-- wehave a va system have a va system that when someone doesn't do their job, they can be fired. the sad part is they've only fired one person. when i'm president, people are going to get fired if they are jobs at the va. we need to ensure the va benefits follow the veterans, to followteran have the va benefits. if you are a veteran -- [applause] marco: if you are a veteran and you cannot and someone at va timely fashion, you will be able to portably take that benefit to any doctor, and provider that will see you and take that form of payment. is ahird thing we need foreign policy of moral clarity. what does that mean? it means this. know they can trust us and our adversaries know not to test us. is direct opposite of what we have right now. there's no better example than east.ddle there's only one pro american in the middle east. that's the state of israel. only one pro american free enterprise democracy. today behave a president that treats the prime minister of israel with less respect than iran. change.l if i'm blessed to be president of the united states, our allies can rely

treat post traumatic stress or pain management they can stay on the same drug when they move to the va system. that's not happening today. there are a number of reforms that are beginning to improve the way that the pentagon buys goods and services. all of that goes away with a veto of this bill. it would be unprecedented. it is time for the president to put our troops and national security first. he should sign the bill. >> well, young lady? >> you dealt with the freedom caucus for a long time. what do you think the chances are they will acquiesce to the demands or requests? >> i think paul ryan would make a great speaker. but this decision is up to the members. and i thought last night went very well and hopefully by the end of the week we'll have a nominee. [question inaudible] >> i don't know. i should say and should have said earlier i did announce to the members that the confidence election for speaker will be next wednesday and the 28th and on thursday the 29th the election will occur on the floor. >> could you kind of project around the corner here? we've gone through now you leaving,

-- wehave a va system have a va system that when someone doesn't do their job, they can be fired. sad part is they've only fired one person. when i'm president, people are going to get fired if they are jobs at the va. we need to ensure the va benefits follow the veterans, to followteran have the va benefits. if you are a veteran -- [applause] marco: if you are a veteran and you cannot and someone at va timely fashion, you will be able to portably take that benefit to any doctor, and provider that will see you and take that form of payment. is ahird thing we need foreign policy of moral clarity. what does that mean? it means this. know they can trust us and our adversaries know not to test us. is direct opposite of what we have right now. there's no better example than east.ddle there's only one pro american in the middle east. that's the state of israel. only one pro american free enterprise democracy. today behave a president that treats the prime minister of israel with less respect than iran. change.l if i'm blessed to be president of the united states, our allies can rely on

deal with parents who have children with autism and to fix things that the nation must fix like the va systemlast point i want to me, this is a job. when i met hillary in law school , there were only 23 women out of 200 students at law school. now more than half the lawyers in the country are women. [applause] aidwas working in a legal clinic. when she got out of school, she did not take a law intern job, she would to work for the children's defense fund. in the early 1970's, she went to georgia and alabama to look into the conditions of poor foster children and african-american 14-year-olds who are in jail as adults, to get them out and get them treatment. when she was a kid, when she came to arkansas to marry me, she opened the first legal aid clinic we had at the university. jimmy carter put her on the legal services board and at 29 years old, the other board members, she is still youngest person to serve at that job. she started and advocacy group for children and parents, she -- ght a group from israel when she was first lady, she addsaw the effort to children to health insurance, a big

all of a sudden they began playing over the va system, you concede the players broke into a dance in the field, some stayed focused using the diversion to score a touchdown. >> how? they are. looks pretty funny. did you play little league football? >> i played little league, never played football organized, it'll be here before you know it. hello, halloween. it's the one night when everybody dresses up. and that includes dinner. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. sweet. wanna split that? no...soooo much fat... don't fight your instincts. try our new rich & creamy cheesecakes. fiber one. enough pressure in here for ya? i'm gonna take mucinex sinus-max. too late, we're about to take off. these dissolve fast. they're new liquid gels. and you're coming with me... you realize i have gold status? mucinex sinus-max liquid gels. dissolves fast to unleash max strength medicine. let's end this. this is mineral build up it collects leaving gross germ-ridden stains. clorox toilet bowl cleaner with bleach is no match for that. but lysol power toilet bowl cleaner eliminates mineral build-u

citizens to make sure the individuals have jobs and have the mental health supports they need and the va system that is going to work and in washington they are talking about it but certainly it's time to act and make sure the va does its part and services are in place and more importantly that no one is left behind. >> thank you very much for sharing your broader thoughts on the story but also telling us a little bit about your own personal experience mayor ed polito from oklahoma, japanese police dragged away protesters trying to start work on a contentious u.s. air base. residents of okinawa including elderly men and women were staging a sit in to try to block roads leading to the site, the air base is being expanded to accommodate u.s. marines who will be relocated from another base. south korea's highest court has jailed the head of a ferry operator for seven years, more than 300 people died and most of them teenagers when the sea ferry sank last year. judges say kim routinely allowed the vessel to be overloaded and did not store the cargo properly. awarded the prize for human rights and f

pts victims make sure the drug they get on in the military they can stay on when they move to the va system and they haven't been able to do that. the systems have not been able to do that. we require them to do that in this bill. so, if the bill goes down, that requirement does not get enacted. and my point is, there are 600-something provisions in this bill that do important things that the system is not able to do on its own. and so that's part of the reason we have a separate branch of government to pass a defense authorization bill. among the reforms, as chairman mccain mentioned, is a beginning of acquisition reform. and my shorthand version of it is if it continues to take us 20 years to field a new airplane, that airplane is going to be hopelessly out of date by the time it gets there, we've got to do better. we've got to do better at being more agile and fielding technology quicker and responding to threats, and, by the way, getting more value for the taxpayer dollars. and so we have a number of reforms, kind of fundamental reforms, thinning out some of the regulations, requiring m

when they come home after taking care of us, we will have a be a -- a va system that takes care of veterans. a system where it someone isn't doing their job they will be able to get fired. i'm proud i passed a law that allows the v.a. secretary to fire executives that are not doing their job. they have only fired one person. when i am president, people will get fired if they don't do their jobs. the other thing is, we need to ensure that the benefits follows that veterans, not the other way around. [applause] if you are a veteran and if someone there cannot see you in a timely fashion, you will be able to take benefits to any hospital or provider that can see you and will take upon the payment we need a foreign policy of clarity. it means this. our allies know they can trust us and our adversaries know not to test us. which is the opposite of what we have right now. there is no better example than what's happening in the middle east. there's only one pro-american free enterprise democracy there, israel. today we have a president that treats the prime minister of israel with less respect tha

and to fix things that we as an honorable nation must fix, like the va system. thing -- so that's the last point i want to make, this is a job. when i met hillary in law school, there were only, i think, 23 women out of more than 200 students at our law school. now more than half of lawyers in the country are women. but there were only 23. she was working in a legal aid clinic. when she got out of law school, she didn't take one of those law firm jobs, she went to work for the children's defense fund. in the early '70s, she went to georgia and alabama to look into the conditions of poor foster kids and african-american 14 and 15 year olds who were in jail as adults to get them out of jail and get them decent treatment. when she was a kid, when she came home to arkansas to marry me, she opened the first legal aid clinic we ever had at the university. jimmy carter put her on the legal services corporation board, and at 29 the other board members elected her as the chairman. ever to serve in that job.erson- she started an advocacy group for families and children, s

. >>> shocking new report on the treatment of our veterans in the troubled va healthcare system. according to the va inspector general, some patients died waiting for care at the same phoenix va hospital where wait times had already caused a scandal last year. the report finds the facility canceled appointments for 3,200 urology patients, some of them for crucial follow up tests, guess what? they never rescheduled them. when some patients were referred to outside doctors for follow up care, almost a quarter of them may never have received it. in over two years this delayed or non-existent care affected half of all patients in phoenix with bladder prosstate and urinary tract issues. we'll keep an eye on this story. >>> teenager dies in church. his brother taking a stand against his own half sister about what happened that fateful night. we have the latest from inside the courtroom. >>> big cuts looming in the upcoming defense spending bill. the possible impact on our military commitments around the globe. you totalled your brand new car. nobody's hurt,but there will still be pain.

treat post traumatic stress or pain management they can stay on the same drug when they move to the va systems not happening today. a number of reforms improve the way the pentagon buys goods and services. all of that goes away with the veto of this bill. it would be unprecedented, it is time for the president to put our troops and national security first, he should sign the bill. >> young lady, young lady -- >> you dealt with the freedom process for a long time. what do you think the chances are, of paul ryan's requests? >> i think paul ryan would make a great speaker but this decision is up to the members and i thought last night it went very well, by the end of the week we will have the nominee. >> what plan does it -- >> don't know. should say, should have said earlier. and 20 ninth of the election will occur. >> leaving, mccarthy, still stand. is there a viable option? >> i think paul is going to get the support he is looking for, laid out a clear vision of how he would run the speakerissue band members responded very well. >> we had so many fits and starts, the 28 and the 29. why should

treat post traumatic stress or pain management, they can stay on the same drug when they move to the va systemthe way that the pentagon buys goods and services. all of that goes away with a veto of this bill. it would be unprecedented. it is time for the president to put our troops and national security first. he should sign the bill. >> well, young lady. >> you dealt with the freedom caucus for a long time. >> really. >> what do you think the chances are they will being a wes to paul ryan's demand or requests? >> i think paul ryan would make a great speaker but this decision is up to the members and i thought last night went very well and hopefully by the end of the week we'll have a nominee. >> what's plan b if he doesn't decide? >> don't know. >> no plan b? >> i should say -- i should have said earlier, conference election for speaker will be next wednesday. the 28th. on thursday the 29th, the election will occur on the floor. >> but following up on that -- [ inaudible question ] >> is there a viable second, third, whatever that would be an option? >> listen, i think paul is going to get th

treat post-traumatic stress or pain management, they can stay on the same drug when they move to the va system. that's not happening today. there are a number of reforms that are beginning to improve the way that the pentagon buys goods and services. all of that goes away with a veto of this bill. it would be unprecedented. it is time for the president to put our troops and national security first. he should sign the bill. >> well, young lady, young lady, young lady. >> you have dealt with the predom caupr freedom caucus for a long time. what do you think -- >> i think paul ryan would make a great speaker. but this decision is up to the members. i thought last night went very well. hopefully, by the end of the week we will have a nominee. don't know. i should say -- i should have said earlier, i did announce to the members that the conference election for speaker will be next wednesday. the 28th. on thursday the 29th, the election will occur on the floor. >> following up on that, could you project around the corner here? you have gone through now you leaving theccarthy leaving, ryan stepping u

victims, make sure the drug to get on with in the military they can stay on when he moved to the va system, and they haven't been able to do that. assistance have not been able to do that. we require them to do that in this bill. so if the bill goes down that requirement does not get enacted. my point is there are 600 something provisions in this bill that two important things that the system is not able to do on its own. and so that's part of the reason we have a separate branch of government to pass a defense authorization bill. among the reforms as chairman mccain mentioned is a beginning of acquisition reform. and my shortened version of it is if they continue to take us 20 years to build a new airplane, the airplanes going to be hopelessly out of date by the time it gets there. we've got to do better. we've got to do better at being more agile in fielding technology quicker, and responding to threats, and by the way, getting more value for the taxpayer dollars. so we have a number of reforms kind of fundamental reforms thing at some of the regulations, requiring more of the work be do

chairman of the veteran affairs committee, helping to pass legislation in 2014 reforming the va health care systemars old, he's the longest-serving independent in united states congressional history. and yet, on the trail, he's not perceived as a career politician. >> the other great strength bernie sanders has, is the ability to communicate effectively and to tell people precisely what he thinks, whether they like it or not. there seems to be a demand in the country for the unpolitician. for someone who comes at them straight. >> sanders promises to run a campaign that's free of negativity. and even travelled to conservative liberty university to discuss differences in opinion. >> i came here today because i believe from the bottom of my heart, that it is vitally important for those of us who hold different views to be able to engage in a civil discourse. >> sanders is not hesitant to contrast himself with his chief rival, hillary clinton, especially on key issues for progressives, like the environment and trade. >> from day one, i opposed the keystone pipeline because i believe that if you're se

use the va hospital, who have their -- go to the mayo clinic, and they don't even drive their own cars like hillary clinton, but they're the most unwilling to see any flaws in the government system? >> the va tells them they love what they get at the va. those are internal surveys. you ask veterans and we did earlier this morning and this is what we got. >> carey said i'm a veteran and the last time i tried to get an appointment it took over 90 days. it's been that way for a long time. and nancy, a widow of a veteran, there's wonderful va doctors and nurses who are in many cases bound by outdated policies. jay rights, hillary has no clue what she's talking about. the system is broken. >> tucktucker, that's it. it's the system. there are wonderful people who work there who are stifled by the bureaucracy. >> it's such a matter of faith for them. there are great things that happen at the va but hillary clinton is unwilling to hear the other side. it's all a conspiracy. >> and just how slimy it was when they were cooking the books. they were taking screen grabs and using that as documentation and printing it out yet they were then putting in different times and the veterans were wai

came to toklog on claims, and access quality care, which, by the way, most of our va hospital, once you get in the system, i believe, deliver quality care. these are li leadershi problems. >> live now to new hampshire where the buses is arriving where john kasich will be speaking. >> live in bow, new hampshire, a townhall set to get underway with governor john kasich. governor kasich is counting on undecided voters as he runs for the republican nomination. homes in new hampshire are to the first primary. umously undecided

to reform the va health system.a ladies and gentlemen, let's give it up for the land of maple syrup, let's deal for the bern, senator bernie sanders. -- feel the bern. [applause] >> al, thank you very much for that generous introduction. i will make certain to get you all of the maple syrup you need. let me begin by thanking the no labels conference for inviting me, and for the important work they are doing. and i think the essence of what they're trying to do, what you all are trying to do is to get beyond the ugliness of contemporary politics, the third bidder, personal attacks that we see every single day, and let sit down and analyze what the most important problems are that we face as a country and figure out together how we go forward. and as i am a dedicated and there will be big disagreements. let's treat each other civilly, let's treat each other respectfully and let's try not to demonize people who have disagreements with us. [applause] in my mind there is no question but that our country faces some very,

circles to talk about abolishing the va, privatizing the va, getting rid of it, throwing veterans onto the mercy of the for-profit health care systemable to propose something that radical is because the problems at the va seem so intractable. if i had been running a republican campaign against president obama last year i would have run it entirely on the va. a bureaucracy. a bloated big government program that can't be fixed and let's do right by our veterans. >> mm-hmm. >> do you have any new ideas for trying to fix it? you can't find a person in politics who doesn't say we shouldn't do right by our veterans. but for some reason this can't get fixed fast enough. >> yeah. and i don't understand that. i don't understand why we have such a problem because there have been a number of surveys of veterans and overall veterans who do get treated are satisfied with their treatment. >> much more so than people in the regular system. >> that's exactly right. now, nobody would believe that from the coverage that you see and the constant berating of the va that comes from republicans, in part in pursuit of this ideological agenda. >> but in p

there's no question that the va should remain the leading experts on veteran-specific care and services. however, many veterans do choose to seek care sououtside of the systemcording to the member survey 58% of respondents use va health care which leaves a sizable percentage seeking not non-va, we support the measures outlined. fostering a greater awareness of best practices of care among non-va providers will strengthen the overall community of care available to veterans. we encourage the members of this committee to recognize the potential benefit of this program and work together to help connect veterans to a network of providers. tied to the mental health care needs of veterans and ensuring greater access to va mental health care must remain a priority, to prevent what came to light in phoenix in 2014. there are additional areas of concern that still need to be resolved and understanding that we support the numerous provisions in the docs act to ensure the va is adequately meeting the need of veterans, the choice act included provisions to add 1,500 residencies at the va but they are included in the cap for medicare funded residencies and it's impacting

the bay area companies utilizing the foreign trade program currently are chevron and va last year and space systems facilities if the silicon valley and the lamb research to produce the equipment that helps with the manufacturers of south america con direct your attention and expediteers international a site in bris by an and phil's 6 of in - and the aviation that operates a service copy at sf international aircraft they've been approved wear waiting for customs. >> again, we seem strong interests in the foreign zip codes as a result of program reforms we also been activate if making presentation on the program to local businesses and ports and airport and city economic development officials and chamber of commerce and trade groups and collaborated groups with the foreign trade zones in oakland and santa fe and collaborating to identify businesses that we think could benefit from the program given the idea our business eco is similar throughout the bay and to that ends port commission'ss i couldn't we recently organized a public informational trade forum that took place in oakland in september we d

. >> the committee recently found the palo alto va health care system has spent at least $6.3 millionf the art projects that your tax dollars have funded? amber smith senior military adviser for concerned vets for america joins us this morning. i want to go through these. first of all the va spent $250,000 on what it calls the blue eclipse. tell me about it? what do you think about that kind of spending? >> he y yeah. we're seeing more fraud, waste and abuse from the department of veterans affairs spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on fancy rock sculptures and abraham lincoln quotes in morris code that lights up and dances along the wall as veterans walk into whatever facility and that's not what veterans are looking for. they don't need this fancy elaborate art. what veterans want is plain and simple and what the va is supposed to be giving them timely and quality care and not getting it. >> let's look, you mentioned the next one, $1.3 million, this is $285,000, for this piece that's called the horizon. pretty remarkable. the next one is, $1.3 million on what's known as an agg

the ideological agenda that republicans want the system privatized. >> it's called fresh ideas it's been called what's between tried for decades at the vaand spending more money. the v.a. staff is twice the size smaft reason core and veterans are still waiting 9 some days for an appointment. the reality is this system is broken and the appreciate ideas, give a veteran a choice. if they can choose a private provider, they should treat that veteran as a customer. now they have to provide customer service. bill: what you are arguing is some privatization would be good for the veterans. >> not privatization, private options. bill: so your care is affordable and you have more options. >> every veteran wants options. why should they be stuck in a second-class system. hillary clinton thinks she'll double down on a failed system. more money isn't going to fix this. it's fresh ideas. on the fresh idea is appointing a s.w.a.t. team. thankfully a lot of republican candidates are talking about veterans giving up options, pushing for choice and accountability. bill: thank you. we'll see you in new york later in if the week. martha: an american class

. >> we do also know that veterans do better when they are in the system and seeking help from the vaem when they are not. neil: looking at all of this. all of this is wrapped it. one person. you have to look back and say something is not right. you want to keep going with the institution the way this. that is a little bit longer, don't you think. >> there are clearly problems. it should be looked at in a very serious and specific way. not these are odd statements. she does not understand veterans. >> she clearly did not minimize it. not much of a big deal. for those affected, for the families affected, it is a big deal. >> absolutely. thank you for having me. neil: very good having you, indeed. in the meantime, we're talking about this refugee crisis that is growing by the hour, by the day. thousands. we have drove use out of southern europe. these are thousands lining up against various country borders hoping to take them in. long before this crisis erupted. we do not have senses. now they do. this is why. the local active management can seek to outperform. that's the power of activ

backlog on claims and with access to quality care which, by the way, most of our va hospitals, once you get into the system i believe deliver quality care. but these are leadership problems. there are leadership issues and leadership often depends on the priorities of the people at the top, and the goals that they will communicate to those who are going to be running programs like this. .. thank you again and we will see you when you come back to new hampshire. [applause]. >> thank you for hosting me today. ,. [applause]. >> every weekend of the c-span network feature programs on politics, nonfiction books and american history and saturday at 8:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, editorial cartoonist describe their experience in covering the george w. bush and ministration and sunday afternoon at 4:45 p.m., the life and protocol career of former prime minister margaret thatcher on what would have been her 90th birthday and live saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. on c-span 2 books tv the 20th annual texas book festival from austin featuring interviews from nonfiction authors. harriet washington and her book on, how we c

you have a system of bonus in the executives inside the va. fine. that's a kind of business practice. they were going to be bonus for reducing the weight lives which are terrific, -- way to let us. too long. but what they forgot to do was provide care for the veterans. they reduced the waiting list by taking them off the list and some veterans died. do you know how many people got fired because of that? three. been how many people work at the veterans administration? 330,000. fisher and confidence because of the scale and scope of government now is imperiling out ability to fix problems. people are angry for good reason. the question is are we going to stay angry or are we going to fix a? i know how to do this because i did exactly the things that people want to see washington do in tallahassee. the net result was we were one or two states to go to aaa bond rating but that doesn't sound like a big deal except the united states government has had a downgrade from aaa to aa. it is not a reflection of the greatness of her country when you see structura

you have a system of bonuses for executives iide the ba -- va.re going to be given a bonus for the wait list, they forgot to provide care for the veterans. they reduced the waiting list by taking them off of the list, some veterans died. do you think people get fired? three people got fired. do know how many people work there -- 330,000. the sheer incompetence because of the scale and scope of government right now is imperiling our ability to fix problems. people are angry for a good reason. the question is, are we going to stay angry, or fix it? i know how to do this. i did exactly the things that people want to see washington do in tallahassee. the results, we were one of two states to go to aaa bond rating. that doesn't some of the big deal but the united states government has had a downgrade to aa. it is not the reflection of the greatness of our country when you see structural deficits under president obama's watch there will be more debt accumulated than all of the 43 presidents prior. half -- we have to restore america's greatness -- which

va. [applause] a leader who is not afraid to take on the challenge of fixing our broken immigration systemnd secure passage of the dream act in 2010. [applause] leadership is about making the tough choices and getting things done. it means knowing how to build the majority, not just with the members of your own political party, but with the 435 members of the house of are presented as so that we can get things done. -- house of representatives. this leader knows that and how to get things done, even while serving as the minority in this house. that is why less than 24 hours ago, this leader succeeded in breaking through the gridlock in this house and secured the votes needed to avert a senseless government shutdown and a perilous default on the payment of america's bills. [applause] leader, 16 and a half million seniors will not suffer a $55 per month increase in their medicare premiums, and congress will not cut the social security benefits of 11 million disabled veterans by 20%. [applause] that hiser, leadership. and that is what americans expect from those they elect. that is why it is

system. >> nobody would believe that from the coverage that you see and the constant berating of the va thatomes from the republican in parts because of the this -- >> but in part because there has been real scandal. >> there has been, but not as widespread as it has been made out to be. i think some of the reforms that were adopted last year should be given a chance to work. if there is a waiting period that is just unacceptable, you should be able to in a sense get the opportunity to go out, have a private physician take care of you, but at the cost of the v.a., but i think it goes deeper than that. if you look at not only v.a. health care, but the backlog on disability determinations, there's something not working within the bureaucracy. >> secretary clinton went on to talk about some of her ideas, and the believe that the v.a. is unfunded, but since that answer, jeb bush, now lindsey graham, also senator mccain have cryized her as under playing the problems. since that interview and since that criticism. the clinton campaign has come out to clarify her comments saying that wait time and

the bay area companies utilizing the foreign trade program currently are chevron and va last year and space systems produce facilities if the silicon valley and the lamb research to produce the equipment that helps with the manufacturers of south america con direct your attention and expediteers international a site in bris by an and phil's 6 of in - and the aviation that operates a service copy at sf international aircraft they've been approved wear waiting for customs. >> again, we seem strong interests in the foreign zip codes as a result of program reforms we also been activate if making presentation on the program to local businesses and ports and airport and city economic development officials and chamber of commerce and trade groups and collaborated groups with the foreign trade zones in oakland and santa fe and collaborating to identify businesses that we think could benefit from the program given the idea our business eco is similar throughout the bay and to that ends port commission'ss i couldn't we recently organized a public informational trade forum that took place in oakland in septem

inside government to fix problems for example like the va and save money and in fact save hundreds of millions of dollars on old antiquated systems that the government currently spends. if you are president would you continue that program? >> we want to see how it works first. it's offered as a pilot initially. a small amount by $20 million but i think if it proves to be something effective we can attract some of the brightest minds in the country to dedicate themselves for x number of years to create solutions. that's something we should definitely do. >> i want to ask everybody to please have your questions remain on the topic of today's talk if you could please. >> hi good morning. thank you so much for being here today. i very much enjoyed your discussion today especially mentioned the american dream. i have a question on the topic of technology since i'm in the tech industry. you said our immigration system is broken because it's based on what you have a relative here rather than married. as president bob oyou due to fix the system to attract and keep the best and brightest in america? >> i believe in reform of the h-1b and

system like charter schools. same way wall street money, sandra, funds a lost charter schools, donald trump should announce he will put a hospital right next to vato offer vouchers and veterans can use and use wall street money to fund that. harris: will be interesting to see if hillary clinton is tweeting while watching debates. faith in a public school classroom. 7th grader is defending belief in god after teacher reportedly said god is a myth. did the teacher cross the line? we'll debate it. stay close. ♪ get fast-acting, long-lasting relief from heartburn with it neutralizes stomach acid and is the only product that forms a protective barrier that helps keep stomach acid in the stomach where it belongs. for fast-acting, long-lasting relief. try gaviscon®. ♪ andrea: comments from a seventh grade reading teacher ignited quite the fight over faith at texas school. a student says her teacher crossed line with an assignment had her defending whether god exists of the classify each statement as opinion, fafactual claim or commonplace assertion. one statement reads there is a god. so 12-year-old jordan wooly, said based on her beliefs, but her teac

va. a leader who is not afraid to take on the challenge of fixing our broken immigration system and securedthe dream act in 2010. mr. speaker, leadership is about making the tough choices and getting things done. it means knowing how to build the majority, not just with the members of your own political party, but with the 435 elected members of the house of representatives so we can get things done. this leader understands that and knows how to get things done. even while serving in the minority in this house. that's why less than 24 hours ago this leader succeeded in breaking through the gridlock in this house and secured the votes needed to avert a senseless government shutdown and a perilous default on the payment of america's bills. [ applause ] thanks to this leader 16.5 million seniors will not suffer a $55 increase in their premium and congress will not cut the benefits of disabled americans by 20%. mr. speaker, that's leadership and that's what americans expect from those they elected. that is why it is my privilege as chairman of the house democratic caucus and as directed by the

va valeant denies the accusation. reported unpressure from the fda, theranos stopped using a finger prick gigs. >> we have to move from our system to the fda and quality system. >>>> adults has more than doubled in 12 years. two major new surveys found that 4.1% used marijuana in 2001 but went to 9.5% in 2013. researchers are not sure what caused the shift in marijuana use. >>> a taiwanese woman who gave birth on a plane is now separated from her child. we showed you this last month. new details have emerged that could land the new mom in legal trouble. vinita nair, good morning. >> reporter: taiwanese reports say the woman concealed her identity f fm airline officialsls so she could give birth to her baby girl in the united states and a move that may have landed her in trouble with officials in her native taiwan. on october 8th, cell phone video taken on board a china airlines aaa shows what passengers described a once in a lifetime moment. a newborn baby girl delivered high above the pacific ocean and delivered with the flight c cw and fellow passengers, including a los angeles doctor. >> the flight crew was very helpful helpi

care and benefits in the 77-year history of the va. [ applause ] a leader who is not afraid to take on the challenge of fixing our broken immigration systemed passage of the dream act in 2010. mr. speaker, leadership is about making the tough choices and getting things done. it means knowing how to build a majority, not just with the members of your own political party, but with the 435 elected members of the house of representatives so we can get things done. this leader understands that and knows how to get things done. even while serving in the minority in this house. that's why less than 24 hours ago, this leader succeeded in breaking through the gridlock in this house and secured the votes needed to avert a senseless government shutdown and a perilless default on the payment of america's bills. [ applause ] thanks to this leader, 16.5 million seniors will not suffer a $55 per month increase in their medicare premiums and congress will not cut the social security benefits of 11 million disabled by 20%. mr. speaker, that's leadership and that's what americans expect from those they elect. that is why it is my privilege as chairman of t

organizations, the american legion, the va, at the end of the day they will tell you provide high quality health care to the veterans able to get into the systemserious problems we had were very long waiting lists, they were real, they were very serious problems and legislation i worked on with john mccain i hope will significantly improve that situation. >> hillary clinton says they were not as widespread as they were made outd to be, was she wrong? >> i don't know exactly what she meant. clearly there were problems. clearly the v.a. provides good quality health care to millions of our veterans. >> you know, you've been criticized by some veterans groups for not doing more oversight when you were chairman of that committee. >> i know that. on the other hand i must tell you i received the highest awards that came from the american legion and the vfw for my service to veterans. i will stand aside to no one in fighting to make sure the men and women who've put their lives on the line to defend this country get the quality health care they are entitled to and the benefits they need in a timely way. >> do you wish you would have looking back you w