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Its our residencies that train doctors. >> did you realize that we have the largest nurse force in the nation? whos going to train the doctors and nurses if its not the va? secondly research. we send $1.8 billion a year on research. we invented the nicotine patch, the first liver transplant. the first implantable pacemaker. it was a nurse that came up with the bar code to connect patients with charts and records. clinical work research teaching. and that makes a difference for our veterans. it a...

Student studying abroad says bystanders called the coast guard. luckily she was still conscious after taking that direct hit. wow. after a quick break here we have new information about the tulsa reserve deputy who says he mistook his gun for a taser shooting and killing a suspect. plus theres still a lot of work to be done to repair the confidence in the department of veterans affairs after last years scandal. on the rachel maddow show the new v.a. secretary said the v.a. plays a critical role ...

Va, which means america needs the va. let me explain what i mean, did you realize that 70% of u.s. doctors are trained by the va? its our residencies that train doctors. >> wow. >> did you realize that we have the largest nurse force in the nation? whos going to train the doctors and nurses if its not the va? secondly, research. we send $1.8 billion a year on research. we invented the nicotine patch, the first liver transplant. the first implantable pacemaker. it was a va nurse that came up with...

Robert mcdonald, our nations secretary of veterans affairs, its a real honor to have you with us. >> great to be with you tonight. >> i think theres something going on politically, that hasnt received a lot of national attention yet, i feel it percolating, which is a concerted effort to end the va in terms of its core functions providing health care to our nations veterans. do you think that such a movement is afoot and how do you feel about it? >> as i went through my confirmation process, some...