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It is not quite as big as theyre saying, but we have really laid a foundation. weve had a lot of legislation passed with i nobody understands. i think it is 28 bills as of this moment. somebody said by the time it ends, it is 32 bills. tremendous legislation. but weve already made huge strides to improve the va and the va services. weve imposed new standards of accountability and transparency, including a new website that publishes wait times at every va hospital. this is a website that works. t...

>> i was in four years. it represents freedom. it represents the blood that has been shed so we can live free. to tell me i cant fly a flag shall i just dont understand. i cant stand for it. it goes against everything i believe in. i just wanted to -- i dont understand what the big deal is. >> gregg: on site staff he can still fly a flag but it has to be in specified area. >> heather: u.s. postal service hours from defaulting on the second five billion dollar payment. tomorrow is the deadline to...

Out everybody turned their back on it. it is a ridiculous conversation if you think about it in the sense that congress is not going to do anything. no one is going to do anything. even when they have to, they will kick the can down the road. they will cut some spend raise taxs and mealy mouth their way through the thing until the people rise up and get them out of office. >> i disagree. i want to take it to john. they will have to do something but because of the election thinking among wall str...

Congresswoman bachmann i share many of her ideas and conservative views and values. i think the country is going to expect and the republican party should expect the next president has leadership experience, leading records on things like reducing spending and cutting taxes. not just talking about leading as an executive. ive done that, congresswoman bachmann hasnt. >> greta: right now minnesota is in a state of shutdown. obviously, you are not the current governor as of january. it former repub...

Doesnt have flood insurance that is actually common. we havent even begun to talk about hurricane season yet. what is happening with the insurance companies you have so far five billion dollar storms as you mentioned. this is affecting every single one of these companies. it will drive up rates. they are on the ground, they have centers set up for people to come in to get help. all of them do, all state farmers. at the same time to actually begin to give an assessment to wall street to the folks...

Taking the fight to the taliban and implemented the taliban. and trying to go later on in this program. thank you . it the ships destination with the international space station and the glitch happened before progress was scheduled to dock yesterday. progress is carrying over two tons of fuel and water for the six astronaut that is remain in space. they will try for another docking tomorrow. >> discussions with major banks and trying to secure a five billion dollar line of credit. automangers ho...

It is more about mooning america, if you will. >> greta: tell me if im wrong if we are going to be responsible i would have liked to see these hearings start off with members of congress whose job it has been to provide oversight of the department of interior and mms who is supposed to provide safety so that for us so we dont get these spills from irresponsible corporations. since congress failed to oversight. i would like the hearing to start out to say we are congress, we provide oversight, we...

It is more about mooning america, if you will. >> greta: tell me if im wrong if we are going to be responsible i would have liked to see these hearings start off with members of congress whose job it has been to provide oversight of the department of interior and mms who is supposed to provide safety so that for us so we dont get these spills from irresponsible corporations. since congress failed to oversight. i would like the hearing to start out to say we are congress, we provide oversight, we...

Transitioning the claims process weve set up to ken feinberg as an independent claims an jude cater. i think should go a lock way of reassuring the people around the gulf as well as our own shareholders. >> greta: as i understand -- 20 billion dollars is being put into this escrow account at five billion dollar increments. is that correct? and is there any reason why it is not being done immediately to give greater confidence to some of the people who are suffering and will continue to suffer? >...

Transitioning the claims process weve set up to ken feinberg as an independent claims an jude cater. i think should go a lock way of reassuring the people around the gulf as well as our own shareholders. >> greta: as i understand -- 20 billion dollars is being put into this escrow account at five billion dollar increments. is that correct? and is there any reason why it is not being done immediately to give greater confidence to some of the people who are suffering and will continue to suffer? >...