va's outdated i.t. systems, better managing va's vast capital assets, reorganizing the massive and unfocused veterans health administration central office, reviewing eligibility for care in light of the modern health care landscape, and much, much more. however, i disagree, as does the administration, and many of the vsos with the commission's call for the establishment of a board of directors to provide governance, set long-term strategy, and direct and oversee reform. the commission is right to recognize that va's position as our nation's second largest federal bureaucracy carries challenges that are deserving of our detailed consideration. however, given the crisis that seemed to erupt anew on almost a daily basis where va is concerned and any efforts to shield the va health care system from executive and legislative branch oversight is a nonstarter. outsourcing the crucial role of a cabinet secretary to an independent board that is neither elected nor accountable to the american people would be irresponsibl

and systems is a big, big problem at the va. our scheduling system that was the problem in phoenix dates to 1985. our financial management system by which we manage the money that we are given by congress is written in cobalt, a language i wrote at west point in 1971. we're changing that. we're changing all of these things. technology is a big part going forward. i mentioned earlier, telehealth. we deal with over 700,000 veterans and telehealth, telehealth is the wave of the future in american medicine and we're leading it. as i said earlier, we have been on the cutting edge of innovation for american medicine and i think we need to continue that in technology will play a huge role. >> how does the va stay competitive with the private sector when it comes to facilities and people with new technological innovations and procedures and updating those procedures, how do you factor that into your budget? >> we have a -- we spend about $1.8 billion a year on innovation. that's a big part of what we do, i talked about the integration op

most of the veterans using the va system are medicare eligible. if they use the community hospital it can just bill medicare. if we're committed to having the va healthcare system who should be eligible to use it? some people assume that once you -- an individual puts on a uniform they are entitled to free healthcare for the rest of their lives. no need to worry about health insurance ever again. i don't think this is what we want. a system was established a few years ago which said that for those are service-connected disabilities treatment of those disabilities was the first priority of the va system. priorities also included veterans of very low income. is there a better way to articulate eligibility so that the veteran and as importantly the american taxpayer can better understand what the va healthcare system is trying to do? who it is obligated to provide care for. in reviewing the materials relating to patients scheduling i was struck by the fact that the gatekeeper for most va care is a primary care physician. the medical education establis

most of the veterans using the va system are medicare eligible. if they use the community hospital it can just bill medicare. if we're committed to having the va healthcare system who should be eligible to use it? some people assume that once you -- an individual puts on a uniform, they are entitled to free healthcare for the rest of their lives. no need to worry about health insurance ever again. i don't think this is what we want. a system was established a few years ago which said that for those are service-connected disabilities treatment of those disabilities was the first priority of the va system. priorities also included veterans of very low income. is there a better way to articulate eligibility so that the veteran and as importantly the american taxpayer can better understand what the va healthcare system is trying to do? who it is obligated to provide care for. in reviewing the materials relating to patients scheduling i was struck by the fact that the gatekeeper for most va care is a primary care physician. the medical education establi

we know there is a shortage within the va system. a lot of veterans are looking for jobs as they separate e frm service after coming back from doing their time in uniform. so here is a way for us as veterans to use the skills given to us by the military to take care of veterans so teaming up opportunity to say, yes, there is a need within the va. here is a ready, willing and capable pool of individuals that with just a little bit more training could be able to fill that void within the va and that's what it is all about. it is about giving access to health care to the veterans that have served this country, the health care they have earned and that they deserve. >> tell how it has benefitted the physician's assistants themselves to the many and as well with the veterans who are actually getting that care? >> sure. there is just natural camaraderie, so when you have somebody who has worn the uniform and served they have a better understanding from that first-hand experience about what that veteran may have gone through that they are n

i only agree with the commissions calling for an integrated va community care system, modernizing va's out dated system and better managing va's vast capitol assets and reorganizing the veterans health administration central office and reviewing eligibility for care and light of the modern health care landscape and much, much more. >> however, i disagree as the administration and many of the commission of a commission called for a establishment to provide governance and long-term direct and reforms. our nation's second largest bureaucracy care and challenges that are deserving of our detailed consideration. given the crisis that seems to erupt on a daily bases where va is concerned and any efforts to shield the va health care system and executive and legislative branch over site is a non start. not to mention unconstitutional. the debt that our nation knows is a debt that we all share representing a combination of a unique moment in history. for va and veterans that va exists to serve. there has been a likely will be other commissions to vote in examining the va. that is providing asse

opportunity to leverage one of the best benefits that the va has, and that's free health care for the va systemand afghanistan veterans. what i found over the course of the last eight months, the va still lacks the effective processes and procedures and the modernization of medical procedures to handle veterans like myself and the new generation. >> give me an example. you suffered a specific injury as well that you were looking for help with, correct? >> i did. in february i suffered a shoulder injury. i sought health care through the va, that's my only health care. between february and july i was bounced around between my primary care, orthopedics, radiology and physical therapy until late july when i was given an opportunity to sit down with two residents who said i needed surgery. i was supposed to have the surgery yesterday for the shoulder. you can see i didn't, because two weeks ago i demanded to speak with the surgeon who is supposed to perform the procedure. initially i was told i couldn't meet with the surgeon. but when i went and sought some advocacy through the patient representativ

house veterans' committee will examine a report on commission of care and the future of the va health care system. they'll begin with subpoena motions and the construction of a va hospital in aurora, colorado. live coverage here on c-span3, the hearing should start in just a moment. >>> good morning, everybody. thank you for being here today. before we begin, i want to take care of one item of committee business, by hearing a motion for the issuance of a subpoena to the secretary of veterans affairs to produce documents relating to va spending on art work and ornamental furnishings as well as the denver construction project aiv report. i want to say it is unfortunate that va's continued lack of transparency led us to this decision, but we have not done so without ample jurisdiction. or justification. on july 31st of 2015, i made the original request for art contracts at the time related to the palo alto health system. i think most of you remember that. what followed was a year long back and forth between myself and the va where i sought an explanation on va's policy of approval procedures, oversi

system in the va.e program at georgia tech which i think y'all are under contract with georgia tech now. i understand there's been a recent breakthrough speak with this. >> first of all as you mentioned, mr. chairman, in april of this year we did certify interoperability with and the department of defense. but under the firm council's leadership, we have created a concept of what's called the digital health platform. this is really taking with the industry is to a new level. it's going to increase our ability to do interoperability with community partners, which is one of the recommendations of the commission on care. and so what you're referring to is georgia tech issue a fantastic technology center. we developed a conceptual prototype for this, that i think we're looking forward to sharing with members of this committee that we think is really a path forward to take us to a new level. >> we appreciate the progress you're making. senator blumenthal. >> thanks, mr. chairman. secretary mcdonald, i think

. >> the va has been here before but this time the accusation is being made about the va system in colorado. >> the last thing we want to do is repeat what the nation went through in 2014, across the exmroez around the nation-- explode around the nation, we want to get on top of it before it is an issue. >> the va responded saying "we will work with the senator office and office of inspector general to determine the facts and take appropriate action should any wrong doing be uncovered." senator gardener wouldn't say if the whistle blower provided dockiumation of falsified records but he said the va >>> tv cameras in town turned to westminster where a police shot and killed a man following a chase. the guy was the suspect in a home invasion, he took off on a motorcycle, crashed near 121st and huron and was seen with a weapon as officers approached. the suspect was shot and killed. no officers were hurt. >>> water front property in denver has been claimed by a group of people who are homeless, the city went back into reclaim that stretch along the platteiv downtown today. worker found human w

i think one of the worst things we could do is privatize the va system. i've had several surgeries and i prefer the healthcare i get there. i would rather use the minneapolis va rather than the mayo clinic's. they do an excellent job. i would hate to see a privatized. >> thank you so much for your comments. whenever somebody approaches me and says they like us to privatize the va, i asked them three questions, number one are you a veteran, generally they are not and certainly not a disabled veteran, number two have you talked to veteran, and generally they have not, their thoughts comes from politicalts ideology and number three you have any interest in a private healthcare system that would benefit if the va was privatized and as you may recall they called out the fact that many of the commissioners on the commission for care actually ha: interest but they did not stay privatized. >> from north carolina, diana's next. good morning. >> caller: good good morning, thank you for taking my call. my husband is a retired vet and he has just recently become disab

. >> the va has been here before but this time the accusation is being made about the va system in colorado. >> the last thing we want to do is repeat what the nation went through in 2014, across the exmroez around the nation-- explode around the nation, we want to get on top of it before it is an issue. >> the va responded saying "we will work with the senator office and office of inspector general to determine the facts and take appropriate action should any wrong doing be uncovered." senator gardener wouldn't say if the whistle blower provided dockiumation of falsified records but he said the va

haven't so far nationwide the va system suffers because they haven't >> it stems from the fact that there's not an appreciation of information that comes from whistle blowers. people higher up docket want to hear -- don't want to hear anything bad and our job in the congress is to make sure that there's maximum amount of transparency because within the system itself.they say congress ?could make changes -- but it would take at federal level. wrapping up truck driver appreciation week -- --governor terry branstad today praised the trucking industry for boosting iowa's ec. >>> wrapping up truck driver appreciation week, praised for boosting iowa's economy. he said his administration has worked hard to for safety. he also noted that trucking is a competitive industry that not only brings products to iowa >> the trucking industry is one out of every 13 paycheck insist iowa. >> says distracted driving by others is a top concern for truck drivers. they say putting up your phone. >>> the mayor of north liererty says she is getting an earful about traffic. >> examines the construction at th

there are currently more than 80,000 veterans enrolled in the phoenix va system. we've brought you some of their nightmare stories and the issues they are facing. >>> caught headlines coming your way. sentencing is set for a woman who ran over her boyfriend after finding out that he was hiv. we learned that she is looking any 5-you 5-8 year sentence. he was left with a fractured vertebrae and staples in his head. >>> the court hearing for a woman who is accused of killing her 3 sons. she has >>> many will be watching preseason football game not necessarily for the football. san diego chargers will honor our nation's military in a preseason game is a host the san francisco 49ers. that comes as controversy swirls around kaepernick's refusal to stand during the national anthem. nfl official will join the mayor of philadelphia for a special announcement. the news is not officially been will be the host for the 2017 nfl draft. it is been held in chicago for the past 2 years after new york city for decades. >>> still ahead arts of florida are flooded this morning. tropi

it's so bureaucratic, there is so much red tape, it's similar to the va system. that goes into the government defense contract can as well. that's a fine line as well. but that acquisition reform and civilian reform. those are two place whereas they could cut back. kennedy: the f-35 sucked up billions of dollars and what do we see for that in is no reason people on active duty should be feeling those cuts and their family members should have to send them kevlar when they are stations overseas. >> we need to make sure we are getting equipment that the military needs to fight the wars. so i worked with some of the procurement and acquisition side on the division level. sometimes the military is getting equipment they don't want. kennedy: i heard that as well. donald trump talks about the $320 billion spent on expired laws in this country. there is duplication and overlap. there are people who say hillary clinton and donald trump are not that different when it comes to defense spending. they are going to increase military spending. do you see a differentiation betwe

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he criticized the failing va system and condemned pulling troops out of iraq led to the rise of isis. according to a new cnn poll. trump is taking a lead 45-43%. pensacola on friday night. >>> and pasco still remarkably dealing with the flooding problems with hermine. 1200 homes were affected and right now they're assessing the debris that's been left by the hurricane. some may be staying out of their homes for a bit as well. >> and we would still be in recommended or mandatory evacuation orders for the rest of the peek. >> they're asking people who can get to their homes to take their debris to the curb street side at least for the crews to pick them up. >>> now how about bayonet, they have reopened for the first time since that evacuation right in the middle of hermine. it was a lightning strike that sparked a fire yorking out the power. all 209 had to be evacuated it took six hours 70 ambulances to pull it off. the hospital got the power on late last week. >>> new at 6:00. a judge gregory holder talking the state supreme court. he what the in trouble helping a defendant. and gloria

conversation with the american people and offer some of my thoughts about isis, iran and how we reform the va systemter care for ovets. i'm honored in the last 24 hours, more retired generals and add mir wr admirals have decided to back my campaign. tomorrow, i'm convening a meeting of national security leaders and experts, including former secretaries of homeland security, michael cherthoff and janet napolitano, michael morrell and commander, james staverites and others. we will discuss how to intensify our efforts to keep our country safe. to that end, i want to underscore something that i mentioned last night. we should make it a top priority to hunt down the leader of isis. abu baghdadi and bring him to justice just as we did with osama bin laden. getting baghdadi will require a focus driven effort at the highest levels, but it will send i resounding message that nobody directs or inspires attacks against the united states and gets away with it. let me be clear. last night was yet another test, and donald trump failed yet again. we saw more evidence that he is temperamentally unfit and unqualifi

last night i offered some thoughts about isis, iran, how we're going to reform the va system to take better care of our vets. and just since last night when i appeared on that program back to back with trump, just in the last 24 hours, more retired generals and admirals have signed up to support my campaign. people who have sacrificed and spent their lives protecting our country. valuing what makes us exceptional and already great. see donald trump and know he should not be anywhere near the white house. he is tempermentally unfit to be president and commander in chief. tomorrow, tomorrow i will hold a meeting of bipartisan, bipartisan, which is what i want to get us back to. where republicans and democrats work together to make the changes, to protect our country. i'm going to be meeting with a bipartisan group of leaders in experts to focus more on the crucial challenges. but it's hard to forget what trump did last night. it was a test and he failed it. he trash talked about america's generals. saying that they've been quote, reduced to rubble. he suggested he would fire them all a

last night i offered some thoughts about isis, iran, how we're going to reform the va system to take better care of our vets, and just since last night when i appeared on that program back-to-back with trump, just in the last 24 hours, more retired generals and admirals have signed up to support my campai campaign. people who have sacrificed and spent their lives protecting our country, valuing what makes us exceptional and already great. see donald trump and know he should not be anywhere near the white house. he is temperamentally unfit to be president and commander-in-chief. tomorrow i will hold a meeting of bipartisan, bipartisan -- which is what i want to get us back to, where republicans and democrats work together to make the changes, to protect our country. i'm going to be meeting with a bipartisan group of leaders and experts to focus more on these crucial challenges. but it's hard to forget what trump did last night. it was a test, and he failed it. he trash talked about americas generals, saying that they've been, quote, reduced to rubble. he suggested he would fire them a

i myself am in the va system.n contrast of course hillary clinton said there's not widespread problems at the va. a lot of folks here, literally thousands of them in my district, know there are. i think he did a great job in ohio. on the world stage where the world leader, where he was basically an equal to the president standing there, of mexico of course. i think that he did a great job. >> again, that's something that people look at and say what made him an equal, just because he was standing side by side, that it the measurement of what is equal on the world stage? >> well, you can certainly debate what makes you equal, what does not. he's standing with behind the podium just like a head of state and it looks very presidential. i think it certainly gives the perception he is ready to lead. hillary has done the same thing of course as well. i think it was a good step by him in doing that. i think he did a great job there. i think he handled himself very well. on that world stage. >> again, that people would say

va. how the system works right now and where he might have fallen through the cracks. so far nationwide the va suffers because they he haven't been listening when their own >> it stems from the fact that there's not an appreciation from information that comes from whistle blowers. people way up in the va don't want to hear anything bad and our job in the congress is to make sure there is maximum amount of transparency because transparency in government brings accountability. >> says the fastest way to solve problems is within the system itself. ey changes but it would be too long to make those changes. >>> in the race for the white house, the clinton campaign brief time, trump's website ?did? say he would repeal portions of the renewable fuel standard, but that was later removed.last week, the republican nomiee told a michigan television station that he plans to protect corn- based ethanol programs. meantime - mr. trump is racist.the republican nominee also abandoned his view that president obama was born on foreign soil. trump accused democrats of playing the race card

were listed as having an appointment and the allegations exist that there was -- a failure of the va system to provide health care. there is a number of us on this committee and in congress who work to find the right regulatory balance for financial institutions and just to stress with you the importance of than having our financial institutions the cave, their behavior conduct be a certain level, otherwise it undermines the efforts for the attempts to change the regulatory environment or financial success . we focus that on community banks , but we care about those financial institutions that have a relationship with their customers and one of the arguments that has been made is the relationship bankers can rely upon the relationship and what we are hearing from the circumstance that we find at wells fargo is that relationship , it didn advantage of not accrue to the benefit of the customer. mr. stumpf: you are right for that portion and what hurts so much is that we spend so much time trying to do the right gets and when a customer product that is not used or benefiting them that hurts th

it's so bureaucratic, there is so much red tape, it's similar to the va system.government defense contract can as well. that's a fine line as well. but that acquisition reform and civilian reform. those are two place whereas they could cut back. kennedy: the f-35 sucked up billions of dollars and what do we see for that in is no reason people on active duty should be feeling those cuts and their family members should have to send them kevlar when they are stations overseas. >> we need to make sure we are getting equipment that the military needs to fight the wars. so i worked with some of the procurement and acquisition side on the division level. sometimes the military is getting equipment they don't want. kennedy: i heard that as well. donald trump talks about the $320 billion spent on expired laws in this country. there is duplication and overlap. there are people who say hillary clinton and donald trump are not that different when it comes to defense spending. they are going to increase military spending. do you see a differentiation between them? >> i think

louis va healthcare system. >>> the sun is setting but fire crews say they just got two guys off -- off mcdowell mountain and they say just in time. the hikers were low on water. they got stuck in an area they they are being walked off the trail and will be evaluated once they get down. >>> your most accurate forecast. 93 degrees for today, the sun shining in the afternoon and a soggy morning across the valley. phoenix sky harbor picking up to 117 inch today. that put us a little closer to average but we are still more than an inch and a half below where we should be this time of year. the monsoon is below average as well. only about 24 hours left until 2.49 inches, about 2/10 below average. the only month we were above average was in august. let's take a look at what we are tracking for the next 24 hours or so with these chances in play. overnight and tomorrow, a 10% chance of a stray shower and then we dry out into the weekend and sunshine will prevail. it's sunny right now as the sun sets across the valley. clear skies into tonight. to our east and southeast, the sky is lit up. numer

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with the american people, and offer some of my thoughts about isis, iran, and how we reform the va systemo provide better care for our vets. i'm honored that in the last 24 hours, more retired generals and admirals have decided to endorse my campaign. to focus more on these crucial challenges, tomorrow i'm convening a meeting of bipartisan national security leaders and experts, including former secretaries of homeland security, michael chertoff and janet napolitano. general john allen. former acting director of the cia, michael morrell and others. we'll discuss how to intensify our evident to defeat isis and keep our country safe. to that end i want to underscore something i mentioned last night. we should make it a top priority to hunt down the leader of isis. abu al al-baghdadi and bring him to justice. getting al-baghdadi will require a focus at the highest levels. but it will send a resounding message that nobody directs or inspires attacks against the united states and gets away with it. heat me be clear. last night was yet another test and donald trump failed yet again. we saw more

with the american people and offer some of my thoughts about isis, i ran into how we reform the va system to provide better care. i am honored in the last 24 hours they had decided to endorse my campaign. to focus more on these crucial challenges tomorrow i'm convening a meeting of the national security leaders including the former secretary of homeland security the general john allen michael morel to that end. i want to underscore something that i mentioned leslie we should make a top priority to hunt down the leader of isis. and bring him to justice just as we did with osama bin laden. as with that operation getting it will required a focused effort driven at the highest level. but i believe it will send a resounding message that nobody directs or inspires attacks against the united states and gets away with it. let me be clear last night was yet another test and donald trump failed yet again. we sought more evidence that he has been unfit and unqualified to be commander-in-chief. he trash talk american general saying they had been reduced to rubble. .. now, that is not just unpatriotic

nationwide -- the v-a system suffers because they haven't been listening when their own so far the va suffering because they haven't been listening when their own staff identified problems. >> it stems from the fact that there's not an appreciation of whistle blowers, they don't want any bad news and our job in the congress of the united states is to make sure that there's because transparency in government brings accountability. >> he says the fastest way to solve problems at the va hospital is within the system itself. >>> the vice presidential candidates will make as for the top of the tickets, hillary clinton is campaigning in washington d.c. for the next couple days while trump is now in florida. our mission is to connect the candidates to better inform and empower you. we've reached out to take part in extendedded interviews with our sister stations across the country. we want to hear from you. you can share your thoughts by e-mail or facebo a big milestone, hardy middle school just opened up an open house in honor of the 51st anniversary. >> there are many students i will long

donaldd trump basically saying that he believes veterans should be able to get care side of the va hospital system. listen to this. you're going to leave, go across the street or down the road or a few miles away. you're going to see a doctor, a really good doctor.ood you're going to get taken care of 100 percent or you're going to go and you're going to go to a local hospital, whether it's public or private.riva you're going to get taken care of and your government ising going to pay your bill.ll this was a deal at the highestst level of incompetent, the deal with iran. it was at the highest level of incompetent. we should have been in iraq, but we shouldn't have gotten out of iraq the way we got out where literally they announced we're going to leave by a certainin date. the enemy couldn't even believe it. we should have left a small force, as much as i didn't want to be there we have to to building our country because our didn'try is going to hell. our infrastructure is a disaster. now let's talk a little bita li about that poll.l. everyone is talking about. it is a cnn poll that puts donald tr

purely government system with the va, we have the sort of new market based systems with these the exchangesixture with private health care as it relates to people who have jobs and their employers pay for it. we have bankruptcy and that's an enormous problem. >> gina's point, it's our choices that are playing a role in the rising costs. our choices, had less children in the past, healthy young people to pay in the system, our choices to be fatter, our choice to take drugs in lieu of health care choices to make to not need expensive drugs paid for, these are reasons why it goes up more than inflation. you can't fix magically -- >> in that final word that's why the government is going to tell you what to eat. thanks, guys. thanks gina and danielle. good to see both of you ladies. spacex rocket exploding on the launch pad with facebook's $200 million satellite on it. why is one of our guys still liking it? girl: you're going to need me. you're going to need us. all of us. you're going to need our help with your water... your air, your food. you're going to need our determination, our compassio

as a widow of somebody who had come she said, had been misdiagnosed by a particular doctor in the va system. the president at the end of that exchange bowed to learn more information about that case. number one, did he learn more information about that case? spent the president has asked his team to collect more information about the case. i don't know if you've been updated on it today. >> given this was a nationally, perhaps internationally televised forum in which the '60s was held, it seems to me not knowing the specifics of the case it was quite possible that this doctor who was referenced by the woman interest of the subject of presidential focus may or may not have been guilty of misdiagnosing the individual in question. i just wonder if we can use this to start the white house take no particular the on the subject as of now? doesn't seem to prejudice the case. >> of course we're not seeking to prejudice the case but the president and everybody who works at the va holds themselves to extort nearly high standard. accountability is important and i think this administration has demonstr

conversation with the american people and offer some of my thoughts about isis, iran, and how we form the va systemovide better care for our vets. i'm honored in the last 24 hours, more retired generals and admirals have decided to endorse my campaign. the focus more on these crucial challenges, tomorrow i'm convening a meeting of bipartisan national security leaders and experts, including former secretaries of homeland security, michael chertoff and janet napolitano, general john allen, former acting director of the cia michael morrell and former nato supreme allied commander james sav reties and others. we will discuss how to intensify our efforts to defeat isis and keep our country safe. to that end i want to underscore something that i mentioned last fight. we should make it a top priority to hunt down the leader of isis abu al bagedy and bring him to justice as we did with osama bin laden. with that operation, getting al baghdadi will require a focused effort driven at the highest levels. but i believe it will send a resounding message that nobody directs or inspires attacks against the united

appointment, the allegation certainly existed that there was death as a result of the failure of a va system to provide necessary health care. >> correct. >> the point that senator highcamp made, i made again. there is a number of us on this committee and in congress to find a right regulatory balance for institutions. to stress with you the importance of then having our financial institutions behave -- their behavior, conduct be a certain level, otherwise it undermines the efforts for that attempt to change the regulatory environment for financial success. and we particularly focused on community banks, but we care about those financial institutions that have a relationship with their customers. and one of the arguments that has been made is, those relationship bankers can rely on the relationship. what we're hearing in the circumstance that we find at wells fargo is that relationship was taken advantage of. it didn't accrue to the benefit of the customer. >> and senator, you are right for that portion. and what hurts so much is that we spend so much time trying to do the right thing, and w

trump held a town hall and tore into the failing va health care system. he said the administration has treated immigrants better than military vets. trump condemned to pull troops rise of isis. >> they didn't have anything going, they are a power, we made them a power overnight. >> trump is making a return to florida and make a stop in pensacola on friday night. >>> tens of thousands of student nos longer have a classroom as itt tech closes down all its campuses nationwide, including one here in tampa. itt tech is one of the largest tech colleges banerjee is here to show us why they caused and what the students can do. they have a lot of questions. >> this is connected to the crackdown on recruiting and accounting protects of for profit colleges. this is leaving questions like how do i finish my degrees and the student loans. >> i had one class left, one class to go. the future in question for the department of education imposed sanctions against itt for providing grants and not providing adequate employment. and not granting aid put them out of business

va for help. >> the whole system needs to be revamped. >> reporter: he equates this treatment when being spit on when returning from vietnam. >> that is the i feel the va has treated us through the years and right now. >> reporter: you feel like you continue oo be spit on? >> yeah. name is entitled to 50% disability. he believes he is entitled to more, thiz neuropathy, his feet feel like he is on fire, prevents him from working at all. >> you have what, 29,000 reports, that moves people to the top of the list. why did the va decide to change position in this case? >> reporter: according to the paperwork, it shows that the va consulted with rod's private doctors. why that wasn't done up front, we may never too long, 3.8, 4 years. i mean, who has that time? >> these people in pain. >> i think you have proven how fast it can move with a certain amount of motivation. >> yeah. >> he obviously got it, thank you, steve. >>> if you have problem you think needs to be investigated, call our 8 on your side help line, 1800-338-0808. >>> nice day, warm day here at overcast, but a lot of spots have fewer suns

va's still stuck at the 500 bed. a couple things. what i've heard so far. one, i believe to move this system forward we need an integrated care model that involves the private sector and the va sector in primary care. two, dr. cosgrove, you pointed out to have an electronic health system that's 20th century -- remember this, three years ago where dod and va tried to make these two antiquated systems interact and they could night -- could not. i've been all over the place trying to see how these experiments failed. a modern system solves a lot of the scheduling problems, payment problems, data problems that you talk about right now. they've done a remarkable job of working around these problems. but there's new technology out there. the dod made that decision. the va set there right and tried to convince the dod to put in a 20 or 30-year-old system andthy didn't do it. they took it off the shelves. i think that would be something they need to. that solves your supply chain. all those things -- helps -- that doesn't totally solve it but help solve it. lastly i think is the brak. i think we hav

and alleviates and according to the vets who attend her free sessions here at the va southern nevada healthcare system ..... southeast primary care clinic.... it does that, and more. i have panic attacks, i wake up at night but after a few of these sessions.... when i'm able to utililze the hu, it lessens it.. i'm able to get out of it better.. i take my blood pressure.. it's up there, when i do the hu and all that.. it mellows everything out.. my wife comes to the classes with me also... helps you out in your relationships.. because they understand what's going on with you marie says it's a great alternative to taking medication, a way she says... to use meditation as a healing for mind, body, and soul. marie like any kind of wound, unless it's been addressed or healed directly it will get worse over time, marie is fantastic, i appreciate the fact that she every week.. without fail, she goes and recruits others people : marie i love to help people, i love to see people being happy, and i just feel great inside everytime i give on behalf of everybody here, and what you do for them, you've been nominat

conversation with the american people and offer some of my thoughts about isis, iran, and how we reform the va systemovide better care for our vets. and i'm honored that in the last 24 hours, more retired generals and admirals have decided to endorse my campaign. to focus more on these crucial challenges, tomorrow i'm convening a meeting of bipartisan national security leaders and experts, including former secretaries of homeland security, michael chertoff and janet napolitano, general john allen, former acting director of the ceo, michael morelle and former nato supreme allies commander and others. we will discuss how to intensify efforts against isis and keep our country safe. to that i want to underscore what i mentioned last night. we should make it a top priority to hunt down the leader of isis, al-baghdadi, as we did with usama bin laden. as with that, it will be a focus driven at the highest levels, i believe it will send a resounding message that nobody directs or inspires attacks against the united states and gets away with it. let me be clear. last night was yet another test and donald trum

and according to the vets who attend her free sessions here at the va southern nevada healthcare system ..... southeast primary care clinic.... it does that, and more. i have panic attacks, i wake up at night but after a few of these sessions.... when i'm able to utililze the hu, it lessens it.. i'm able to get out of it better.. i take my blood pressure.. it's up there, when i do the hu and all that.. my wife comes to the classes with me also... she enjoys it, when you can include your spouse that helps you out in your relationships.. because they understand what's going on with you marie says it's a great alternative to taking medication, a way she says... to use meditation as a healing for mind, body, and soul. marie unless it's been addressed or healed directly it will get worse over time, marie is fantastic, i appreciate the fact that she does this on her own she's here every week.. without fail, she goes and recruits others people : marie i love to help people, i love to see people being happy, and i just feel great inside everytime i give on behalf of everybody here, and what you

by the time they come back, they have issues. >> with the va health service, we have a system designedtirely male force. >> right. >> for a force that is becoming -- fast becoming much more gender balanced. >> the va was caught flat footed in the beginning of the iraq war. women's bathrooms, okay? there has been progress but not nearly enough. women consistently rate their quality and access to care lower than men. i think it is an issue where both candidates have worked it into the rhetoric. they talk about it and understand. for our membership, it's almost 20% female. they've been on the front lines, in combat, being wounded and dying. they deserve the same care that men get. it's still not an issue that's been pushed forward enough. the candidates are starting to understand, they have to work it into their talking points. which is a credit to a lot of folks in the room, men and women. in the last couple years, they've ferociously advocated for a higher level of understanding. >> i'll say as a civilian and as somebody who covers veterans issues and military issues, one of the things

va so it can better serve our nation's veterans. the commission examined a wide range of ideas including proposals to privatize and dismantle the system but instead reached a strong consensus on a comprehensive settle of recommendations for the long term transformation of va. we support the recommendations as detailed in my written report. but i will focus a few in my oral remarks that we have concerns with. we support the commission's first recommendation calling for the establishment of high-performing integrated community-based were health care networks. with the v.a. acting as coordinator of care. v.a. and the independent budget vsos and the vso community, many in the vso community put forth similar plans for integrating community care into v.a. the commission plan, however, does differ in one crucial aspect as mentioned previously how it would manage the provision of care among v.a. and non va network providers. in order to reach consensus, the commission recommended a compromise option to let veterans choose non va doctors within an established network even in the case where they would have timely access and located options to m

house veterans' committee will examine a report on commission of care and the future of the va health care system. they'll begin with subpoena motions and the construction of a va hospital in aurora, colorado. live coverage here on c-span3, the hearing should start in just a moment.

>> first of all, let's clarify that the va health care system already does engage with contract care,h providers in the community, so it's not new. but donald trump is proposing a mass expansion of the choice program. most veteran service organizations oppose donald trump's plan as a huge step toward privatization, something which they oppose and hillary clinton clearly opposed last night. >> why oppose the privatization? donald trump got it a little bit wrong in making i had poie inhi night. our drew griffin at cnn did an investigation into the phoenix va. they wait five to six months in some cases to get in for health care. there are at least 40 vets who died while waiting. so why not try to speed it up with privatization? >> well, first of all, it wasn't really clear that those vets died because of the va wait times. the va wait times were inexcusable, and we held extensive hearings into that issue and attempted to address the wait times. look, the veterans would face in the private sector care in many cases wait times as well. those wait times are not necessarily published by priv