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Chain of command at the white house. john kellys decreasing -- he has abandoned trying to manage the president. all he is in charge of is staff and process. this seems like a failure on both those fronts. >> absolutely. first of all, lets not lose sight. you touched on eli. this obscure of the va. they were not prepared for the wars we went into in the early oos and the way times are excruciating and -- >> people die. >> people are dying. there is a kind of washington spectacle here. >> were hav...

>> well, i think thats -- that was the major reason secretary shulkin got canned. he had a boneheaded incident with the travel thing but i think he was fighting with political appointees in his own agent. i must admit there is an argument that the va, which is an absolutely national treasure to the veterans -- once youre in it, in the system, theyre just terrific docs, medical care is first rate. we spend a ton of money supporting our veterans. the most generous nation on the face of the earth t...

Argument that the va, which is an absolutely national treasure to the veterans -- once youre in it, in the system, theyre just terrific docs, medical care is first rate. we spend a ton of money supporting our veterans. the most generous nation on the face of the earth to our veterans. but the vas got endemic problems. theyve had a lot of problems with institutional lack of integrity. not telling the boss the truth. they just cant seem to organize themselves. there is a solid argument to have eve...

Decide whether to go to a va facility or to go to a private practitioner. i might add, thats a way the military medical retirement system works. if i had a choice, id go to walter reed. because i live in seattle, i use swedish hospital. so i think weve got to do something to have competition and to downsize the va and not try and have them take care of the direct care of veterans all over the nation. >> with us from washington tonight, always a great pleasure to have you on the broadcast, genera...

Annual storm the hill advocacy event. it is the 11th year. every year, were talking about va scandals. this has been a problem for now president trump. it was a problem for president obama. it was a problem back to president bush, as well. the va is constantly a problem of instability. now, weve got a total failure of leadership at the v.a facility, literally in the shadow of the white house. it is in their backyard. there has been a leadership failure of accountability. this is why advocacy mat...

Man so so deep? the veteran service organizations, the veterans groups who do a lot of great things but -- pete: theyre invested in the way va does business currently so they resist giving veterans a true choice and they build up a fake argument that if you give a veteran a choice youll privat ize the va and shut it all down. president trump has said thats deserved the best possible care either at a va facility or from a private physician and thats what the va is attemtpting to deliver, mostly d...

>> well, i want people to know that it is a journey, it is a long process. my gynecologist at the va facility actually, when i first started this over ten years, we were trying to conceive my first child, so many of us professional women give up our fertility for years in exchange for our profession. that needs to change. she said its not unusual at the time 42 years old and trying to conceive. she says look, we doctors, and i did it myself. and unfortunately, thats what families are facing all ...

And the senate and signing. not including all of the executive orders ive signed and the fact that we have reduced unnecessary regulations to a point that this country has not seen in years. we are not finished yet. but one of my biggest promises has been to our great veterans and we are doing one of our best jobs there. we are doing one of our best jobs with our veterans. we published online wait times at every va facility, opened the va hotline, extended veterans choice -- do you know what tha...

And the senate and signing. not including all of the executive orders ive signed and the fact that we have reduced unnecessary regulations to a point that this country has not seen in years. we are not finished yet. but one of my biggest promises has been to our great veterans and we are doing one of our best jobs there. we are doing one of our best jobs with our veterans. we published online wait times at every va facility, opened the va hotline, extended veterans choice -- do you know what tha...

Including right here in hollywood, florida. some 42 nursing homes and we know there is thats been evacuated. >> leland: senator nelson of florida tweeting out a couple of minutes ago, ive spoken to the head of the va, he has given me authority to move anyone in a nursing home without power into a va facility and necessary, press conference underway as news comes out of that. wheels and a back to you straight away. >> theyre doing a great job on power, theyre doing a great job historically. there...