walked out in the Rose Garden we know he's getting ready to sign the mission
act the VA mission act of 2018 to give choice and a different health care
option to our military veterans as he steps up to the lectern we will watch
him live ahead of signing we anticipate that he'll make remarks and if that
happens of course we'll be perched here to watch it so we know that people have
just pulled in we've got about two dozen people standing on the stage and fully
seated audience let's watch together and today's the day so it's very important
very happy thank you all for being here this is truly a historic moment historic
time for our country I'll be signing the landmark legislation to provide health
care choice what a beautiful word that is choice and freedom to our amazing
veterans I want to welcome every veteran we have many veterans here today every
caregiver and service member who has joined us on this very momentous
occasion all during the campaign I go out and say why can't they just go see a
doctor instead of standing on line for weeks and weeks and weeks now they can
go see a doctor it's gonna be great you fulfilled your
duty to our nation with tremendous loyalty and courage and with the signing
of this veterans Choice legislation we take one more crucial step in fulfilling
our duty to you we're pleased to be joined today by our great Vice President
Mike Pence along with my nominee to lead the VA Robert Wilkie wherever Robert
Robert stared out Robert
we'll do a great job and working along with Robert is acting VA secretary Peter
O'Rourke so Peter thank you Peter lisby that's a
great that's a great team I also want to thank some of our many leaders I call
them leaders because on this legislation they are indeed leaders you know they
said that it would be very slow its political season we have an election
coming on November 6 as I said it would be very very slow this period of time
and I was just telling Mike you know Mike this hasn't been very slow if you
look we passed dodd-frank right to try we just got 700 billion dollars for our
military that's a big one we needed to get that military is going to be
stronger bigger better than it ever was before hopefully we won't have to use it
very much but the fact that we have it so strong means we probably won't have
to use it as much and I want to thank all of the great people in the audience
that helped us so much on December 22nd which doesn't quite fit into the January
1st date but on December 22nd we signed the biggest tax cuts in the history of
our country that's a big one and we got one point six billion dollars we've
already started the wall on the southern border the wall has started one point
six billion dollars so important I also have to recognize some of the people
that have worked so hard to make all of this happen and Johnny Isakson you here
was Johnny boy as as Johnny been working have hey have you worked with Jerry
Moran and the whole group you and Jerry was Jerry was
good job bill Cassidy John Bozeman Dean Heller Tom cotton all here Tom Tillis
Lindsey Graham my seed Lindsey sitting right up there hi Lindsey
good job Todd young Todd thank you Joni Ernst was Joanie as I did you a good
favor for the farmers yesterday right well we love the farmers right Joanie
good good I'm glad it worked out John Hoeven Steve Daines all here we
have on the House of Representatives Mike Coffman Brian mast Jack Burkman
buddy Carter did I introduce you senator what's going on huh I hope so I didn't
introduce you I'm in trouble you know the problem with this they'll be for
people that we didn't introduce and they'll never speak to me for the rest
of my life they'll make sure I suffer right that's so please I apologize
Jennifer Gonzalez : Peter King Wis Peter Oh
stand up Peter you have been so nice to me bullshit he comes from New York
everybody shit right Peter thank you Peter Jack Burkman our chair Phil Roe
Phil water water what a great job
that was a lot tougher than we thought right you would think it would have been
easy it makes sense but you would have thought kevin cramer
jim banks Andy Barr Claudia Tenny martha mcsalley are you
doing very well Martha wherever you may be
I hear Martha's doing very well in the great state of Arizona what the word is
Don bacon Brad Wenstrup Jason Lewis cathy McMorris Rodgers who's terrific
Kathy hi Kathy representative Neil Dunn representative Lee's Alton Ann Kuster
and Julia Brownlee I want to just think and I assume we have a couple of others
out there that anybody I didn't announce you want to stand and we'll announce you
you deserve it thank you all very much really it's incredible and finally I
want to thank the fantastic veteran service organizations that helped us
push today's Choice legislation across the finish line whenever I spoke this
was one of the most important things and it was something I got the biggest hand
for people want to take care of our great vets they are a great people four
years ago our entire nation was shocked and outraged by stories of the VA system
plagued by neglect abuse fraud and mistreatment of our veterans and there
was nothing they could do about it they couldn't do anything about it good
people that worked there they couldn't take care of the bad people meaning
you're fired get the hell out of here with us today are many brave veterans
who endured that grave injustice including Steve Cooper and Laura Vela
they served their country with honor only to be denied the medical treatment
they desperately needed to Steve and Laura no one should suffer what you
suffered he suffered gravely no one who defends our country in
uniform should have to fight for their lives when they come back when they come
to their home we commend your strength and courage in
the face of hardship and we pledge to act in your name and in the name of
every other veteran who has been so badly wronged and neglected and
mistreated to those who serve our nation who risk life and limb for country we
must never be denied care access or treatment that they need that is why we
are here today and that is why we are signing this most important bill makes
so much sense it's been so long they've been working on it for years and years
and years and it wouldn't happen and accountability is the other one as a
candidate for president and I promised to make reforming the VA one of my
absolute highest priorities and from the first day of my administration that is
exactly what we've done last year I signed the historic VA
accountability legislation meaning you now can immediately get rid of people
that don't treat our veterans right that robbed us or cheat us or aren't good to
our great vets you can get them out you couldn't do it for 40 years they've been
trying to pass this Phil you know that 40 years and they couldn't made so much
sense but it was hard you have civil service you have unions
of course they'd never do anything to stop anything but they had a very great
deal of power and in the end they came along everybody came along because they
knew it was right so we passed something that hasn't been that recognized and yet
I would put it almost in the class with Joyce almost in the class with Joyce VA
accountability past and now if people don't do a great job they can't work
with our vets anymore they're gone
so we're very proud of accountability in the campaign I also promised that we
would fight for veteran's choice and before I knew that much about it it just
seemed to be common sense it seemed like if they're waiting on line for nine days
and they can't see a doctor why aren't they going outside to see a doctor and
take care of themselves and we pay the bill it's less expensive for us it works
out much better and it's immediate care and that's what we're doing so we're
allowing our veterans to get access to the best medical care available whether
it's at the VA or at a private provider in a few moments I will keep that
promise that I've been making ever since the first day of my campaign it seems
like a long time ago and I'm going to sign legislation that will make veterans
choice permanent and I just can't stress the people here the people in the
audience Senators Congressmen the great people
working at the VA and soon to be secretary Wilkie and and everybody the
work that they've done to get this through is really inspirational to me
I've learned so much from the standpoint that I actually see how hard these
people work and this was very important and Phil and Mike and everybody I really
appreciate what you've done it's been incredible it's in been incredible
it's been four years for 30 40 years they've been trying to get this done and
they haven't been able to and we got it done if the VA can't meet the needs of a
veteran in a timely manner that veteran will have the right to go right outside
to a private doctor so simple and yet so complex this legislation also expands
access to the caregiver program for seriously injured veterans because no
matter where you served or when you fought if you were in
at some point if you wore that uniform then you deserve our absolute best and
that's what we're doing this bill speeds up the claims process increases the
health services expands access to walk-in clinics and fights opioid
addiction these are sweeping historic changes there's never been anything like
this in the history of the VA never been anything close and we will not rest
until the job is fully done my administration has also taken action to
ensure veterans can seamlessly transition their medical records from
the Department of Defense into the VA and I've heard so many stories how
difficult it is almost impossible they said how is that possible it was almost
impossible to do or take years to do we'll do it immediately now we're set up
we have the right systems after years and years of waiting the two departments
will now finally use the same system they're matching today we also mark
another milestone the 74th anniversary of d-day the Allied invasion of Normandy
on June 6 1944 more than 70,000 brave young Americans
charged out of landing craft jumped out of airplanes and stormed into hell they
gave their heart their blood and their very lives of those beaches to drive out
the enemy and strike a lasting victory for our country and for freedom in every
generation there have been heroes like them Patriots who answer the call to
serve who do whatever it takes wherever and whenever we need them to defend
America they put everything on the line for us and when they come home we must
do everything that we can possibly do for them and that's what we're doing
and they can be very proud of their country because literally this week we
have gotten the best financial numbers the best economic numbers the best
numbers on unemployment and employment that we've ever had as a country
strongest economy we've ever had it's so good because we could do so many more
things when that happens including of course jobs among the best job numbers
ever in the history of our country african-american unemployment the lowest
it's ever been in history Hispanic unemployment the lowest it's ever been
in history women unemployment lowest has been in 21 years and soon to be history
a little bit more it's going to be history numbers that nobody's ever seen
we've added 7 trillion dollars since the election 7 trillion dollars to our
country's worth our country's the value the value we've added 7 trillion dollars
to our country's worth we've never had anything like this and I'll tell you
what it's going to get better cutting regulations cutting taxes it's just
starting so it's now my great honor to sign the VA mission Act or as we all
know it the Choice Act and to make veterans choice the permanent law of our
great country and nobody deserves it more than our veterans thank you all
very much thank you
thank you very much all right so the president now has wrapped up his remarks
and he spoke directly to veterans you have fulfilled your duties and now it's
time to give back to them the veterans he said that whenever he was out on the
campaign trail before it was president this was the issue people asked about
most taking care of our military veterans he said this gives them choice
he said no person should have to wait to have you know see a doctor eight nine
days they should have the choice at that point to go see who they want this is
the mission act for the Veterans Affairs that the president has just signed after
comments that really were very detailed and how he sees this issue and has
wanted to help he said in the end he wants to shore up the VA so that
veterans won't even need to use the choice program as much but it's there
for him now it'll take some time to roll this in we've been reporting that maybe
a year or so but we'll cover it as it happens the president signing the
mission act for the VA you saw it live meanwhile the 20/20 campaign is going on
offense against the mainstream media campaign manager
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