it s going to make his difficult for him to do the job and be all he can be for the service members. when you have spoken with these folks, has it always been with you? have you had senator isaacson s staff any mean, is it together that you have been hearing these allegations. no. okay. most of the work has been done by my staff. i have had the opportunity to visit with some. but certainly the majority has been done by the staff, both sides. and how much has your staff been working with senator isaacson s? when has to folks come in to tell you your story, is it both your staff and senator isaacs isaacson s staff receiving this information together? not always, not always. okay. but we have tried with the information we have got we have tried to share with chairman isaacson s staff as quickly as we can. i don t want there to be a lot of secrets out there. johnny is a great guy, a great person to work with. i don t want to ruin that relationship in the least. these aren
did he deny being a subject of an ig report to you, senator? he has not denied it to me, but i have seen parts of that ig report. i have been very, very busy today so i haven t been able the read through it all, but he was absolutely the the subject of an ig report, him and his predecessor. i have a he seen some of those allegations. it s my understanding people said it was more about his predecessor than him. is that a fair reading of the report sore is it damning on him as well? i think it s equally damning on both of them. quickly, on the confirmation issues as a whole, you are not voting for mike pompeo. you didn t vote for him for cia so no one can say you said yes to him one time and no on other. what is your line of deference to the president. because if mike pompeo didn t get confirmed i don t think he is going to nominate a john kerry for instance. what is your line there on
to put the safety and security and the diplomacy of our country ahead of their own political gain. shannon: democrats like joe donnelly, heidi heitkamp, joy mansion, all facing intense pressure from their base. senator mike rounds, republican he sits on the armed services committee and their veterans affairs committee, as well, joins us. let s start there, senator. great to have you with us. what can you tell us about the hold up with dr. jackson s nominee to head up the v.a.? chairman isaacson had a phone conversation with a lot of us are on the committee, indicated that there had been some unsubstantiated allegations made, he wants to do it right. we told him that if he wanted to delay the meeting, that was fine with us. we most certainly want to get on the fax out, have to do our due diligence. personally i had a meeting in my office with the admirable. admiral. we have to do our due diligence. shannon: this has been such
allegations of improper conduct at various points in his career. here is what senator mike rounds told our shannon bream last night. chairman isaacson had a phone conversation with a lot of us on the committee over the weekend. indicated there had been some unsubstantiated allegations made and he wants to do it right. we want to get all the facts out. we have to do our due diligence. i had a meeting in our office with the admiral. he presents himself very well but at the same time as members of the committee we have to do our due diligence. bill: ronny jackson is the president s personal white house physician. president trump nominated him last month after firing david shulkin. john tester said they will investigate and look into these allegations. bill: reminding our viewers. as we await two house republican committee chairmen striking a deal with the department of justice to give
the trump administration and congress, thanks to the leadership of chairman isaacson, have made important progress for veterans in the past year. this agreement will expand on those steps. this agreement will also bolster our ongoing national struggle against opioid addiction and substance abuse. it will fund new grants, prevention programs, and law enforcement efforts in vulnerable communities all across our country. it also provides funding for disaster relief efforts. last year powerful storms crippled puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands and damaged mainland communities from florida to texas. thanks to the efforts of members such as senator cornyn, cruz, rubio, and others, this bill will get more help on the way. and the agreement will clear the way for a new investment in our