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Krn about our vets. I want to thank David Shulkin for being here. Hes the secretary of Veterans Affairs. Its really good youre here, mr. Secretary. Especially since in a couple hours youll be across the street in the white house for a bill signing passed by both republicans and democrats that President Trump will sign the bill which will give you some tools to reform the v. A. And if anybody can reform the v. A. You can. Youre a strong leader and were lucky to have your service for our country. ...

President bush laura and i are honored you all came. Thank you for opening your door to the concerns about our vets. I want to thank david for being here, secretary of President Trump will sign the bill. This will give you some tools to reform the v. A. If anybody can reform the v. A. , you can. You are a strong leader and were happy to have your service for our country. [applause] a lot of times, you hear people gripe about the v. A. Its important for our citizens to care deeply about our vets ...

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Basket, many which congress will have to approve, well be discussing that with them and hearing their ideas and trying to come up with the best possible ideas for the country going forward, the, i depend on the joint chiefs of staff and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to do that integrating. I do that every day. I depend on them. I would like to strengthen their role in doing that. I dont want to do that in any way that subtracts from their ability to give independent military advice, ...

Chief White House Correspondent and editor. Good morning. Thank you for recovering from your same patrick festivities to make it out here for an early breakfast. We appreciate it. Welcome to all of you in live stream land. Where always grateful to you for tuning in. I am joined by bryan bender. A bunch of you know him. He came to politico from the boston globe. He has known secretary carter going back to the 1990s. How did that work out . Brian i wish it was a more peacekeeping operation. We are...

The speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 399, the nays are two. 2 3 of the votes in the affirmative, the rules are awe spended, the resolution is agreed to, without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Ursuant im pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal which the chair will put de novo. The question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no....

These are unifying things within our party. We believe it will help propel not only the nominee but help us win. Mike last question. Of a julyility nominee how worried are you about a deadline . Speaker ryan i do not worry about stuff like that. I am not. Mike what are the possibilities . Speaker ryan i am busy working in congress. I do not think about stuff like that. Couple jake weeks ago you are trying to get into a new routine. Have you found that routine . Getting there . How has it changed...

Can you remember the first time you got interested . I was in Junior High School keenly interested in what was appening in the world. So through their reading of newspapers and watching news and National News i got interested in it myself. You grew up in tampa. Where did your parents come from . They came from israel. They came to the United States. My father believed in the american dream. They stopped in paris. Then in 1954 came to the United States and my father started working in the Citrus ...

And whether we should abolish citizensarned born as president. You can weighin by social media. At can post a comment facebook or leave an email. Here is the piece in the writes. On post. She we will read more from this piece. We will take your phone calls as soon as they start coming in. Citizenhe natural born test the abolished . A couple of comments here. Lots more comments are coming in. We will go to calls. Good morning. Are you there . We can hear you. Caller i learned you had to be a citi...