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Three that you see that require urgent attention. >> i think it's going to be things like mental health. it's going to be, you know, making people feel like they have a purpose. you come back from basically being the most intense you've been in a conflict zone and coming back to a country and going to the walmart and shopping is a very different thing than being on a battle field and that's sometimes is hard to deal with. right now the va is dealing with a still a lot of vietnam and korean war veterans. so when my generation turns 60, 70 years old and floods the va system it's going to be an i...

>> i can only imagine. >> my dad was recruited as a soldier at 12. >> really? >> imagine his entire teenage years he was in the jungles. you know, my sisters can remember him jerking up awake in the middle of the night and falling out of bed. you know, that's ptsd. >> ptsd, post-traumatic stress disorder can affect people after they experience or witness any number of traumatic events. the symptoms can stick around for a few months or over the course of a lifetime. according to va, it's estimated about 30% of american war vet versus dealt with ptsd. there is a big difference between the americ...

The virginia governor who said that if a baby survives the gruesome procedure of a late-term abortion, the next step on what to do with a live infant should be up to the mother and the doctor. you know, abortion advocates used to say that this procedure was all about a clump of cells, but as science and comments like this i think show us, proabortion advocates are interested in making it legal to get rid of a life. paul: all right, dan? >> well, hold on to your hats. we're giving a hit to the u.s. department of veteran affairs. that's right. amid the chaos, believe me -- paul: first time in hi...

Pelosi, steny hoyer it and these are the exact same people that america rejected and they never changed course. that's why i believe if you look at we've been able to achieve the economy the strongest in more than 50 years, rebuilding our military, reforming our va system stopping the opioid movement going through. we have an agenda to continue and make this country move in the right direction. maria: let's talk about the agenda in the next seven weeks while you're still in the majority. what can get done in next seven weeks and then i want to ask you about working with the democrats >> well f...

Lives. i have friends their husbands have lost their lives waiting for care. there's a problem with the va system. i think we need to definitely take care of our veterans. i wouldn't be surprised if this is part of president trump's negotiation tactics. we've all learned no matter what he's for the dems are against. there's nothing that he's stood for that they have said -- we could see military parades next year but -- >> there's been a lot of reporting on defense department not being for this, the american legion disagrees with this. amy, their comment from the national commander, quote, unt...