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Incredible job. he is working night and day to implement the 10-point reform plan that i discussed with you last year. already we have made incredible progress. we are publishing wait times on-line for every va facility. so, you know what the wait is. we have delivered same-day emergency mental health services at every va medical center. [ applause ] president: we have opened the promised white house va hotline. thats a big deal. thats a big deal. [ applause ] president: we have dramatically inc...

Secretary david shelkin. he has done an incredible job. hes working night and day to implement the ten-point reform plan that i discussed with you last year. already, we have made incredible progress. we are publishing wait times online for every va facility. so, you know what the wait is. we have delivered same-day emergency mental health services at every va medical center. weve opened the promised white house va hotline. thats a big deal. weve dramatically increased the number of veterans app...

After another to make sure our veterans get the care they so richly deserve. we published wait times, those wait times were bad. werent they? boy, are they getting better and fast. and we published them at every va facility, delivered same-day mental health services at every va medical center, nearly doubled [applause] the number of veterans given approval to see the doctor of their choice. and as i said just signed, brand-new legislation went through the house, went through the senate, and i si...

Keep our promises to those who have kept us free. since my first day in office we have taken one action after another to make sure our veterans get the care they so richly deserve. we published wait times. those wait times were bad, werent they? but, boy, are they getting better and fast. we published them at every va facility. delivered same-day mental health services at every va medical center. nearly doubled. the number of veterans given approvals to see the doctor of their choice. [cheers an...

After another to make sure our veterans get the care they so richly deserve. we published wait times, those wait times were bad. werent they? boy, are they getting better and fast. and we published them at every va facility, delivered same-day mental health services at every va medical center, nearly doubled [applause] the number of veterans given approval to see the doctor of their choice. and as i said just signed, brand-new legislation went through the house, went through the senate, and i si...

Facility that the va must provide those services at home if thats what the veteran wants and we have many veterans in this country who dont know thats an option and in addition to that, if you cant get the service you need within 30 days from the va, then you have the ability to have those services provided by the hometown physician admitted to your hospital of your neighborhood and from a distance and time point of view, those are things that can consistently improve the quality of health care ...

Settlement between the palestinians and israel. well have further guidance on that visit as we get closer to the date. in terms of additional announcements, the president will be giving the commencement address at the coast guard academy in new london, connecticut may 17th. as we grow closer to the date, we will continue to provide updates. to current events this morning the president signed an important piece of legislation for our nations veterans. the veterans choice program extension and imp...

Settlement between the palestinians and israel. well have further guidance on that visit as we get closer to the date. the president will give the commencement address at the academy at the academy on may 17th. moving along to current events, the president signed an important piece of legislation for veterans. it eliminates the sunset day on the veterans choice program that gives veterans who are unable to schedule an appointment at a va facility in a timely or convenient matter the ability to r...

This after it was taken down at one florida hospital. its a story we have been following all week for you. now, jackie ibañez joins us live with the brand-new details. good morning, jackie. direct orders from the very top following pressure from veterans and u.s. congressman bryan, portraits of piths and the va secretary will soon be hung in every va facility across the country. the move comes day after the republican congressman and war vet noticed a florida va hospital was missing the portrai...

At fox, i dont remember democrats passing symbolic resolutions. >> i cant remember if i spoke about about it, there were things about in the obama administration -- try as you might, just because you can find one example of a naughty thing that the other administration did it did not justify far more egregious violations. president obama never called up the failing "new york times" he never even picked on you guys even though he was more than warranted in doing so. the false equivalence is absur...