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Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. President biden has picked Denis Mcdonough to head the Veterans Affairs department. He previously served as white house chief of staff during the last four years of the obama presidency. His confirmation hearing he was asked about veterans access to healthcare, modernization efforts in the das responds to covid19. This is just over two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i i want to call this evening to order. I want to welcome everybod...

Spring. Next, Veterans Affairs secretary, Dennis Mcdonough talks about expanding healthcare and benefits for eligible veterans and their families, during his address, he discusses Building Trust in the va, workforce challenges and modernizing the agency. Good afternoon, welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. Im the president of the National Press club and managing editor of standards and training at good afternoon and welcome to the National Press club, the place where...

In 2009 with the 82nd airborne. This was not an easy assignment. This was really dangerous work. In fact, 37 of the men that the sergeant served with didnt return home. It was in 2010 that he was severely injured in an ied blast. He lost an arm, a leg and 40 of his body had burns over it. He wasnt expected to survive the medical flight but he did, fortunately. Thanks to really what may be described as a miracle and certainly the support of his amazing wife sarah, 110 surgeries and years of thera...

Before we began this morning and want to recognize some participants that are in the audience with us from the American Legion boys nation of joined us here today. All will you address to fund the debt of gratitude and stepping up as my Ranking Member has said during the very trying times for the department, and we appreciate you being here. He is accompanied by mr. Denny pommel, direct deputy undersecretary for benefits of the department of veterans affairs. Assistant director undersecretary fo...

Also on todays agenda, we have key Economic Data. Last months reports show price gains slowing in 14 of the 20 cities that were surveyed. Chrysler filing paperwork for an ipo up to 100 million. The ipo will be underwritten by jpmorg jpmorgan, coming more than four years from the automaker emerging under management. Bill fight going on between the unions there which led to this. Well talk about that. Also, the Justice Department now reportedly preparing to sue jpmorgan in the mortgage bond it sol...

Well see. Thank to you phillip, zerlina, john. Thank you for being with us. All in with chris hayes starts right now. Tonight on all in. I dont want to talk about pardons for Michael Flynn yet. A New York Times bombshell. Can you say unequivocally no one here has discussed pardons in this case . The president s lawyer reportedly floated pardons for flynn and plfrt before they were charged. Ive always found Paul Manafort to be a very decent man. Tonight it the reporter who broke the story and wha...

Deeper. Reporter it does. John roberts, President Trump believes susan rice committed a crime in the unmasking of officials cooped up in those intelligence reports. Vice president pence is latest to call on rice to say he believes the American People have a right to know. Surveillance of any private citizen in this country and identity of the citizens was revealed people should know why and the fact that it involved our campaign and transition should be deeply troubling to anyone. Reporter one l...

One president thomas to get some he done, its going to get done. With that combination, i think well get this thing done, put it in conference and hopefully by the august recess, really have Obamacare Repeal and replaced. Leland john roberts on the north lawn. We know the math is tight, republicans can only lose two in the senate. How much armtwisting do we expect the president to have to do and for that matter, to do . I think he will be gently twisting arms, but you can bet the president and t...

Step to shield two of muellers key targets. A president ial pardon. New york times reporting today the president s personal attorney john dowd raise theed the idea of manafort and flynn as mueller was building cases against those two men. John dowd who resigned just last week reportedly discussed potential pardons with the lawyers last summer. Since then, of course, flynn pleaded guilty to lying to investigators and is now crucially cooperating with muellers probe. While manafort faces two separ...

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