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Capitol. it passed the u.s. house, your bill did, to create the memorial unanimously in the house. now its in the u.s. senate. there is one of the proposals on what it might look like. at this point, you dont have the land and no taxpayer dollars would be involved. why is it stalled in the u.s. senate? >> what ive been told is that this is hung up in senator landrieu from louisianas committee. they have a back log of bills theyre working through. theyre prioritizing based on two criteria. number...

Had to consult with in congress. the committee, the speaker and others. if the health was the concern they could have conveyed that. they know they broke the law when they went through this. >> i want to get your thoughts on another important issue and that is the va. what did you expect to come out of that hearing today? >> we will pass a bill in the house today and unfortunately in the house we have been passing bills for a couple years. this isnt a new problem. the headlines are just now comi...

To our letter to make sure that that $41 million that just got approved stays in the 2015 appropriations bill to help clear the national back log of rape kits. that wraps things up for this edition of rf daily. "the reed report" is up next. sy happy and healthy. thats why im so excited about these new milk-bone brushing chews. whoa, im not the only one. its a brilliant new way to take care of his teeth. clinically proven as effective as brushing. ok, here you go. have you ever seen a dog brush h...

Representing a potential rapist walking free and a victim without justice. >> this is indefensible. i dont mind telling you that. >> reporter: the city is facing two lawsuits for victims like megan. he admits the city dropped the ball. >> why is this back log still there? >> because the issue hasnt been raised as intently as it has. >> reporter: responding to the outraged calls to end the back log will take money, money many cities like memphis dont have. >> going forward, yes, it is a money que...

Branch of the service can put on temporary active duty any corpsman that just went off active duty because their service was over. bring them back, lets surge for the next 90 days, clear the entire back log of appointments that have been missed. understand what we need to do because there are soldiers who havent seen doctors for three years. we dont even know the level of illness they have. >> but montel -- >> we dont even know how much we have to pay. >> but would you be nervous about giving th...

>> good news from here. amtrak is expected to carry 460,000 passenger this weekend. up in the traveling for funnier but down for business. they saw 31.6 million passenger in 2013 so it has been up. there are so many freight trains car carrying oil and there is a shortage and that means there is a back log and that is what expected to be lifted until july. >> thank you and how are the freeways in los angeles? how goes it? >> they are starting to back up. aaa estimates this is going to be the seco...

This video bashing the presidents management style. >> were not going to let up until we eliminate the back log once and for all. >> well keep slashing that back log so our veterans receive the benefits theyve earned. >> meanwhile democrats are starting to track. just georgia congressman john bare owe and david scott became the first two democrats to call for shinsekis resignation. >> the veterans have been waiting long enough. three people in my district have died. >> and im disappointed with t...

Committed suicide, her husband who committed suicide. talk about storming the hill and talk about what you guys have accomplished on this terrible challenge of reducing the number of suicides vets are committing. >> we go down to washington and we bring vets from all over america to share our top priorities. last year it was the back log. we put the backlog on the map and you all responded. this year our vets told us suicide was the top issue. we went all over capitol hill to let everybody know ...

The back log will be completely eliminated by 2015. we should stay on that. >> no doubt about it. so critical. the founder and executive director of iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, paul rieckhoff. >> paul. >> weve admired you for so long for so many reasons but i must have i for calling us out very early on in the nfl playoffs to say the seattle seahawks were the very best team. you said they were going to win easy like a month out. who is going to win the ncaa basketball team? >> i th...

At social security, said we feel the pressure is on for us to erase the back log by rubber stamping them and moving forward. there is a sense there is a problem because of this back log. and look, bill, there is one other fundamental problem with this. this program was designed in 1973. and at that time if you had a disability, in all likelihood, you wouldnt have the advantage that people have today of both physical therapy and medical devices to help you get back. so it is a lifetime benefit, y...