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Assignment. [ applause ] thank you for your confidence in me. this would be an honor and privilege if confirmed by senate to serve as secretary of veterans affairs, to improve the lives of our country's veterans and help change the way the u.s. department of veterans affairs does business. mr. president, in your remarks just now, you've made it clear what you expect, a va that is more effective, more efficient and truly puts our veterans first. if confirmed by senate, my priority would be to lead that transformation. my life's purpose has been to improve the lives of others. i went to west p...

Staff rob nabors which was released on friday, concluded that the va suffers from a corrosive management culture and the department must be restructured and reformed. can mcdonald oversee the broad changes necessary for an organization in crisis? paul rye krost told the new york times, mcdonald not a name on anyone's radar and his branding background may prove helpful because there are few organizations in america with a worse reputation towards customers than the va right now. joining me now is political editor and white house correspondent at the huffington post, sam stein and former democra...

Few deeply traumatic stories that affect veterans across the country. my question, how much can one person do? how much political will do you think there is on both sides of the aisle to truly fix what's wrong here? the president listed a number of his nominees that have yet to be confirmed because republicans in congress are dragging their feet. those people could be all actors in helping resolve what is a massive crisis at the va. >> that new york times piece was referencing active duty military hospitals and bob mcdonald will oversee the veterans hospitals which is separate and larger. i wi...

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But, what especially makes bob the right choice to lead the va right now is his three decades of experience in building and managing one of the world's most recognized companies, procter & gamble. the va is not a business but it is one of our largest departments. some 340,000 employees working in more than 1700 facilities serving nearly 9 million veterans. and the workload at the vha alone is enormous. some 85 million appointments a year and some 25 million consultations. as ceo of procter & gamble, bob oversaw more than 120,000 employees with operations around the world selling products in mo...