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They need to get good paying, in demand jobs. wherever i go, in wisconsin last week, we have a real skills gap between the skills people need to get good jobs and the good jobs that are out there being offered. this is something we really have to address. i'm very pleased that the education work force committee is moving forward on this legislation. later today, armed services committee chairman thorn berry will unveil the third installment in his effort to streamline the pentagon's bureaucracy and improve the way we develop weapon systems. this is an essential part of our efforts to rebuild o...

Inspector general report and acting on it and you also oversee more than 1,200 facilities nationwide. how widespread do you think this kind of problem is? >> i did want to comment on the washington, d.c. situation. when the inspector general presented me with an interim report within one hour i removed the director. in no circumstance am i going to tolerate our veterans being put at risk and we're not going to allow that to happen so when it comes to our expectations and acountability for management they are going to be steep. we're looking at whether this is also existing in other v.a.s acros...

Fi finding's. va's top priority is to ensure that no patient has been harmed. if appropriate actions will be taken." what is the problem has to be addressed? >> we're three years now, this week is the third anniversary of this major national crisis that started in phoenix where veterans were dying waiting for care. there has been intense scrutiny on this agency from coast to coast for three years. >> it was something donald trump talked about on the campaign trail. >> that's another point we need to get to. he promised to fix it, and here we have an emergency, an emergency where as recently as...

Point. i want to turn you though three years since the phoenix va scandal broke. a new website was unveiled revealing exactly how we care for va's at the hospital and how it compares with nearby private sector hospitals and national averages. the site has put on 20 hospitals. the va said they are going to add more. sergeant jones, what do you think about this? is this a steup in the right direction or too little? >> i mean, i applaud and appreciate the idea of a transparent policy. in other words, stating publicly we are no longer trying to cover up where we're failing. but that's only if vets...

About abuses -- warned us about abuses. now the alleged actions drawing the attention of a key republican senator. will carr is in our west coast newsroom with the details. will, how bad is that supposed retaliation? >> reporter: well, eric, some of the whistleblowers we've spoken with say it's pretty bad. they say their v.a.s have tried to fire them, others are put in what they call solitary confinement within their hospitals. that includes dr. dale kline who may be the highest paid government employee who quite literally does nothing every day. dr. kline makes $250,000 a year as a double boa...