care they give veterans, was really the spark that encouraged me to enroll my care in the va. i think it is moving in a positive direction and has been for a wild. heather: wife encouraged you as well. we thank her, thank you for your service, we appreciate it. >> thank you very much. heather: it is 20 minutes until the top of the are, calls to boycott the biggest retailer over the impeachment 5 t-shirts. carly shimkus is here with the outrage fl

within the va. aveled with the president here board air force one. so expect to see him today at this rally, andrea. and they're going to expect the president to get into some of that challenges that he is facing. some of those challenges include budgetary issues, the va looking for $1.6 billion more. they're improving their medical records. i've been listening to the speakers here, there's been a lot of focus on mental health as well. you'll hear the president talk about all of that and of course against that political backdrop, he has not been shy about supporting claire mccaskill's opponent, josh hawley, the ag of missouri. you'll hear him weave between those different issues, andrea. >> general mccaffrey, we saw even today the president with a new tweet saying that he's very concerned that russia will be fighting very hard to have an impact on the upcoming election, based on, he wrote, the fact that no president has ever been tougher on russia than me, they will be pushing very hard for the democ

rob: progress has been made at the va over the last couple of years. >> it has.l more work to be done. >> many issues plaguing the democratic party -- the va department, chief among them egregious wait times, time and time again this is the number one issue that they have in their mind, it became a scandal back in 2014 when we heard story after story of veterans going into the va with mild, relatively mild issues but because of extended wait times those issues ballooned into life-threatening issues and we did see improvement under former va dr. david shulkin where he was able to reduce from 611,000 veterans who were waiting more than 125 days down to 86. jillian: why do you think it's a problem that seems to be unable to get resolved? >> bureaucracy. one of the things when i knew i was coming in here i put it out on veterans on social media, some of these people have to drive extended distances in order to reach sanction hospital and, again, the wait times on wait to go see the proper doctor or just to even receive benefit decisions are pretty extensive. jillian:

another problem is the work force. valoys more than 377,000 people with an additional 4,000 working outside the country. former secretary said there are about 45,000 job vacancies. this is a massive organization. joining us now is melissa, the chief policy. good morning. >> good morning. >>. >> you have interacted with him several times. do you think he's up to the task? is. >> i think he's highly intelligent. he's very thoughtful in his connection and wanting tone sure veterans are taken care of but he certainly has his hands full. >> vacancy, a lot of workers, budget short fall. but if you're an american veteran, a what's your biggest problem with the va now? >> it's access to care. va mission act that supposed to help resolve that, sun set the controversial choice program as you outlined earlier, that's something that our veterans tell us is their biggest challenge, getting va care, getting into the system. that's one of the biggest challenges he needs to reduce along with the suicide rates within our community. he als

we do not did some of the largest va reforms in the history of the va. probably the largest.ntability act, which nobody thought we could get approved. nobody. we are good at getting things approved. now when a bad person, maybe a federal employee in this case, but somebody bad mysteries or neglect or abuse is our great veterans in their time of need, we can turn to them, look at them in the eye and say you are fired, get out. [cheers and applause] before there was nothing you could do, you had to live with these people. getting rid of a lot of people. only the bad ones. the good ones we cherish. we cherish the good ones. we had some bad apples in the argonne. as promised, we established the white house, va hotline and every va medical center now offers same-day emergency mental health care. [cheers and applause] we are greatly expanding tell a health and walk-in clinics who can get anywhere at any time. they can get what they need. they can learn about the problem and they don't have to necessarily drive long distances and weight. it's been a very big success. we are also pro

the va has implemented the decision ready claims, process for claims can be completed in under two weeks. we are striving for one day, but under two weeks. it used to be many, many months. last year i signed legislation. it's amazing. i just said last year.

if the va's doing good they can choose that and right now we have a bill on the house floor that would 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 over small things in the bill, how this administration and this congress has done a great job of pushing for a lot of positive reforms and at the end of the day it will be another big win for president trump. >> you have a problem with the. >> i largely agree but in terms of this particular bill, the president is launching and expanding opportunities and it's not the bill, the way it goes through. they had letters of support from a bill that'

he talked about the confirmation of secretary robert wilkie to the va. there were nine no votes among democrats. this is the first time since this became a cabinet-level position, anyone voted no, is that correct? what does that say about the politicalization going on in the country? >> it shows you the far left that is in control right now in many parts of the democratic party are putting resistance over results. the secretary is immensely qualified for this. he actually led all of the personnel planning at the pentagon before coming over here. he knows what our troops need while they're in uniform and then once they have left and are continuing in our care as veterans and he is remarkably qualified. it is unfortunate democrats can't see past it. adam: he is a son of an infantryman who was wounded during vietnam. he understands what it is like families dealing with va on that basis and even jon tester voted yes for his appointment. what will happen in the states where president trump won by huge margins but democrats and republicans running for the senat

and we're enacted some of the largest va reforms in the history of the va. [applause] pres. p: probably the largest. last year, i signed into the law landmark va accountability act, which nobody thought we could get approved. nobody. we're good at getting things approved. [applause] approved. [applause] pres. trump: nobody thought. now, when a bad person -- maybe a federal employee, in this case -- but somebody bad mistreats or neglects or abuses our great veterans in their time of need, we can turn to them, look at them in the eye, and say, "you're fired. get out! get out!" [applause] pres. trump: before, there was nothing you could do. you had to live with these people. we've gotten rid of a lot of people over the last year. only the bad ones. the good ones we cherish. we cherish the good ones. but we had some bad apples, and they're gone. as promised, we established the white house va hotline, and every va medical center now offers same-day emergency mental healthcare. something very important. [applause] pres. trump: we're greatly expanding tele-health and walk-in clinics

and we've enacted some of the largest va reforms in the history of the va. probably the largest. last year i signed into law the landmark va accountability act, which nobody thought we could get approved. nobody. we're good at getting things approved. now when a bad person, maybe a federal employee in this case, but somebody bad mistreats or neglects or abuses our great veterans in their time of need, we can turn to them, look them in the eye and say, you're fired, get out. before, there was nothing you could do. you had to live with these people. we've gotten rid of a lot of people over the last year. only the bad ones. the good ones we cherish. we cherish the good ones. but we had some bad apples and they're gone. as promised, we established the white house va hotline, and every va medical center now offers same-day emergency mental health care. something very important. we're greatly expanding telehealth and walk-in clinics so our veterans can get anywhere at any time. they can get what they need. they can learn about the problem, and they don't have to necessarily drive long

as the president noted, our high school was three blocks away from the va hospital. that experience left a lasting

professionals on the mortgage side in the real estate side have learned incorrectly that the va loansk. these are some of the bumps were trying to solve. cheryl: that is interesting. also where for them to go next and the way to take their families after they've completed their service in particular, where is the best place to live. you have a list you just compiled. we are showing it for the first time here to our viewers in releasing it for the first time in sbm. lincoln in hastings, nebraska said to city taxes, rapid city, south dakota. i think there's five more. wichita, kansas, omaha, cedar rapids, iowa and north platte, nebraska. talk to me about how you came up with the cities. but it should look at as far as why this is the best place for a veteran to buy a home? >> sure, when we put the veterans housing index together, what are the keys to make your community grapefruit battering to live in. we came up with three major factors for the first is, availability and affordability. the services available to them as local communities and ultimately overall quality of life in the ma

now we have what's called the va choice. i used to say why do don't they do that? i didn't know anything. i thought this was the greatest idea and then i want to tell people about this. i was very good at getting it passed because we got it past three weeks ago. so now you have va choice where if you have to wait, you go to a doctor, we pay the doctor. so it's great. and we are very proud of that. and we are very proud of what's happening at the va. in order to maintain our security as a nation, we understand that we must have economic strength as well. and nobody believes it. if i would have said it they would have said what a horrible thing to say, what an exaggeration, the fake news, they are all back there. they are all back there. if i were to shoot a 75, they would say there's no way they could do it. they might be right about that actually. they are back there. they would have said there is no way. 3.4 million new jobs since election day, they would have said no way. they would have said it had a lot of people would have set. unemployment claims are at the lo

but for the most part the message was, the va, we are turning it around and we are changing. w that is operated, the veterans affairs department, and also honoring the vets in that room. i thought that was an interesting moment with that 94-year-old world war ii veteran, allen, who came up. and at the president has this touch with interacting with people on the stage and in the crowd. >> dana: indeed, it was definitely some of his best moments during his presidency. i mentioned the meet ups to this in introduction to you. the president tweeting this morning about russia saying he does think they were likely to interfere in the 2018 election but they would be trying to help democrats instead, which is sort of not what the intelligence community said in 2018. or 2016. i haven't heard anything different about 2018 but it's an interesting way to change the methods on them. it also might show that there is some real effort perhaps by the administration to try to stop any meddling from impacting this upcoming election. >> bret: you know dana, i think in the media we overall read a l

you've done a lot of work at the va along with west virginia senator shelley more, who is a good golferd congressman alex mooney and morgan griffith. where are they? great, thanks. tremendous help to me getting things passed. you think it's easy and congress. not easy. if i didn't introduce them as an example today, they would never vote for me again. that would be the end of your taxes. that would be the end of everything. i also want to thank our great attorney general from west virginia, patrick morrisse morrissey, who is fighting a great race. and congratulations to patrick running for the u.s. senate and he is a tough, strong guy and he ran an incredible race against some very talented people and he won and now he's got another race and it's going to be -- i see the polls have it very close. it you may be surprised to see what's going to happen. he's got incredible energy, incredible strength and he loves the people of west virginia, like, a lot. so good luck, we are proud of you. great job. speaker to morningside and majority whip carol miller, i want to thank you very much for be

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the va. many things they helped us so much because he put in legislation and i said, let's make sure it's legislation that is good and works, not legislation that is obsolete before we even get it. we will fight like hell to get everyone to approve it. let's get approved what is good and we have enacted some of the largest va reforms in the history of the va. probably the largest. last year i signed into law the landmark ba accountability act which nobody thought we could get approved. nobody. we will get - we are getting good at things getting approved but nobody thought it when a bad person, maybe a federal employee in this case, but someone bad mistreats or neglects or abuses our great veterans in their time of need we can turn to them, look at them in the eye and say you are fired, get out. [cheering and applause] before there was nothing you could do and you had to live with these people. we got rid of a lot of people, only the bad ones, the good ones we cherish. but we had that apples a

and we've enacted some of the largest va reforms in the history of the va. probably the largest. last year i signed into law the landmark va -- >> good afternoon from washington, d.c. i am kacie hunt in for craig melvin. you've been listening to president trump address the vfw convention. he's still speaking there, touching on a variety of issues, including the space force, which he had implemented. he also brought the senate candidate, republican josh holly, up on the stage to make some brief remarks. something of a departure. this is his first of several stops in the midwest this week. and he, as we said, appeared before the national convention of veterans of foreign wars promoting his record on defense spending, north korea and iran. to break all of this down as the president continues, we have peter baker with "the new york times." msnbc security and justice reporter matt miller. and veteran of the banking world, msnbc host, stephanie ruhle. i want to start with you because i know we have breaking news. >> indeed we do. ivanka trump, her brand, will officially be shutting dow

as the president noted, our high school was three blocks away from the va hospital. that experience left a lasting impression upon me. mr. vice president, as the head of the space council, my son adam is here. he is playing hooky from his internship. my daughter is not with us today. she is in her first day as an intern in this missoni and. -- smithsonian. the bible i will take my oath on reminds me of the 100 anniversary of the war to end all wars. it was a bible taken into battle by my wife's grandfather, who never ventured beyond two or three towns in south carolina. by the time he was 18, he was marching into the cauldron of france. on the battlefield was a captain of field artillery, my great grandfather, who left a small town law practice in mississippi to join the all-american division. which, by the way, had a reluctant soldier. a man from tennessee. honor andthe medal of will go on to be the greatest hero of that war. sommerville, ordinary americans called upon to do extraordinary things. for whomir descendents i am honored to serve, millions of ordinary amer

with a woman who is now his wife, he passed by the fayetteville ba hospital was hee the -- passed by the va hospital, which bore the inscription, the price of freedom is visible here. it made a big impact. it was a prize robert saw firsthand the reason father, who is gravely injured in combat during the vietnam war. robert went on to serve as an officer in both the air force and the navy. then he was the assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs and under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness. he also serves as acting secretary of veterans affairs. general mattis is here someplace. he is the only one unhappy about this as i took him away from general matches. general kelly, one year today, became chief of staff. john kelly. in case nobody has ever heard of him. [chuckling] that is great.: general mattis, i am sorry, but i have no choice. it is his calling. thank you, general. as our new secretary, i have confidence that robert will continue our progress on behalf of our nation's veterans. last year, we passed a landmark v.a. accountability act along with others and t

the the a -- the va secretary nomination that they want to move on. president trump's announcement to succeed anthony kennedy on the supreme court. that will become number one with able it on his parade for the remainder of the summer. >> let me ask you about the process -- going back to appropriations. your podcast had the headline "will the minibus rescue the hill's bill?" do you see the process of spending bills any better this year than in prior years? any semblance of regular order? >> there is, particularly in the senate. when the senate passed the i don'td minibus -- have my scorecard in front of me, but i think it was the first time the senate as a standalone appropriations bill in several years. they are trying to show the and -- thatobbyists they can do the routine business of governing. that will help when the big end of september drama happens. the more progress to have on these appropriations bills, the less they have to fight about. in the meantime, the republican majority is at least showing some voters were paying those attention that t

robert wilke was sworn in in the past hour as the new head of the va, but he's expected to shake thingston post" reports that he plans to reassign several high-ranking political appointees. "the post" says wilke wants to form his own leadership team and address lawmakers' concerns. the va has become highly politicized. this comes after a lengthy leadership shuffle, not scuffle, you could call it a scuffle but it's really a shuffle on the va. now it will be on him to establish some stability. we'll be right back with more "mtp daily." oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (vo) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than seven and maintained it. oh! under seven? (vo) and you may lose weight. in the same one-year study, adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. oh! up to 12 pounds? (vo) a two-year study showed that ozempic® does not increase the risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attack, stroke, or death. oh! no increased risk? ♪ ozempic®! ♪ ozempic® s

"the washington post" is reporting to lower visibility roles. a vapokesperson denied the purge is politically motivated, telling cnn quote absolutely not. these personnel moves are required to ensure va is performing at its best. all of this ahead of the confirmation hearing for robert welke. lisa, you and cnn were moved because as we said they were disloyal to the president, his agenda for veterans, and you're hearing lawmakers up on the hill are reacting. what are they saying and what is it about his agenda to veterans that's facing opposition? >> so that's the biggest question of all because the people who are being reassigned are mostly civil servants, and their jobs by definition of apolitical. and the bulk of the people that moved our support staff who worked in the office of the secretary at va headquarters a block from the white house, they were reassigned and given no reason for reassignments. these are people who have served multiple va secretaries, and they're in crucial support roles for a new secretary to kind of get the new person accli

a man i said why don't you run the va? you would be great. navy admiral ronny jackson. and a report just came out and i should have brought it, i would have read it. but it's long but beautiful for ronnie jackson. secret service are all over the place, and they wrote a report that what he said was so false and so untrue. it never happened. and they could have ruined -- they could have ruined a lesser man. but dr. jackson, shall i call him admiral or doctor. doctor/admiral. tude at annapolis. graduating this year. incredible wife be -- uncredible family. admiral jackson was getting ready to leave service. not a blemish. perfect. a beautiful person. he said i was healthy. he's the one. when the fake news said why isn't trump giving the physical. why? dr. jackson and his staff, they went out and gave me a physical. that was a physical. and when they said i'm very healthy, the news was devastated. they were devastated. they didn't want to hear that. they didn't want to hear that. but he's a great family man. i said to him, i feel guilty. i said hey, doc, why don't you run t

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we passed the biggest va reform in half a century. veterans choice. our veterans can't get the care they need from the va, they will have the right to go see a private doctor, we'll pay for the doctor, and frankly we'll save a lot of money. we'll help a lot of vets. everybody said they've been trying to get it for 45 years. everybody said you can't get it. think of it. think of it. veterans choice. they have to stand -- our great people. these are our great people. who's a veteran in this audience? do you like trump? do you like the job we're doing? well think of it, 45 years, everybody said you'll never get it passed. and i used to say before i really was well-versed on the veteran situation and health care. i used to say all of the time, why don't they just let the folks go to a doctor. they'd wait in line for seven days, nine days, 14 days, 21 days. some of them started off with a very modest problem. they end up being terminal because they can't see a doctor. i said, why don't they just let them go see a local private doctor, pay the bill, and tak

remember, ronnie jackson, the white house doctor, wanted him to lead the va. tester called him candy man, saying he was too loose giving out prescription drugs. the president took note. >> he took a gentleman who is a truly high-quality human being, and what they said about him, tester started throwing out things he's heard. well, i know things about tester that i could say too. and if i said them, he'd never be elected again. >> the trademark, i would say irresponsible, innuendo by the president at the end there. but to your point, he got under the president's skin, which if you're tester's opponent, you like because that means the president will come a couple two, three times between now and the election. >> it also means if you're a voter in montana who on balance likes the president, you're going to see tester in particular as, you know, someone to vote against to protect the president. president trump is there trying to whip that sort of thing up. i think it's also safe to say that after running that ad, john tester now cannot seek the democratic nominati

the president considering that senator was the one who sunk ronnie jackson from being secretary of the vaes a very interesting time. but if you look at the map it tells you there are these top numbers that show how much the president took the state by but the bottom number is the spread between candidates. you look at montana, even still the democrat is way ahead. it's an uphill battle without question. you look at pennsylvania, the democrat is up by 16. how threatened you think they feel that the president is targeting them. >> he has not been threatened at all, he's shrugging it off but i do appreciate, he's been taking out ads to show. he enjoys a 56% approval rating but it is a red estate. you're right, it is personal for the president because of the va secretary. i understand why donald trump is there but it's an uphill battle and i question, i caution people do not use 2016 results because a lot of people have change between now and then. >> the president a lot more popular than he was then and when you look at a democrat who sang thank you president for supporting my bills and sign

we passed the biggest va reform in half a century. veterans choice. if our veterans can't get the care they need from the va, they will have the right to go see a private doctor, we will pay for the doctor and frankly we will save a lot of money and we will help a lot of vets. [cheers and applause] everybody said they've been trying to get it for 45 years, everybody said you can't get it. think of it. veterans choice, they have to stand -- these are our great people. who's a veteran in this audience? [cheers and applause] >> president trump: do you like trump? do like the drop we are doing? now think of it, 45 years, everybody said you will never get it passed. and i used to say before i really was well-versed on the veteran situation in health care, i used to say all the time, why don't they just let the folks go to a doctor? they wait in line for seven days, nine days, 14 days, 21 days. some of them started off with a very modest problem. they end up being terminal because they can't see a doctor. i said why don't they just let them go see a local pr

the accountability, you could forget. it we passed a bill they tried to pass for 40 years. it's called va accountability. office and you say, jim, i am sorry to tell you, you are fired. get out of here, move! >> [cheers and applause]. >> even more important and i didn't think i would be saying this so soon because i would have campaigned on. this i went out during the campaigns and you know because i was in minnesota a lot. one more trip. that won't happen again. >> [cheers and applause]. >> but one that is really important to me. i used to say to myself: i wonder why doctors don't just take care of our great vets. we just passed veteran choice legislation. it was passed and signed. that gives our veterans the care they deserve. the care they earned. now look, our veterans were waiting in line for 9 days, per 12 days, for 3 weeks. someone with a minor problem. they ended up having a terminal disease. now i said during the campaign, before i knew too much about it, but there is a lot of common sense in life. instead of our great veterans waiting 5 weeks, why don't we let them go see a doctor and pay the bi

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and the va is the ultimate disservice to veterans who get sub par care. will not stand idly by as politicians turn american healthcare into venezuela. voters are losing faith. stative politicians are losing their minds. as we said a million times on this show, socialism does not work. every country that has tried has failed. why are politicians in this country pushing it so hard? the party panel is back. jessica tarlov, harlan hill, and ned ryun. i have no doubt people pushing this agenda have good intentions. however, they have no way to pay for it. when you can't pay for programs all you do is raise taxes and hurt poor people. >> they think somehow this will win them more votes to get them back into power. but it will be resolved in 2026. it won't be $3 trillion. estimates are $32 trillion over the first decade. we are already in massive debt. one of the solutions the democrats are coming up with is they want to spend $3 trillion plus a year on medicare where the on solution is life crushing for comey and taxes. they are going to get tossed under our so

the president is expected to talk about ways to improve the va and the strategy to fight terror abroad. we are going to bring that to you live just as soon as it happens. in the president tweeting this has he landed in kansas city. i am very confirmed that they will be fighting very hard to have an impact on the upcoming election based on the fact that no president has ever been tougher on russia than me. they will be pushing very hard for the democrats, they definitely don't want trump. did you like that? i do that with dramatic input. what's your take on that one? the russian's goal is not necessarily to elect one party or the other, as tickets fighting with each other as they've been very successful with. for the past two years. i think he's just throwing that out there to say i'm concerned about progression meddling in by the way they want to elect democrats because of a strong record on russia. if you look at the number of sanctions, not the tweeting order with the claims are, you go down the checklist, access to baking for certain individuals and you go to various people sanction

with his disability check from the va he can afford to be a starving artist. >> it had a lot of the elementss with his life. most people who saw you on the street would say boy, that guy got a tough break. >> yeah. i don't see it that way. suffering an injury like this sort of has a way of making you focus on what's important in life. >> late winter, sunshine. >> reporter: he believes his best work is still ahead of him. but wi depictions of simple american scenes, peter damon has already produced his most extraordinary work. david martin, cbs news, at the true grit gallery in middleboro, massachusetts. >>> that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back with us a little later for the morning news and of course "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new from the broadcast center in new york city i'm paula reid. captioning funded by cbs >>> it's thursday, july 5th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> a protester climbs onto the statue of liberty on independence day. what prompted the high drama standoff. >>> extreme weat

our enemies are afraid, let's be friends with him again with bring back the va. hey have to have the insanity into your point which is exactly right, the internet is forever and all the stuff is open to things we didn't know about in the 70s and the 60s radicals now he -- you said this and did that they are busted. i don't know how they can get out of it except to integrate people. greg: it will get more heated. >> i think it will get more heated and passionate. greg: still to come, a new people asks if we would be better off if hillary were president? [crowd boo my day starts well before i'm in the kitchen. i need my blood sugar to stay in control. i need to shave my a1c. weekends are my time. i need an insulin that fits my schedule. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ (announcer) tresiba® is used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. don't use tresiba® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. don't share needles or insulin pens. don't reuse needles. the most common side effect is low bloo

wilke is the third pick for va secretary in 18 months, being tapped for the job after the former va secretary due to ethics questions. dr. ronnie jackson withdrew after workplace misconduct allegations. >>> hundreds of parents separated from their children may have lost their right to reunification according to the trump administration. as many as 463 migrant parents who were separated from their children at the u.s./mexico border may not be eligible to be reunited with their children because they've been deported according to justice department court filings yesterday. the filings reported that 879 migrant children have been successfully reunited with their parents so far. that's up 364 since last thursday. the administration has until this thursday to reunify the remaining children that were taken from their parents as part of president trump's zero tolerance policy. >>> georgia voters are headed to the polls today in a heated republican run-off for governor. the contentious race pits two established georgia republicans against one another. cag ex l thought to be the presumed front-runner f

during the hearing, he not only demonstrated the leadership and experience to lead the va he also spoke in depth about how he shares the president's vision to put veterans first. senators the committee chairman and ranking member expressed support. the white house expects the senate to move quickly to confirm him upon return. with that, i'll take your questions. kyra? >> sarah, did you just call on me before my husband? >> tough battle, yeah. i did for the record. let the record show. >> "gma" live instead of "fox & friends." i'll say i'll take a question. >> you got it. >> me, too. >> this is a big moment. so -- i had to give it to the other side. >> understood. >> now if the president would tweet about it, it changes the whole dynamic. all right. i digress. during the campaign the president said i'm pro life and anointing pro life judges. is the president still committed to appointing pro life judges? >> the president said last week he won't talk to judges about specific cases. he's looking for individuals that have the right intellect, the right temperament and uphold the constitutio

the va says the report of a shooter came in at 10:30 a.m. the whole campus was told to shelter in place. the all clear was given 30 minutes later. not clear as to what sparked the report of a shooter. >>> a dramatic accident delayed traffic this morning in san rafael. these pictures were posted by the fire department, a truck dangling off the overpass on southbound 101 above fourth street. from this angle. first responders say two vehicles were damaged in the parking area below the highway. one person was hurt. >>> a staggering drop in value for facebook. it is the worst drop ever for a company as facebook plunges. we'll tell you exactly how much and what it could mean for the menlo park company. >>> the big business of pot, is summit under way right now in the south bay. plus -- >>> this isn't your average >>> the stock is down 19% for facebook as the company's latest report sparked investors, shares were down 20%, and ended up being down today $41 per share. the worst ever single day loss for facebook, or any company for that matter, at an

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