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He endured nearly 40 surgeries to rebuild his body and his face and has gone through excruciating rehab, and to see him standing in the white house, strong and proud, receiving his medal or honor, was something i will never forget. it was an inspiration. today, kyle is medically retired so part of his journey of recovery involved the va. on the one hand he is now college and with the help of his va educational benefits, and it's an example of the good work that the va has done. on the other hand, his experience with va healthcare has often been frustrating. he said it was okay i shared this wi...

Vice-president, joe biden, from leaders across the department and our many partners, particularly representatives from our incredible veterans and military families service organizations. i want to begin by making a basic point. those of you who serve here at the va do absolutely vital work every single day for our veterans and their families. i know how deeply you care about our veterans. many of you are veterans yourselves. veterans serving veterans. you help them transition to civilian life, go to college, buy their first home, start a new business. you have some of the best doctors and nur...

And if you need any more evidence that he's wise, you need to meet deanne and his family who are here today because they are a wonderful family and they've served a long with him in the past. for bob and his family, the mission of caring for our veterans is deeply personal. his father served in the army air corps after world war ii. deanne's father was a p.o.w. her uncle was exposed to agent orange in vietnam and still receives treatment from the va. so this is not an abstract mission for them. bob is a veteran himself. he graduated from west point where he and sloan were classmates. this is a...

135,000 veterans so far to get them off those wait lists and into clinics. we have added more staff. sent mobile medical units, and we're making it easier for veterans to use hospitals and clinics outside the va. we're going to keep at it until every one of our veterans is off a wait list and they receive the care they have earned. third, we're moving ahead with-under general reforms at the veterans health administration. that 14-day scheduling goal has been removed from employee evaluations so there's absolutely no incentive to engage in inappropriate behavior. providing the highest quality c...

Northwestern dream, and it's time to american the good work the va has done with jill biden and michelle in partnering with the private sector so the transition from military to civilian life is easier for our veterans. but when it comes to delivering timely, quality health care, we have to do better. we have to do better for kyle, we have to do better for all our wounded warriors, we have to do better for all our veterans, from all our wars. they're looking for us to fulfill lincoln's pledge, to care for those who have born the battle. and for their families, and survivors. i'm confident we c...