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>> it's only way any ceo can fix something that's broken. while they did do a lot of good, obviously, there's a whole lot of bad and if you tell any one of those 40 families that lost a loved one i don't think they see too much good that the va did. >> the president said look it's congress that has to make this happen and give the va this authority. >> a well intentioned president but deflection, deflection, deflection. always deflecting to it the other guy. if the president was a true leader i think no one could not see the issues with the va and wouldn't have stepped in to help him fix it. h...

I became an airborne ranger infantry officer in the 82nd 82nd airborne division because i wanted to be on the front line in leading that change. line in change. i joined the proctor and gamble company 34 years ago because of its purpose which is to improve the lives of the world's consumers. mr. president, thank you for mentioning my father. yes, for our family taking care of our veterans is very personal. we need to put care for the veteran at the center of everything that we do at veterans affairs. at proctor and gamble we focus on the customer. teva tat the va the veteran is customer. that'...

And if you need anymore evidence that he is wise, you need to meet dean and his family -- dean and his family who are here today because they are a wonderful family and obviously they've served long with him in the past. for bob and his family this mission is personal himself father served in the army air corps after world war 2's. dean's father was a p.o.w., her uncle was exposed exposed expost orange and receives services from the va. bob is a veteran himself. graduated from west point, where he and sloan were classmates. this is a bit of other reunion. bob served as an army ranger in the 82...

International affairs they say we follow as opposed to leading in international affairs. when a crisis evolves as happened in the va he responds. there's none so blind as those who will not see. for six years he did not see. again, well intengsd but totally blind to the issues at hand. >> but he expressed underlying confidence in va itself. many others have not and said it's time to scrap it. time to privatize it. >> i would let mcdonald go in there -- i don't know enough about the va and it's inner workings quite candidly to make that brass statement. he seems to have the credentials. he cert...

Thank you. we plan on doing pizza parties at 50 different veteran hospitals. we call it adopt-a-va. >> wonderful. >> for our warriors coming home. >> the va's been so much in the news and a lot of controversy about the neglect. what you're doing is trying to make sure these veterans are not forgotten and a little taste of pizza during the fourth of july week just lets them know that there are a lot of americans on their side. >> yes, sir, it sure does. it's just telling them, hey, we really care about you. everyone should do what they can, that's my theory. i've been doing this for years and y...