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Capitol. it passed the u.s. house, your bill did, to create the memorial unanimously in the house. now it's in the u.s. senate. there is one of the proposals on what it might look like. at this point, you don't have the land and no taxpayer dollars would be involved. why is it stalled in the u.s. senate? >> what i've been told is that this is hung up in senator landrieu from louisiana's committee. they have a back log of bills they're working through. they're prioritizing based on two criteria. number one, the bills introduced last year, which this was. secondly, is the noncontroversial bills....

Had to consult with in congress. the committee, the speaker and others. if the health was the concern they could have conveyed that. they know they broke the law when they went through this. >> i want to get your thoughts on another important issue and that is the va. what did you expect to come out of that hearing today? >> we will pass a bill in the house today and unfortunately in the house we have been passing bills for a couple years. this isn't a new problem. the headlines are just now coming out. we have half a dozen bills in the senate. tomorrow we will pass a bill that will allow vete...

To our letter to make sure that that $41 million that just got approved stays in the 2015 appropriations bill to help clear the national back log of rape kits. that wraps things up for this edition of rf daily. "the reed report" is up next. sy happy and healthy. that's why i'm so excited about these new milk-bone brushing chews. whoa, i'm not the only one. it's a brilliant new way to take care of his teeth. clinically proven as effective as brushing. ok, here you go. have you ever seen a dog brush his own teeth? the twist and nub design cleans all the way down to the gum line, even reaching th...

Representing a potential rapist walking free and a victim without justice. >> this is indefensible. i don't mind telling you that. >> reporter: the city is facing two lawsuits for victims like megan. he admits the city dropped the ball. >> why is this back log still there? >> because the issue hasn't been raised as intently as it has. >> reporter: responding to the outraged calls to end the back log will take money, money many cities like memphis don't have. >> going forward, yes, it is a money question. >> reporter: $5.5 million? >> approximately. >> reporter: in multiple years. >> to do it r...

Branch of the service can put on temporary active duty any corpsman that just went off active duty because their service was over. bring them back, let's surge for the next 90 days, clear the entire back log of appointments that have been missed. understand what we need to do because there are soldiers who haven't seen doctors for three years. we don't even know the level of illness they have. >> but montel -- >> we don't even know how much we have to pay. >> but would you be nervous about giving the v.a. more money if it has a record of losing it or not covering it or -- maybe the v.a. itself...