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War monuments being taken down? >> at va this has been an issue for us for quite some time since we have confederate cemeteries as part of the va. words matter and you have to respect people opinions. so we have been careful to respect the historic as sphects as well as the way these confederate monuments make people feel, and finding that right balance for the rest of the country. jesse: good luck with that going forward. it will be a big issue, i believe. president trump and you have been working very hard make the va accountable. you are now allowed to fire people. apparently there was a gu...

A big part of that is how to hold the va accountable for its past failures and how to ensure that our country's vets get the care they need. we have more from houston. >> as the event was underway in inside this houston hotel where i'm standing now, outside in the summer heat, about 50 or so protesters gathered out on the sidewalks. they say that they were not here to protest veterans and their care. rather they told us this was a golden opportunity to let their u.s. senator know they are not happy about the drafts and proposals thus far to repeal and replace obama care especially the notion t...

Items in store. so the price wars continuing between walmart and amazon as well. >> saves on shipping. thank you, nancy hungerford from london. embattled department of veterans affairs is tackling troubles head on through transparency. new secretary launches a new seb site today that will reveal how care at every clinic across the country compares to nearby private hospitals. shul ken says he hopes the website access to care will help to hold the va accountable. we continue to follow rex tillerson's meeting with his russian counterpart. we have nbc's andrea mitchell live from moscow. also ...

Dog democrat and put veteran at center of health care. give veteran a choice. hold the va accountable. compete for customers, not take them for granted. this is familiar themes, andrea. >> familiar theme. we talked about this before pete republicans and democrats on capitol hill are both at fault with the va. >> that's right. >> they sit behind closed-door meetings, it is money. on the surface we care about veterans but there is no motivation for hospitals to do better there is no choice in competition. there should be vouchers for veterans to go to different hospitals. they get wall street mo...

Said nothing for 45 minutes. stood up there and talked about accountability while holding nobody accountable and talked about promises while waiting for yet another investigation from a political appointee who is good friends with eric shinseki. it is offensive to see someone stand thereupon and talk the way he does. today was a tale of two moments, an afternoon where representative hunter and jeff miller and others stepped up and had a historic vote to hold the va accountable. that's what real leadership looks like. >> something the president has not committed to signing, representative hunte...