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Del. James Moylan is trying to determine if a new policy to help veterans get mental health services will apply to Guam.

I was surprised, i guess, when i saw last night that the state emergency management director said that power in mayfield, a town of about 10,000, i believe, could take weeks or even months to rebuild. it is winter. how do you handle that? what is the plan for the next couple of months potentially if there is no power in town? >> right. im actually on the board of mayfield electric and water and we have been meeting daily and getting updates. we are a tva facility, tennessee valley authority, so ...

The different health insurance options the government pays for already. the more people have information, the more the candidates talk about trillions of dollars in higher taxes the more they will research and decide for a better path. shannon: people definitely deserve good affordable healthcare but especially our veterans. we need to take better care of them. 39% of the 140 facilities have severe shortages in 20 different occupations including psychiatry. 85 different facilities reported a sho...

Va inspector general found during just one six-month period, more than 17,000 veterans were slapped with over $50 million in medical bills the government should have covered the investigation spurred in part by reports from our minneapolis affiliate. the ig finding inside the va there was, quote, systemic pressure to favor speed over accuracy in reviewing medical claims >> they go for emergency care because they dont have time to get to a va facility >> thats the situation, exactly. >> and the v...

Vent here. >> i think you look at a very positively. everything is so polarized, i love it when people can come together to do something even if it does mean spending massive amounts of money. i understand why people on the left arm out about this and i understand why some conservatives have paused but, i really look at two things. as a veteran i will always be a major proponent of defense spending. when you think about defense spending, everyone thinks about making the fighter jet stronger but ...

Veterans access to care outside the va department. here with more is the va president. kirk, good morning. a big day. credit vans waking up acrossveve country. what do they get. >> the mission act delivers on the promise. mission act centers on the simple concept of providing veterans the best health care available, whether thats at a va facility or a nonva facility. it ushers in two key improvements in the way the veterans are able to get health care. it consolidates seven separate commune care...

Unnecessary rules and regulations. at the same time make sure we provide the right funding so we can give them the assistance when they need it and not when somebodys able to give that assistance to them. leland: as were looking out into this crowd, the jackets of so many who have come here on motorcycles for rolling thunder. well be talking to the leader of that event here in a couple of minutes, but your thoughts specifically when it comes to funding, as we watch funding bills work their way t...

Potential threats. the nearly seventy rooms contain an early version of a computer that plotted bombing strategy plus equipment for analyzing enemy code traffic and a. facility for processing reconnaissance photos. and the center was completely self-sufficient it had its own water supply electricity generators climate control system and accommodations for the staff. the military weapons have always held a certain fascination for some people. in the early years after ramstein was opened local res...

Travel 400 miles for va facility. we had a veteran traveling tro -- two hours to receive chemotherapy. >> wow. >> but when it makes sense, you go across to see doctor. >> many say, carlos, the benefits of this bill have been a long time coming, it took a year to come together, everyone deserves proper and immediate health care, why do you think this has taken so long? >> its great to see overwhelming bipartisan support, chairman issacson and along with ranking member tester, but its been a long-...

An office in a va facility. president trump is looking to replace former va secretary who was fired in march. his first nominee, white house doctor ronny jackson, withdrew last month so well keep you updated there. steve: he would be great. pete: terrific indeed. thank you very much. steve: coming up democrats doing everything they can to holdup president trumps pick that will lead the cia. i need to at least get a sense of what your moral code says about those kind of actions. >> i want to see,...