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You are responsible. >> it is infuriating. when you consider that right now we have a backlog of 182,000 claims at the va for veterans who are calling my office every day frustrated with the bureaucracy, the backlog is caused specifically because the va employees are working from home, social security offices of closed. you have to do everything by mail with social security because workers are working from home, you have a 12 to 18 week back log for visa applications at the state department. you...

Its a cynical thing for them to up in a certain way. its a cynical thing for them to do. its difficult to say but what its difficult to say but what we we do know with aoc in do know n particular, she talks about particular, she talks about enthusiasm of the voter and enthusiasm of the voter andats whats important to people. with her election, she couldnt generate enough enthusiasm. 11% of democrats voted in her district.. election, she couldnt generate enough enthusiasm. she had endorsed a woma...

Engine is old. >> 8125 students have waited longer than two months. they could be missing in the range of 1500 to $6,000 or more and expected payments. nearly 60,000 total claims remain. in october alone, about 1,000 students under financial hardship called a va for immediate help. > some of these guys are goig to have real hardships, maybe even personal family crises. >> we gave them everything they asked for so it is frustrating to be here. >> how many veterans have outstanding payments great...

Caregiver, talk to us about the type of support that they will have because thats not -- another critical component of this? >> for far too long, the caregivers of pre9/11 veterans who had service-connected injuries that prevented them from conducting activities, like bathing and feeding, were denied, the support services that they need. the current caregiver program is limited to post 9/11 veterans which is great but this program will ensure that all veterans have that ability to receive benefi...

Committee investigate news outlets and i guess this quest to go after fake news? does he -- does he value the first amendment as much as he values the second amendment? >> absolutely. the president is an incredible advocate of the first amendment, but with the first amendment -- hold on. i allowed you to finnish -- with the first amendment with those freedoms also come responsibilities and you have a responsibility to tell the truth, to be accurate. i think right now when weve seen recent inform...

Fake news? does he value the first amendment as much as he values the second amendment? >> absolutely. the president is an incredible advocate of the first amendment. but with the first amendment you have -- hold on. i allowed you to finish. with the first amendment, with those freedoms also come responsibilities. and you have a responsibility to tell the truth torque be accurate. i think right now when weve seen recent information that says that only 5% of media coverage has been positive about...

Attendants had to do to restrain that passenger. plus texas senator ted cruz in houston for his third town hall meeting. what the senator said should happen to the va for its past failures in caring for our military vets, a live report from houston coming up next. ♪ the opioid my doctor prescribed for my chronic back pain backed me up-big time. before movantik, i tried to treat it myself. spent time, money.

Likely to die from accidental overdose as nonveterans. last year alone, nearly 70 thousands of them sought treatment for opioid at va hospitals. its addiction far worse than anything experts in american history. we contacted at the va for a statement they acknowledge that opiate abuse is a serious public health issue of course and they said they launched an initiative to reduce opioid use amongst veterans. they also said more work needs to be done. a veteran that took a job after the va, he beca...

Thousands of them sought treatment for opioid at va hospitals. its addiction far worse than anything experts in american history. we contacted at the va for a statement they acknowledge thati opiate abuse is a serious public health issue of course and theyy said they launched an initiative to reduce opioid use amongst veterans. they also said more work needs to be done. a veteran that took a job after the va, he became a whistleblower because the terrible practices he observed there, he joins us...

Overdose as nonveterans. last year alone, nearly 70 thousands of them sought treatment for opioid at va hospitals. its addiction far worse than anything experts in american history. we contacted at the va for a statement they acknowledge that opiate abuse is a serious public health issue of course and they said they launched an initiative to reduce opioid use amongst veterans. they also said more work needs to be done. a veteran that took a job after the va, he became a whistleblower because the...