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For me. we would all do well to kneel at any one of these markers and repeat ryan's words. we would all do well to turn to a veteran and ask am i earning it. seven years ago today, right here in arlington, president obama made a sacred vow to veterans. america will not let you down, he said. we will take care of our own. and then he fulfilled that vow. president obama and congress provided the largest single year v.a. budget increase in over three decades his very first year. under his leadership, the v.a. budget has nearly doubled. he opened v.a.'s doors to nearly half a million veterans who ...

Some president of the united states is weighing in saying he is going to get to the bottom of what happened. windel gold is live. ed henry asked the president about this during this visit. >> he asked the president about this in manila where the president going to wrap up a northern asian trip. he admitted some veterans might not be getting the help they need but he is going to look into it >> as soon as i heard this i ordered the secretary of veterans affair to investigate and we have an ig investigation taking place. we take the allegation very seriously. >> the president said this budget in...

Shack reference, please? we will have a clip later in the show. let's get to it. leaders from both parties believe they have the votes to pass a new spending bill to avoid another bipartisan showdown. at least for now. last night lawmakers revealed nearly 1600 page document laying out a $1.1 trillion plan to fund the government for the 2014 fiscal year. the bill will reverse cuts to military pensions and provide the pentagon with $92 billion in more funding. head start will see its budget increase by $612 million which restores sequestration cuts. the bill also contains language preventing the...

Importance of raising the debt ceiling for the stability it needs to provide for the global economy? >> well, i just don't want to put mr. cruz and mr. boehner in the same boat on this point. but i will say this. business leaders are worried. look, they're at the white house today, had a lot of financial leaders, lloyd blankfine of goldman sachs was very strong on this. sure, they don't want to risk any problem with the debt ceiling, they don't want to risk the obligation for american citizens, so yeah, nobody wants this. at the same time, i believe there is no free lunch. and having gone thro...

Ceiling for the stability it needs to provide for the global economy? >> well, i just don't want to put mr. cruz and mr. boehner in the same boat on this point. but i will say this. business leaders are worried. look, they're at the white house today, had a lot of financial leaders, lloyd blankfine of goldman sachs was very strong on this. sure, they don't want to risk any problem with the debt ceiling, they don't want to risk the obligation for american citizens, so yeah, nobody wants this. at the same time, i believe there is no free lunch. and having gone through these things way back in th...