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The democratic alternative to trumpcare, but a lot of them complain that democratic leadership won't let them do that. >> well, i don't know which leadership you're talking about. we have offered on the floor, blocked by the republicans jean shahin, clair mccatskill, different ways to make trumpcare better. we'll have a whole lot of ideas in the future. we first have to be trumpcare, then we can improve obamacare. we're eager to do that. >> one last question, and this is in the news in the last several weeks, senator. it has to do with the young baby in england, charlie gard, who the governmen...

More than seven decades after world war ii, hundreds of surviving veterans that participated in secret mustard gas sprermexperiments and other training suffer huge health issues. 98-year-old harold cannot prove that it has contribute to his health problems. he has continual scarring and respiratory trouble, but without concrete proof, there is little help from the va. according to that congressional report, the va has denied about 90% of veteran claims from veterans like harrell since 1975. but now m clair mccatskill is

Trying to help him. >> what this bill says is it shifts to the va to make sure it happens. >> they must reconsider all previously denied claims as well. mccatskill says david shulkin initially balked at the proposal. >> he said, you can't open this door, we can't give coverage to veterans who can't prove it in some blanket negativity. i got him back on the phone with his staff in the room and said, really? it doesn't open the door to veterans coming in. it's just a small group of elderly men who served their country so bravely.

>> i've been invited to participate in this process and we are open to ideas and suggestions. >> well, i don't know that there's going to be another hearing, but we've invited you to participate with your ideas -- >> that's not true, mr. chairman. >> while all eyes were on former fbi director james comey on thursday, senator clair mccatskill was down the hall trying to sneak the obamacare repeal bill through the senate with no approval from democrats or the public. >> when you're saying you invited us, and i heard you, mr. secretary, just say we would love your support, for what? we don't even...

Clair mccatskill is out there saying rosenstein knew comey would be fired. so you have this special counsel. the senators go up there and what they want to know mostly is, what about us? what about our ability to ask questions and have our committee and be out there in front of this? the special counsel compromised that. what are you hearing, because the reporting seems very mixed. muller may tell you guys to step down, no, rosenstein says it can go this way. they might be confused. what do you hear? >> obviously they want to hold their own investigation unencumbered by the new probe run by mu...