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If there is a parent of a military man or women who is preparing for their home coming or worried about that transition back to civilian life, what is your message to them today? >> wow, that is a tough question, brooke. i think you have to educate yourself. what our legislature is going to do is going to educate folks. but what you have to do now is educate yourself as to what transition issues, what transition programs are available and what the v.a. has to offer as well. and dont stop -- dont...

And southern boarder arder and smart investments in border technology. beto orourke is pushing his four part plan to improve care for veterans. hes calling for a responsible end to the wars in afghanistan and iraq and proposing a veterans health care trust fund for future wars. beto orourke says he would pay for that fund by establishing a war tax on households without veteran members. taxpayers who may over $200,000 a year paying $1,000 in a new tax for each war. the remaining three objectives ...

Transition programs. and this started with the heroes act in 2011. and theyve been with the military has been working closely with the veterans administration and with the department of labor to improve their transition programs. frankly, we werent doing all we could in the past to help our veterans prepare to transition. ive been involved with these -- the student veterans of america for about three years now. and i got involved because i felt this was a population that could have a very signif...

Problem. that right now, eight-month delay for v.a. benefits. unfortunately, thats not unusual. he said the processing time has increased from six to 18 months. >> steve: this particular guy has neck, back and eye injuries and the average time to process a claim through the v.a. is nine months. the red tape is overwhelming. weve got to take care of our veterans better. here is a statement from the navy in response to this article. quote, we take seriously the safety and security of our people, a...

Lets go to the guys. >> from the trunk of the car to the trunk of the elephant. that is beautiful. >> was that election day, alli? finding a job in ha somewhat tough economy nations vets. thats why we are joined by the deputy chief of staff of the armys transition assistance program. >> general, welcome to "fox & friends." good to have you here much well, good morning, thank you for having me. its such a great opportunity particularly as we get ready to celebrate veterans weekend, veterans holid...

Authority s. there is no authority for one penny to run education. i think thats why we are in such trouble. there is no respect at all for the constitution. >> congressman, you are very clear if you think they are unconstitutional. why would you sign a budget you think contains something unconstitutional? >> other than that, you have two choices, you can either work our way out of this, or you wait until it collaps and we have to rebuild it. i am just saying that you cant -- even on the federal...

Are they constitutional? where is the authority? i dont know where the authority s. there is no authority for one penny to run education. i think thats why we are in such trouble. there is no respect at all for the constitution. >> congressman, you are very clear if you think they are unconstitutional. why would you sign a budget you think contains something unconstitutional? >> other than that, you have two choices, you can either work our way out of this, or you wait until it collapses and we ...

Authority s. there is no authority for one penny to run education. i think thats why we are in such trouble. there is no respect at all for the constitution. >> congressman, you are very clear if you think they are unconstitutional. why would you sign a budget you think contains something unconstitutional? >> other than that, you have two choices, you can either work our way out of this, or you wait until it collapses and we have to rebuild it. i am just saying that you cant -- even on the feder...

Technically speaking they say, are they constitutional? where is the authority? i dont know where the authority s. there is no authority for one penny to run education. i think thats why we are in such trouble. there is no respect at all for the constitution. >> congressman, you are very clear if you think they are unconstitutional. why would you sign a budget you think contains something unconstitutional? >> other than that, you have two choices, you can either work our way out of this, or you ...

Are they constitutional? where is the authority? i dont know where the authority s. there is no authority for one penny to run education. i think thats why we are in such trouble. there is no respect at all for the constitution. >> congressman, you are very clear if you think they are unconstitutional. why would you sign a budget you think contains something unconstitutional? >> other than that, you have two choices, you can either work our way out of this, or you wait until it collapses and we ...