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Del. James Moylan is trying to determine if a new policy to help veterans get mental health services will apply to Guam.

I was surprised, i guess, when i saw last night that the state emergency management director said that power in mayfield, a town of about 10,000, i believe, could take weeks or even months to rebuild. it is winter. how do you handle that? what is the plan for the next couple of months potentially if there is no power in town? >> right. i'm actually on the board of mayfield electric and water and we have been meeting daily and getting updates. we are a tva facility, tennessee valley authority, so tva has been here along with fema and other groups. we have utility representatives from all over t...

The different health insurance options the government pays for already. the more people have information, the more the candidates talk about trillions of dollars in higher taxes the more they will research and decide for a better path. shannon: people definitely deserve good affordable healthcare but especially our veterans. we need to take better care of them. 39% of the 140 facilities have severe shortages in 20 different occupations including psychiatry. 85 different facilities reported a shortage in that area as well. >> someone using the va healthcare system i can tell you it is entire st...

Va inspector general found during just one six-month period, more than 17,000 veterans were slapped with over $50 million in medical bills the government should have covered the investigation spurred in part by reports from our minneapolis affiliate. the ig finding inside the va there was, quote, systemic pressure to favor speed over accuracy in reviewing medical claims >> they go for emergency care because they don't have time to get to a va facility >> that's the situation, exactly. >> and the va is supposed to cover that, correct? >> exactly the veteran may go into bankruptcy or have their ...

Vent here. >> i think you look at a very positively. everything is so polarized, i love it when people can come together to do something even if it does mean spending massive amounts of money. i understand why people on the left arm out about this and i understand why some conservatives have paused but, i really look at two things. as a veteran i will always be a major proponent of defense spending. when you think about defense spending, everyone thinks about making the fighter jet stronger but it's really supporting not only are veterans but are active-duty troops. president actually talked t...