oh, and oh yeah, the fbi launched a criminal investigation into the va's scheduling practices. other than that, this job basically takes care of itself. so welcome, new va chief. here's the reins, eek. iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, paul, it's great to see you. >> good to be here, rachel. >> i know that you were surprised by this pick because i know you put out a statement to that effect. but was this guy not on the radar at all, did you have any expectations? >> no, he was on no one's radar whatsoever. he doesn't come from the military, he's not a retired general, he doesn't come from the health care space, he hasn't served in congress, it appears he's a republican. this was on nobody's radar. also the va has been keeping this close. they haven't been opening up the process, haven't been meeting with veterans' groups. it's good they finally got a nominee because the acting secretary's been there almost a month now. we needed a nominee, we need the senate and congress to push it through quickly, and he needs to get to work because he might have the hardest job in washington right now. >> they were so quiet about the selection prois that i assumed wrongfully sloan gibson the