1 00:00:00,433 --> 00:00:03,873 ... close to enemy fire, Major Jenkins proceeded 2 00:00:03,874 --> 00:00:06,661 to carry his severely wounded fellow Marine 3 00:00:06,662 --> 00:00:09,412 all while calling in fire on the enemy. 4 00:00:09,651 --> 00:00:11,344 He then climbed down the mountain 5 00:00:11,345 --> 00:00:13,023 for six hours until they reached 6 00:00:13,047 --> 00:00:16,526 an area where extraction could be attempted. 7 00:00:16,550 --> 00:00:19,896 His courage, unwavering leadership 8 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,833 and creative initiative saved many lives that day. 9 00:00:23,857 --> 00:00:26,169 Major Jenkins has brought great credit 10 00:00:26,193 --> 00:00:29,172 upon himself and upheld the highest traditions 11 00:00:29,196 --> 00:00:30,306 of the Marines. 12 00:00:31,832 --> 00:00:34,310 Because of your heroic actions, 13 00:00:34,334 --> 00:00:36,980 ten marines are alive today, 14 00:00:37,004 --> 00:00:39,983 and two fallen American heroes came home. 15 00:00:40,007 --> 00:00:43,019 God bless you, Major Brad Jenkins. 16 00:00:43,043 --> 00:00:46,756 God bless our marines and all those who serve. 17 00:00:46,780 --> 00:00:48,965 Semper fi. 18 00:00:54,488 --> 00:00:56,566 The President of the United States, 19 00:00:56,590 --> 00:00:58,701 in the name of Congress, 20 00:00:58,725 --> 00:01:00,403 takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor 21 00:01:00,427 --> 00:01:04,407 to retired Major Brad Jenkins, United States Marine Corps, 22 00:01:04,431 --> 00:01:06,976 for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity 23 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,180 at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. 24 00:01:25,752 --> 00:01:28,404 Oorah! 25 00:01:29,256 --> 00:01:31,501 I hope I didn't talk too long. 26 00:01:31,525 --> 00:01:33,470 I noticed some kids squirming up front. 27 00:01:33,494 --> 00:01:35,414 Well, they must be mine. They're hard to impress. 28 00:01:39,399 --> 00:01:40,844 Your first Medal of Honor ceremony 29 00:01:40,868 --> 00:01:42,779 was every bit as exciting as I imagined. 30 00:01:42,803 --> 00:01:43,780 Good. 31 00:01:43,804 --> 00:01:45,215 It's a lot of protocol, 32 00:01:45,239 --> 00:01:46,783 and I didn't want to miss anything. 33 00:01:46,807 --> 00:01:48,952 Oh, you didn't. And the picnic and the games 34 00:01:48,976 --> 00:01:51,421 for the honorees and their families will be less stressful. 35 00:01:51,445 --> 00:01:53,490 Well, that's something fun to look forward to. 36 00:01:53,514 --> 00:01:55,492 And, so happens, 37 00:01:55,516 --> 00:01:57,727 I have a very steady hand when it comes to an egg race. 38 00:01:57,751 --> 00:01:59,796 Mm. Well, I'll have to be a cheerleader. 39 00:01:59,820 --> 00:02:01,598 I saw that. What happened? 40 00:02:01,622 --> 00:02:03,733 I got kicked during a Krav Maga sparring match. 41 00:02:03,757 --> 00:02:07,137 I thought you stopped seeing the Israeli guy. 42 00:02:07,161 --> 00:02:09,072 Oh, he's gone, but the Krav Maga stuck around. 43 00:02:09,096 --> 00:02:09,997 Ha. 44 00:02:09,998 --> 00:02:11,774 And just as a reminder, I won't be available 45 00:02:11,798 --> 00:02:13,376 this afternoon. I have to go to something 46 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:14,990 I'm not allowed to discuss with you. 47 00:02:15,802 --> 00:02:18,214 Ah. Well, good to know. 48 00:02:18,238 --> 00:02:21,991 And good luck with the thing I know nothing about. 49 00:02:24,578 --> 00:02:26,289 Dr. Henry McCord, just the man I've been looking for. 50 00:02:26,313 --> 00:02:27,757 Major Jenkins. 51 00:02:27,781 --> 00:02:30,827 May I say congratulations, and I would like to add oorah. 52 00:02:30,851 --> 00:02:31,794 Yut! 53 00:02:31,818 --> 00:02:33,463 This is my chief of staff, 54 00:02:33,487 --> 00:02:35,265 Captain Evan Moore. 55 00:02:35,289 --> 00:02:37,300 - It is a privilege, Major. - Would've been a damn fine marine, 56 00:02:37,324 --> 00:02:38,668 but Army won that battle. 57 00:02:38,692 --> 00:02:41,471 - Afghanistan, Captain? - Three deploys to Iraq. 58 00:02:41,495 --> 00:02:43,940 2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry. 59 00:02:43,964 --> 00:02:46,943 On the fourth tour, I, uh, met the IED that ended 60 00:02:46,967 --> 00:02:47,967 that part of my career. 61 00:02:47,968 --> 00:02:49,312 Well, I hope the V.A. came through for you, 62 00:02:49,336 --> 00:02:50,813 unlike some of the veterans I work with. 63 00:02:50,837 --> 00:02:52,282 Well, let me just say 64 00:02:52,306 --> 00:02:54,284 it's been a privilege getting to work with Dr. McCord on getting 65 00:02:54,308 --> 00:02:56,385 the V.A. Mental Health Modernization Bill passed. 66 00:02:56,409 --> 00:02:57,334 Ah, yes. 67 00:02:57,335 --> 00:02:58,555 Modernizing the V.A. 68 00:02:58,579 --> 00:03:01,224 I.T. infrastructure, expanding and improving 69 00:03:01,248 --> 00:03:02,859 programs to end homelessness. 70 00:03:02,883 --> 00:03:04,761 - This bill's way overdue. - Couldn't agree more. 71 00:03:04,785 --> 00:03:06,896 I work with newly returned vets, and I can tell you, 72 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:08,665 some of the red tape and computer glitches 73 00:03:08,689 --> 00:03:11,401 at the V.A. can be demoralizing. 74 00:03:11,425 --> 00:03:14,504 I'm afraid I've, uh, cracked 75 00:03:14,528 --> 00:03:16,239 some of the plaster at the administrative offices 76 00:03:16,263 --> 00:03:18,241 trying to explain that to them. 77 00:03:18,265 --> 00:03:19,475 It's not the V.A.'s fault. 78 00:03:19,499 --> 00:03:22,412 They're understaffed and underfunded. 79 00:03:22,436 --> 00:03:24,320 Congress needs to do their job. 80 00:03:26,006 --> 00:03:27,217 So, if there's anything I can do... 81 00:03:27,241 --> 00:03:29,085 Hell, I'll even do public service announcements 82 00:03:29,109 --> 00:03:31,588 wearing my medal if it'll help pass this bill. 83 00:03:31,612 --> 00:03:34,057 I suppose I don't have to tell you this, Major, but be careful 84 00:03:34,081 --> 00:03:35,725 what you volunteer for, and I have a witness. 85 00:03:35,749 --> 00:03:38,061 Oh, with mean follow-through. 86 00:03:38,085 --> 00:03:39,896 - Try me. - How would you feel 87 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:42,198 about addressing the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee 88 00:03:42,222 --> 00:03:43,399 this afternoon? 89 00:03:43,423 --> 00:03:44,801 I was scheduled to speak, 90 00:03:44,825 --> 00:03:47,370 but I think you're the guy they really need to hear from. 91 00:03:47,394 --> 00:03:49,879 Let me at 'em. 92 00:03:50,764 --> 00:03:52,782 I will, uh, notify the committee. 93 00:04:00,274 --> 00:04:02,385 Hey. 94 00:04:02,409 --> 00:04:04,988 Have you been sitting here all day? 95 00:04:05,012 --> 00:04:08,024 Not doing your dishes? 96 00:04:08,048 --> 00:04:10,026 Oh, well, the day's not over. 97 00:04:10,050 --> 00:04:11,894 I will wash them, Mom. 98 00:04:11,918 --> 00:04:15,632 If I were Mom, I'd wash them for you. 99 00:04:15,656 --> 00:04:17,300 You need to get out of this apartment. 100 00:04:17,324 --> 00:04:19,141 Clear your mind. 101 00:04:20,427 --> 00:04:21,877 Did you call Stevie? 102 00:04:23,096 --> 00:04:26,709 No. I'm a little preoccupied with becoming a U.S. citizen. 103 00:04:26,733 --> 00:04:28,378 You know, they don't make this stuff easy. 104 00:04:28,402 --> 00:04:29,946 Listen to this. 105 00:04:29,970 --> 00:04:31,547 "The Federalist Papers supported the passage 106 00:04:31,571 --> 00:04:33,049 "of the U.S. Constitution. 107 00:04:33,073 --> 00:04:35,551 - Name one of the authors." - Wow. 108 00:04:35,575 --> 00:04:39,822 After you learn that, are you going to call Stevie? 109 00:04:39,846 --> 00:04:42,625 Look, I-I have three goals while I'm here: 110 00:04:42,649 --> 00:04:44,594 to become a U.S. citizen, 111 00:04:44,618 --> 00:04:48,498 to get a job, and to-to spend some time with my sister. 112 00:04:48,522 --> 00:04:50,333 You forgot suffer, 113 00:04:50,357 --> 00:04:52,669 because deep down, you want to call Stevie, 114 00:04:52,693 --> 00:04:54,404 but you don't. 115 00:04:54,428 --> 00:04:57,073 It's just so... Russian. 116 00:04:57,097 --> 00:04:58,941 I'm-I'm not so sure she wants to hear from me. 117 00:04:58,965 --> 00:05:00,576 If only there was a way to find out. 118 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,378 Ah, but then you'd have to give up 119 00:05:02,402 --> 00:05:05,048 this tortured state and... 120 00:05:05,072 --> 00:05:08,557 really find out how she feels. 121 00:05:11,912 --> 00:05:14,157 Well, you're right about one thing. 122 00:05:14,181 --> 00:05:16,332 Should have done my dishes. 123 00:05:19,019 --> 00:05:20,997 Ms. Grant, did you ever travel to Iran 124 00:05:21,021 --> 00:05:22,565 as press secretary 125 00:05:22,589 --> 00:05:24,867 to then Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord? 126 00:05:24,891 --> 00:05:26,002 No. 127 00:05:26,026 --> 00:05:27,870 But I did meet the Iranian delegation 128 00:05:27,894 --> 00:05:29,972 when they came here for the signing of the treaty. 129 00:05:29,996 --> 00:05:32,308 Can you tell me if you got to know any Iranian nationals 130 00:05:32,332 --> 00:05:34,377 - during their time here? - Yes. 131 00:05:34,401 --> 00:05:35,845 Because of my work, I dealt mostly 132 00:05:35,869 --> 00:05:38,614 with the Iranian reporters who were here for the signing, 133 00:05:38,638 --> 00:05:40,717 but I haven't really kept in touch with any of them. 134 00:05:40,741 --> 00:05:42,352 Surely some of them reached out to you 135 00:05:42,376 --> 00:05:44,454 after they returned to Iran? 136 00:05:44,478 --> 00:05:46,228 Just a few "nice to meet you" e-mails. 137 00:05:47,781 --> 00:05:50,727 Ms. Grant, why don't you tell us about the night 138 00:05:50,751 --> 00:05:54,770 you were arrested for assaulting a man in a bar. 139 00:05:55,655 --> 00:05:58,334 Okay. Fine. 140 00:05:58,358 --> 00:06:00,002 The campaign had just finished 141 00:06:00,026 --> 00:06:02,205 an exhausting bus tour through New England. 142 00:06:02,229 --> 00:06:04,307 Oh, I got one. I got one. 143 00:06:04,331 --> 00:06:07,210 "Secretary McCord, looking pale and drawn, 144 00:06:07,234 --> 00:06:09,679 took to the stage this afternoon." 145 00:06:09,703 --> 00:06:11,614 Yeah, translation: the woman candidate 146 00:06:11,638 --> 00:06:13,383 walked off her bus after a nap 147 00:06:13,407 --> 00:06:15,551 - and didn't refresh her makeup. Please. - Mm-hmm. 148 00:06:15,575 --> 00:06:18,688 Or how about the question TV news anchors love to ask: 149 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:20,323 - Is she tough enough? - Is she tough enough? 150 00:06:20,347 --> 00:06:21,791 I don't... This is what I don't understand. 151 00:06:21,815 --> 00:06:23,393 She's a former CIA operative 152 00:06:23,417 --> 00:06:26,863 who survived a bombing and an attempted coup in Iran. 153 00:06:26,887 --> 00:06:28,765 - Mm-hmm. - Meanwhile, most members of Congress 154 00:06:28,789 --> 00:06:30,199 can't even mow their lawn. 155 00:06:30,223 --> 00:06:32,135 Why don't they just come out with it and say, 156 00:06:32,159 --> 00:06:34,337 "Why can't we go back to the good old days when women 157 00:06:34,361 --> 00:06:36,139 "and cattle could be used as currency 158 00:06:36,163 --> 00:06:38,808 and then burned as witches when they got too saucy?" 159 00:06:38,832 --> 00:06:41,584 Not the cattle, unless it's barbecue sauce. 160 00:06:44,204 --> 00:06:46,682 Oh, that's too dark for you tadpoles? Okay, I'm out. 161 00:06:46,706 --> 00:06:48,418 - See you tomorrow. Early. - Good night. 162 00:06:48,442 --> 00:06:49,685 - Bye. - Yeah, yeah. 163 00:06:49,709 --> 00:06:51,054 Nina was working at the State Department 164 00:06:51,055 --> 00:06:52,542 and wasn't a part of the campaign. 165 00:06:52,543 --> 00:06:53,523 Oh, she's here. 166 00:06:53,547 --> 00:06:54,757 But since we were in town, 167 00:06:54,781 --> 00:06:57,093 we invited her to join us out for a drink. 168 00:06:57,117 --> 00:06:58,428 How about the-the reporter the other day 169 00:06:58,452 --> 00:06:59,829 who was talking about the "tidiness" 170 00:06:59,853 --> 00:07:02,165 - of the, uh, campaign bus. - Where you going, sweetheart? 171 00:07:02,189 --> 00:07:03,132 Who you here to see? 172 00:07:03,133 --> 00:07:04,457 - Me? Let me buy you a drink. - Sorry? Oh. 173 00:07:04,458 --> 00:07:05,925 No, I'm not here to see you. I see my friends, actually. 174 00:07:05,926 --> 00:07:07,270 - Hi. - Hey, wait a second. Those glasses... 175 00:07:07,294 --> 00:07:09,906 Cleanliness of a male candidate's campaign bus? 176 00:07:09,930 --> 00:07:11,040 And it really wasn't even that tidy. 177 00:07:11,064 --> 00:07:13,633 - We all remember the smell. - Nina. 178 00:07:13,657 --> 00:07:14,852 Those glasses really bring out the color of your eyes. 179 00:07:14,853 --> 00:07:16,446 - Hi! - Glad you could make it. 180 00:07:16,470 --> 00:07:18,548 - Oh, no, no. Hey, hey. - Ready for a drink? 181 00:07:18,572 --> 00:07:20,283 - It's okay. I got it. - Uh, maybe later. 182 00:07:20,307 --> 00:07:21,651 - She's here to meet us. - Yeah. 183 00:07:21,675 --> 00:07:23,653 Oh, I get it. 184 00:07:23,677 --> 00:07:26,289 Hey, I'm cool with that, if I can watch. 185 00:07:26,313 --> 00:07:27,957 - Okay. Bye. - Oh, no, no, no. Sorry. 186 00:07:27,981 --> 00:07:28,820 Good night. 187 00:07:28,821 --> 00:07:30,237 Hey, you're both... I mean, you're both really hot. 188 00:07:30,238 --> 00:07:31,194 - Bye. Ew. - Oh, come on! 189 00:07:31,218 --> 00:07:32,862 Stop being bitches about it. 190 00:07:32,886 --> 00:07:34,197 - Oh, my God. - Hey. 191 00:07:34,221 --> 00:07:36,032 I'm talking to you! 192 00:07:39,593 --> 00:07:41,810 You see that? Geez. 193 00:07:42,696 --> 00:07:44,307 Help! 194 00:07:44,331 --> 00:07:46,576 - See if he's all right. - Someone call 911! 195 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,444 - It's all right, we got him. - Someone call the police! 196 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:50,246 - Oh! - It was a reflex. 197 00:07:50,270 --> 00:07:52,682 I had been studying Krav Maga, and they train you 198 00:07:52,706 --> 00:07:55,751 to react to being grabbed from behind, which I was. 199 00:07:55,775 --> 00:07:58,387 Of course, the police and an ambulance came. 200 00:07:58,411 --> 00:07:59,755 The paramedics 201 00:07:59,779 --> 00:08:00,957 refused to take the guy, 202 00:08:00,981 --> 00:08:02,925 but the police brought me in for questioning 203 00:08:02,949 --> 00:08:04,694 because there was a lot of blood. 204 00:08:04,718 --> 00:08:06,402 And screaming. 205 00:08:07,521 --> 00:08:09,499 I think we're done for this session. 206 00:08:09,523 --> 00:08:11,840 Resume tomorrow, same time. 207 00:08:12,893 --> 00:08:15,238 Is it, uh, too much to wear the medal? 208 00:08:15,262 --> 00:08:16,572 No, no. 209 00:08:16,596 --> 00:08:18,541 Not many of these guys have seen combat, 210 00:08:18,565 --> 00:08:21,750 so it might help to get their full attention. 211 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:24,146 Lorraine. 212 00:08:24,170 --> 00:08:26,782 Dr. Henry McCord and Major Brad Jenkins here 213 00:08:26,806 --> 00:08:29,185 to give their testimony before the committee. 214 00:08:29,209 --> 00:08:30,486 Oh. Dr. McCord, I called your office, 215 00:08:30,510 --> 00:08:32,622 but you had already left. I'm so sorry. 216 00:08:32,646 --> 00:08:33,823 The committee adjourned for the day. 217 00:08:33,847 --> 00:08:35,625 What? Nobody called my cell. 218 00:08:35,649 --> 00:08:36,626 Typical. 219 00:08:36,650 --> 00:08:37,793 We confirmed with 220 00:08:37,817 --> 00:08:39,896 Senator Peoples' office less than an hour ago. 221 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:42,365 - I'm just so sorry. - Okay. 222 00:08:42,389 --> 00:08:44,534 Thank you. Uh, Brad, I will get to the bottom of this. 223 00:08:44,558 --> 00:08:46,068 This is dirty politics, Henry. 224 00:08:46,092 --> 00:08:47,436 It could well be. 225 00:08:47,460 --> 00:08:49,605 This is how vets are treated every day in this country. 226 00:08:49,629 --> 00:08:52,375 All this "thank you for your service" crap. 227 00:08:52,399 --> 00:08:55,444 I'd trade every superficial platitude 228 00:08:55,468 --> 00:08:58,948 for just one minute of evidence that somebody somewhere cares. 229 00:08:58,972 --> 00:09:01,017 But you know what? They don't. 230 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:03,553 You guys are vets. You know it's the truth. 231 00:09:03,577 --> 00:09:05,021 I understand how you feel. 232 00:09:05,045 --> 00:09:07,056 I'm sick of that one, too. 233 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:08,624 Call me when somebody around here 234 00:09:08,648 --> 00:09:10,999 gets serious about doing something. 235 00:09:13,853 --> 00:09:16,699 Sir, Dr. Henry McCord would like a word. 236 00:09:16,723 --> 00:09:18,034 Dr. McCord. 237 00:09:18,058 --> 00:09:19,535 Thank you, Alma. 238 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,037 Senator, you owe me an explanation. 239 00:09:21,061 --> 00:09:23,706 I requested to bring a war hero before your committee. 240 00:09:23,730 --> 00:09:25,975 What the hell happened? 241 00:09:25,999 --> 00:09:28,544 Look, I'm sorry. I really am. 242 00:09:28,568 --> 00:09:30,746 - I called your office... - No, I don't want to hear 243 00:09:30,770 --> 00:09:32,721 about scheduling conflicts. 244 00:09:34,341 --> 00:09:36,686 Just tell me the truth. 245 00:09:36,710 --> 00:09:39,655 You're right. You're entitled to that. 246 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:41,991 I was advised to cancel Major Jenkins' appearance 247 00:09:42,015 --> 00:09:43,492 by someone at the White House. 248 00:09:43,516 --> 00:09:45,728 The White House? 249 00:09:45,752 --> 00:09:47,063 Who? 250 00:09:47,087 --> 00:09:49,738 Vice President Morejon. 251 00:09:53,570 --> 00:09:59,720 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com. 252 00:10:06,471 --> 00:10:08,061 Go! Go, go, go! 253 00:10:13,382 --> 00:10:16,361 - Molly, where'd you come from? - Back there. 254 00:10:16,385 --> 00:10:17,158 Go, Molly! 255 00:10:17,159 --> 00:10:19,595 - I am really good at this, you know that? - Me, too. 256 00:10:19,596 --> 00:10:22,334 Wait, whoa, whoa! Molly! 257 00:10:24,093 --> 00:10:26,171 I thought I was gonna win. You smoked me. 258 00:10:26,195 --> 00:10:27,773 Second place is pretty good. 259 00:10:27,797 --> 00:10:29,107 Thank you, Molly. 260 00:10:29,131 --> 00:10:30,475 That was cute. 261 00:10:30,499 --> 00:10:33,278 - What do you really mean? - Pointless. 262 00:10:33,302 --> 00:10:35,280 - Ah. - You have a veteran's bill to pass, 263 00:10:35,304 --> 00:10:37,382 this lawn is literally crawling with decorated heroes 264 00:10:37,406 --> 00:10:39,217 and their kids, and the press is nowhere to be found. 265 00:10:39,241 --> 00:10:40,986 This is not about the press, Mike. 266 00:10:41,010 --> 00:10:42,721 I'm sorry, I can't... I can't hear you, 267 00:10:42,745 --> 00:10:44,456 like I can't hear a tree falling in the woods 268 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:46,825 because there's no photographer or anyone. 269 00:10:46,849 --> 00:10:49,127 So no one's gonna be able to help the tree 270 00:10:49,151 --> 00:10:50,996 when the Veterans' Affairs Committee... 271 00:10:51,020 --> 00:10:53,598 - Just... you know I'm right. Just... - Oh! 272 00:10:53,622 --> 00:10:55,133 - Popcorn. - Don't... 273 00:10:55,157 --> 00:10:57,002 - Have a good time, Mike. - Don't bring popcorn. 274 00:10:57,026 --> 00:10:59,705 Could you just hold that? Thanks. 275 00:10:59,729 --> 00:11:01,598 Look! Look at this! It's for nothing. 276 00:11:01,599 --> 00:11:02,573 It's all for nothing! 277 00:11:02,574 --> 00:11:04,388 Right? No one... no one saw. 278 00:11:04,389 --> 00:11:05,343 No one saw. 279 00:11:05,344 --> 00:11:06,754 Hey, Russell. 280 00:11:06,778 --> 00:11:08,022 I'm having a hot dog. 281 00:11:08,046 --> 00:11:09,791 I don't care if it kills me. 282 00:11:09,815 --> 00:11:11,159 Hear what happened 283 00:11:11,183 --> 00:11:13,194 at the Veterans' Affairs Committee meeting? 284 00:11:13,218 --> 00:11:16,164 Just that Brad Jenkins was gonna take your speaking slot, 285 00:11:16,188 --> 00:11:17,832 address the committee. 286 00:11:17,856 --> 00:11:20,067 Senator Peoples cancelled it. 287 00:11:20,091 --> 00:11:21,736 I confronted him and he told me 288 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,472 that the vice president told him not to let Major Jenkins speak. 289 00:11:27,232 --> 00:11:29,210 Thanks. Look, I know that 290 00:11:29,234 --> 00:11:31,145 Elizabeth and Carlos have an arrangement. 291 00:11:31,169 --> 00:11:34,182 He doesn't have to fall in line with every policy she supports. 292 00:11:34,206 --> 00:11:36,317 But he's not supposed to publicly oppose her, either. 293 00:11:36,341 --> 00:11:37,952 Well, I got to tell you, Henry, 294 00:11:37,976 --> 00:11:41,756 technically, Carlos did this behind the scenes, not publicly. 295 00:11:41,780 --> 00:11:42,924 You're honestly gonna tell me 296 00:11:42,948 --> 00:11:44,425 that this in the spirit of the arrangement? 297 00:11:44,449 --> 00:11:46,561 I don't know what the hell this arrangement is. 298 00:11:46,585 --> 00:11:48,329 It's never been done before, 299 00:11:48,353 --> 00:11:51,399 so it's still being... arranged. 300 00:11:51,423 --> 00:11:53,401 I'm gonna talk to the vice president. 301 00:11:53,425 --> 00:11:55,336 Major Jenkins should be heard. 302 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:56,804 And it will help the bill. 303 00:11:56,828 --> 00:12:00,174 Much like eating this hot dog, I think that's a bad idea. 304 00:12:00,198 --> 00:12:03,411 Talking to the vice president risks angering him enough 305 00:12:03,435 --> 00:12:05,613 to go public with his views on the bill. 306 00:12:05,637 --> 00:12:08,282 Then add to that this ridiculous 307 00:12:08,306 --> 00:12:09,851 Senate Intelligence investigation. 308 00:12:09,875 --> 00:12:12,220 The next thing you know, everyone will be saying 309 00:12:12,244 --> 00:12:14,428 we're a White House in chaos. 310 00:12:16,248 --> 00:12:18,399 Now I don't even want this hot dog. 311 00:12:20,919 --> 00:12:22,797 Hey, hey, hey, check it out. Look, look, look. 312 00:12:22,821 --> 00:12:24,599 - Check it out. If we get this one - Whoa. 313 00:12:24,623 --> 00:12:26,434 we can make a main dish on the one burner 314 00:12:26,458 --> 00:12:28,436 and still be able to heat up a side on the other one, huh? 315 00:12:28,460 --> 00:12:29,953 Main dish? Side dish? 316 00:12:29,954 --> 00:12:30,855 - Are you the same man - Yeah. 317 00:12:30,856 --> 00:12:34,041 who wanted to buy the Avenging Angel Survival Kit? 318 00:12:34,065 --> 00:12:36,077 All right, look, I'm... I'm a very complicated, 319 00:12:36,101 --> 00:12:37,645 yet simple camper, see? 320 00:12:37,669 --> 00:12:40,715 You sound like you are a camper who doesn't camp. 321 00:12:40,739 --> 00:12:42,516 OMG. You're Stevie McCord. 322 00:12:42,540 --> 00:12:44,585 I love your mom. My whole family does. 323 00:12:44,609 --> 00:12:45,820 I do, too. 324 00:12:45,844 --> 00:12:47,688 Can I take a selfie with you? 325 00:12:47,712 --> 00:12:48,923 My parents will literally die. 326 00:12:48,947 --> 00:12:50,925 They both campaigned for her. 327 00:12:50,949 --> 00:12:53,400 Of course. Let's do it. 328 00:12:54,319 --> 00:12:56,230 Tell your mom hi for me. 329 00:12:56,254 --> 00:12:57,865 Do you mind if I post this? 330 00:12:57,889 --> 00:12:59,934 Oh, no. Not at all. Go for it, yeah. 331 00:12:59,958 --> 00:13:02,169 - Bye. - Thanks for asking. Bye. 332 00:13:02,193 --> 00:13:04,505 Hey, got to have it, right? 333 00:13:04,529 --> 00:13:06,941 Yes. What is it? 334 00:13:06,965 --> 00:13:08,409 Though Senator Peoples and I share 335 00:13:08,433 --> 00:13:09,944 the same party affiliation, 336 00:13:09,968 --> 00:13:13,080 I would never interfere with how he runs his committee. 337 00:13:13,104 --> 00:13:15,149 I mean, I did share with him my feeling that 338 00:13:15,173 --> 00:13:17,785 we should delay the markup and consideration of the bill 339 00:13:17,809 --> 00:13:19,453 until the merits of vets choosing 340 00:13:19,477 --> 00:13:20,755 their own health care specialist 341 00:13:20,779 --> 00:13:24,191 outside the V.A. system is fully explained. 342 00:13:24,215 --> 00:13:26,260 Brad Jenkins is in the trenches every day 343 00:13:26,284 --> 00:13:28,262 - dealing with service members who... - Henry, I'm sorry. 344 00:13:28,286 --> 00:13:30,798 I think what we need here is rational debate, 345 00:13:30,822 --> 00:13:33,334 not grandstanding with a Medal of Honor recipient. 346 00:13:33,358 --> 00:13:35,036 Come on. This is a guy, who, 347 00:13:35,060 --> 00:13:37,438 in addition to his real-world knowledge, 348 00:13:37,462 --> 00:13:40,207 uh, is well-versed in public policy. 349 00:13:40,231 --> 00:13:42,376 And I mean no disrespect to the major. 350 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:44,578 I'm-I'm just saying, I believe 351 00:13:44,602 --> 00:13:46,948 that those that have sacrificed 352 00:13:46,972 --> 00:13:50,785 for our freedom deserve to have the freedom themselves 353 00:13:50,809 --> 00:13:52,887 to choose how and where they get their care. 354 00:13:52,911 --> 00:13:55,022 Privatization is cheaper, right? 355 00:13:55,046 --> 00:13:56,190 Is that what this is about? 356 00:13:56,214 --> 00:13:58,659 It's part of every bill, as it should be. 357 00:13:58,683 --> 00:14:00,962 Look, the president's ESI bill did not turn out 358 00:14:00,986 --> 00:14:02,997 to be revenue neutral as promised. 359 00:14:03,021 --> 00:14:04,365 We cannot have that again. 360 00:14:04,389 --> 00:14:06,367 I mean no disrespect to the major or to you. 361 00:14:06,391 --> 00:14:08,402 I have my reservations about the bill. 362 00:14:08,426 --> 00:14:10,004 Elizabeth knows about it. 363 00:14:10,028 --> 00:14:12,273 Elizabeth didn't bring an expert to a committee 364 00:14:12,297 --> 00:14:14,909 only to have the door shut in her face. 365 00:14:14,933 --> 00:14:16,811 I'm sorry it felt that way. 366 00:14:16,835 --> 00:14:18,485 It was not intended. 367 00:14:20,171 --> 00:14:22,650 Okay, now, bear spray... that seems like a no-brainer, right? 368 00:14:22,674 --> 00:14:24,652 - Mm-hmm. - Unless you prefer the bear bell. 369 00:14:24,676 --> 00:14:27,388 Oh, yeah. 370 00:14:27,412 --> 00:14:30,358 And... if you hate birds, 371 00:14:30,382 --> 00:14:31,726 there is bird repellent. 372 00:14:31,750 --> 00:14:33,561 What? 373 00:14:33,585 --> 00:14:34,895 Wow. 374 00:14:34,919 --> 00:14:36,297 There's also not camping. 375 00:14:36,321 --> 00:14:37,765 Just another option. 376 00:14:37,789 --> 00:14:39,033 Uh, no, not an option. 377 00:14:39,057 --> 00:14:40,034 We are committed to this. 378 00:14:40,058 --> 00:14:41,335 I'm just saying. Geez. 379 00:14:41,359 --> 00:14:44,238 You know, why go camping if you hate birds? 380 00:14:44,262 --> 00:14:46,040 Okay, let's just get into 381 00:14:46,064 --> 00:14:47,842 the, uh, camping mind frame. 382 00:14:47,866 --> 00:14:49,416 - All right, let's pick... - Stevie? 383 00:14:50,535 --> 00:14:52,947 I-I am Talia, Dmitri's sister? 384 00:14:52,971 --> 00:14:54,949 Oh, my God. 385 00:14:54,973 --> 00:14:57,124 Sorry. One second. 386 00:14:58,043 --> 00:15:00,287 I can't believe we have never met. 387 00:15:00,311 --> 00:15:01,889 - Me too. - I've seen pictures of you. 388 00:15:01,913 --> 00:15:03,691 - Me too. - Wow. 389 00:15:03,715 --> 00:15:05,659 Uh, how funny to run into you. 390 00:15:05,683 --> 00:15:07,228 - Yeah. - I just came in to get a flashlight. 391 00:15:07,252 --> 00:15:09,997 Oh, well, they have a mind-boggling variety. 392 00:15:10,021 --> 00:15:12,366 Um... how's Dmitri? 393 00:15:12,390 --> 00:15:13,968 He's fine. 394 00:15:13,992 --> 00:15:15,736 Good. Listen, 395 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,739 um, I can't believe how lucky this is. 396 00:15:18,763 --> 00:15:22,076 Uh, I've been invited to attend a roundtable 397 00:15:22,100 --> 00:15:24,779 of hospital executives and health care workers 398 00:15:24,803 --> 00:15:27,415 to discuss health services for poor communities. 399 00:15:27,439 --> 00:15:28,340 Oh, wow. 400 00:15:28,364 --> 00:15:31,085 I know you work for a human rights group. 401 00:15:31,109 --> 00:15:33,054 I bet you have some insights. 402 00:15:33,078 --> 00:15:35,423 Yeah, actually, we are working on a program right now 403 00:15:35,447 --> 00:15:38,159 that is geared toward mothers without insurance. 404 00:15:38,183 --> 00:15:40,127 Oh. My God. 405 00:15:40,151 --> 00:15:42,563 That's exactly the kind of thing we're trying to improve. 406 00:15:42,587 --> 00:15:46,267 I hate to be pushy, but the roundtable is tomorrow. 407 00:15:46,291 --> 00:15:50,671 Any chance we can have a drink or coffee this evening? 408 00:15:50,695 --> 00:15:53,441 Uh, just a half an hour or so would be incredible. 409 00:15:53,465 --> 00:15:56,043 Uh, yeah. Yeah, I can do that. 410 00:15:56,067 --> 00:15:59,080 Um, here. Just, if you give me 411 00:15:59,104 --> 00:16:01,515 your number, I'll text you later. 412 00:16:06,144 --> 00:16:07,455 Resuming the testimony 413 00:16:07,479 --> 00:16:09,156 of Daisy Grant. 414 00:16:09,180 --> 00:16:11,125 Can you tell us, Ms. Grant, why no charges 415 00:16:11,149 --> 00:16:13,160 were filed against you even though you were taken 416 00:16:13,184 --> 00:16:14,762 to the police station for that purpose? 417 00:16:14,786 --> 00:16:16,464 Because I was cleared of wrongdoing, 418 00:16:16,488 --> 00:16:18,999 which the police determined after they were given a video 419 00:16:19,023 --> 00:16:20,701 taken by a patron at the bar. 420 00:16:20,725 --> 00:16:23,037 I have the police report here, and it states 421 00:16:23,061 --> 00:16:24,438 that you informed the police 422 00:16:24,462 --> 00:16:26,040 that you worked for Secretary McCord. 423 00:16:26,064 --> 00:16:29,844 So really that's... that's why the police let you go. 424 00:16:29,868 --> 00:16:32,480 The term for it is "color of office." 425 00:16:32,504 --> 00:16:34,482 You abused your position. 426 00:16:34,506 --> 00:16:37,751 Okay, that... that is not what happened. 427 00:16:37,775 --> 00:16:40,955 And what is your occupation? 428 00:16:40,979 --> 00:16:42,723 I'm a press secretary. 429 00:16:42,747 --> 00:16:45,092 What is the address of your place of employment? 430 00:16:45,116 --> 00:16:46,560 No, it's actually a bus. 431 00:16:46,584 --> 00:16:47,895 I'm mostly on the road. 432 00:16:47,919 --> 00:16:49,463 Who is your employer, Ms. Grant? 433 00:16:49,487 --> 00:16:51,465 Is this necessary information? 434 00:16:51,489 --> 00:16:52,566 I mean, my employer wasn't involved. 435 00:16:52,590 --> 00:16:53,734 Why do you need to know? 436 00:16:53,758 --> 00:16:54,969 You just assaulted 437 00:16:54,993 --> 00:16:57,238 and inflicted injury on a man in a bar. 438 00:16:57,262 --> 00:16:59,473 It might be in your best interest to cooperate 439 00:16:59,497 --> 00:17:01,648 with the police, ma'am. 440 00:17:03,868 --> 00:17:06,413 I'm the press secretary for Elizabeth McCord 441 00:17:06,437 --> 00:17:08,182 and her presidential campaign. 442 00:17:08,206 --> 00:17:10,751 But I still don't see what this has to do with anything. 443 00:17:10,775 --> 00:17:12,793 I got to fill out these forms, Ms. Grant. 444 00:17:15,513 --> 00:17:18,259 Senator, no color of office existed. 445 00:17:18,283 --> 00:17:21,996 Elizabeth McCord was no longer secretary of state 446 00:17:22,020 --> 00:17:23,564 and had not been elected president. 447 00:17:23,588 --> 00:17:25,065 And Ms. Grant was no longer 448 00:17:25,089 --> 00:17:26,100 a federal employee. 449 00:17:35,266 --> 00:17:37,745 I think we will end this session here. 450 00:17:37,769 --> 00:17:39,780 Thank you both. You are excused. 451 00:18:04,462 --> 00:18:06,613 Wha... 452 00:18:15,021 --> 00:18:18,674 It... It's fine. He's, um, a friend. 453 00:18:21,861 --> 00:18:23,839 Hi. I... 454 00:18:23,863 --> 00:18:25,808 I can't believe that you're here. 455 00:18:25,832 --> 00:18:27,877 Um, Talia didn't tell me 456 00:18:27,901 --> 00:18:29,345 - that you were... - That she was setting us up? 457 00:18:29,369 --> 00:18:31,280 - Yeah. - Uh, yeah, she told me to meet her here 458 00:18:31,304 --> 00:18:33,816 so that I could, uh, approve a new guy she's dating. 459 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:37,620 Mm. She knew how to get you here. 460 00:18:37,644 --> 00:18:40,022 Uh, my sister watches too many romcoms. 461 00:18:42,415 --> 00:18:44,966 Sit, please. Sit down. Sit. 462 00:18:48,488 --> 00:18:50,399 How long have you been back? 463 00:18:50,423 --> 00:18:53,068 Uh... a couple of weeks. 464 00:18:53,092 --> 00:18:56,238 Um, because of the treaty, it's now safe for me. 465 00:18:56,262 --> 00:18:58,607 - Oh. - But I'm not really here for good. 466 00:18:58,631 --> 00:19:01,343 I'm just, uh, I'm studying to become a citizen. 467 00:19:01,367 --> 00:19:03,546 Um, I'm staying with my sister. 468 00:19:03,570 --> 00:19:05,414 - Mm-hmm. - And I may kill her after this, 469 00:19:05,438 --> 00:19:07,956 so that... that might interfere with the process. 470 00:19:09,108 --> 00:19:11,220 So, she was coming 471 00:19:11,244 --> 00:19:14,763 to the camping store to find... me? 472 00:19:15,615 --> 00:19:17,526 I'm sorry. Uh... 473 00:19:17,550 --> 00:19:19,228 She probably stalked you on social media. 474 00:19:19,252 --> 00:19:22,270 Uh... a good spy. 475 00:19:23,122 --> 00:19:25,134 Runs in the family. 476 00:19:25,158 --> 00:19:28,376 So... was I gonna hear from you? 477 00:19:30,263 --> 00:19:31,674 I-I wasn't sure. 478 00:19:31,698 --> 00:19:35,016 Uh... I-I knew you were seeing someone. 479 00:19:36,936 --> 00:19:38,614 I might occasionally look at your Instagram. 480 00:19:38,638 --> 00:19:39,949 Right. 481 00:19:39,973 --> 00:19:43,852 Yeah. I mean, that's-that's... allowed. 482 00:19:43,876 --> 00:19:46,055 Um... 483 00:19:46,079 --> 00:19:48,223 What about you? Are you... 484 00:19:48,247 --> 00:19:49,425 seeing anyone? 485 00:19:49,449 --> 00:19:51,026 Are you kidding? 486 00:19:51,050 --> 00:19:52,561 You wouldn't believe the big social scene 487 00:19:52,585 --> 00:19:54,730 at the-at the listening station in Alaska. 488 00:19:54,754 --> 00:19:57,132 Mm-hmm. Yeah, yeah, uh, sometimes the parties... 489 00:19:57,156 --> 00:20:00,035 They lasted all night, which gets crazy in the winter, 490 00:20:00,059 --> 00:20:02,511 because night lasts all day. 491 00:20:03,896 --> 00:20:06,475 - So... no? - No. 492 00:20:06,499 --> 00:20:08,577 Okay. 493 00:20:08,601 --> 00:20:12,454 You-You've been seeing this guy a long time? 494 00:20:13,306 --> 00:20:15,284 No, not very long. Um... 495 00:20:15,308 --> 00:20:17,920 Yeah, we're going... 496 00:20:17,944 --> 00:20:20,289 camping this weekend 497 00:20:20,313 --> 00:20:22,458 at Shenandoah National Park. 498 00:20:22,482 --> 00:20:25,461 So if we survive that, I guess it's... 499 00:20:25,485 --> 00:20:27,463 it's officially a relationship. 500 00:20:29,022 --> 00:20:30,799 Sounds like fun. 501 00:20:30,823 --> 00:20:32,935 - Mm-hmm. - But if you see 502 00:20:32,959 --> 00:20:34,803 a bear, just don't look him in the eye. 503 00:20:34,827 --> 00:20:36,978 Or do. I can't remember. 504 00:20:37,830 --> 00:20:39,241 Uh, well, we have a bear bell. 505 00:20:39,265 --> 00:20:40,576 A bear... horn? Bell... 506 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:41,777 - Yeah. - No, I'm not sure. 507 00:20:41,801 --> 00:20:43,712 - Just don't see a bear. That... - Yeah, that's... 508 00:20:43,736 --> 00:20:45,080 Might be better. 509 00:20:45,104 --> 00:20:47,316 It's great advice. Great advice. 510 00:20:47,340 --> 00:20:49,818 Were you on 511 00:20:49,842 --> 00:20:51,286 with Brad Jenkins that whole time? 512 00:20:51,310 --> 00:20:52,521 Yeah. 513 00:20:52,545 --> 00:20:53,756 To say he's really passionate 514 00:20:53,780 --> 00:20:56,291 about the V.A. bill is an understatement. 515 00:20:56,315 --> 00:20:58,661 Well, now you're here, I need you. 516 00:20:58,685 --> 00:21:00,929 I like the sound of that. 517 00:21:00,953 --> 00:21:03,832 Will you do that thing you do to my shoulders? 518 00:21:03,856 --> 00:21:05,834 - It's... - Oh. 519 00:21:05,858 --> 00:21:07,870 Well, don't look so disappointed. 520 00:21:09,362 --> 00:21:11,440 Magic shoulder rubs have been known 521 00:21:11,464 --> 00:21:14,309 to lead to better things. 522 00:21:14,333 --> 00:21:15,844 I serve at the pleasure. 523 00:21:15,868 --> 00:21:18,313 Oh! 524 00:21:18,337 --> 00:21:20,449 - So... - Mm. 525 00:21:20,473 --> 00:21:22,818 Brad gave me his numbers... 526 00:21:22,842 --> 00:21:25,854 87, 12 and ten. 527 00:21:25,878 --> 00:21:28,157 That's 87 enemy combatants killed 528 00:21:28,181 --> 00:21:31,193 and the collaterals... 12 women, ten children. 529 00:21:31,217 --> 00:21:32,194 Oh. 530 00:21:32,218 --> 00:21:34,569 He has to live with that every day. 531 00:21:36,122 --> 00:21:38,033 Well, you know something about that. 532 00:21:38,057 --> 00:21:40,202 Well, yeah, I was dropping bombs, 533 00:21:40,226 --> 00:21:42,938 but I wasn't there on the ground. 534 00:21:42,962 --> 00:21:46,542 So, I have an understanding of Brad's passion 535 00:21:46,566 --> 00:21:48,410 for this modernization bill, 536 00:21:48,434 --> 00:21:49,812 and it makes me even angrier at Carlos 537 00:21:49,836 --> 00:21:51,847 for not letting him talk to the committee. 538 00:21:51,871 --> 00:21:53,048 I'm sorry about Carlos. 539 00:21:53,072 --> 00:21:55,050 But you know my deal with him. 540 00:21:55,074 --> 00:21:57,219 - He gets to have his own voice. - Yeah, but it was embarrassing. 541 00:21:57,243 --> 00:21:59,688 Brad was clearly humiliated. 542 00:21:59,712 --> 00:22:01,156 Well, look, 543 00:22:01,180 --> 00:22:02,891 with or without Carlos, 544 00:22:02,915 --> 00:22:04,693 we're gonna figure out a way to get this bill 545 00:22:04,717 --> 00:22:06,195 over the finish line. 546 00:22:06,219 --> 00:22:08,236 Over to the left. 547 00:22:09,122 --> 00:22:10,872 I thought we had the left. 548 00:22:12,225 --> 00:22:13,368 No. 549 00:22:13,392 --> 00:22:15,370 - You, over to the left. - Oh, oh. 550 00:22:15,394 --> 00:22:16,371 That's... Yeah. 551 00:22:16,395 --> 00:22:17,372 How's that? 552 00:22:17,396 --> 00:22:19,374 So good. 553 00:22:19,398 --> 00:22:23,078 I'm actually having lunch with Senator Peoples of Kentucky. 554 00:22:23,102 --> 00:22:24,480 I can't believe 555 00:22:24,504 --> 00:22:25,914 that guy's chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. 556 00:22:25,938 --> 00:22:27,916 - But good. Great. - Yeah. 557 00:22:27,940 --> 00:22:30,586 I think he just needs a little... shove 558 00:22:30,610 --> 00:22:32,187 to get the bill out of committee. 559 00:22:32,211 --> 00:22:33,188 He sure does. 560 00:22:33,212 --> 00:22:35,057 Yeah. 561 00:22:35,081 --> 00:22:37,192 - Babe. - Oh. 562 00:22:37,216 --> 00:22:39,328 I've got a meeting tomorrow with Brad 563 00:22:39,352 --> 00:22:41,396 and a couple other veteran activists 564 00:22:41,420 --> 00:22:43,232 to go over the media campaign for the bill. 565 00:22:43,256 --> 00:22:44,633 I got to go write down some thoughts. 566 00:22:44,657 --> 00:22:45,834 Okay. Will you come back? 567 00:22:45,858 --> 00:22:47,636 Always. 568 00:22:48,661 --> 00:22:50,806 Hey. Sorry. 569 00:22:50,830 --> 00:22:52,608 Uh, am I interrupting something? 570 00:22:52,632 --> 00:22:54,081 - I can... - No, no, no. 571 00:22:54,082 --> 00:22:55,730 I just came to borrow your hiking boots. 572 00:22:55,731 --> 00:22:58,210 It's the only thing that, uh, I forgot to get 573 00:22:58,234 --> 00:22:59,478 - on my list. - Hiking? 574 00:22:59,502 --> 00:23:01,046 Griffin and I are going camping this weekend. 575 00:23:01,070 --> 00:23:02,714 It's, like, a whole ordeal. 576 00:23:02,738 --> 00:23:04,716 It would actually just be cheaper at this point 577 00:23:04,740 --> 00:23:06,819 to check into a Four Seasons. 578 00:23:06,843 --> 00:23:09,294 Um, hey, did you guys know that Dmitri was back in town? 579 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,126 Well, I-I knew he was free to leave his post, 580 00:23:14,150 --> 00:23:15,327 but I didn't know he was here. 581 00:23:15,351 --> 00:23:16,328 Yeah. 582 00:23:16,352 --> 00:23:17,329 I ran into him. 583 00:23:17,353 --> 00:23:18,597 Uh, it's a long story. 584 00:23:18,621 --> 00:23:20,499 But he's doing well. 585 00:23:20,523 --> 00:23:22,835 - Well, that's good. - Yeah. No, 586 00:23:22,859 --> 00:23:25,037 you should've seen me and Griffin at this camping store. 587 00:23:25,061 --> 00:23:26,572 It was like... 588 00:23:26,596 --> 00:23:29,241 I mean, we were totally clueless, 589 00:23:29,265 --> 00:23:30,242 and there's so much weird stuff. 590 00:23:30,266 --> 00:23:31,243 I mean, it was hilarious. 591 00:23:31,267 --> 00:23:32,845 There was this-this thing. 592 00:23:32,869 --> 00:23:36,682 It was called a-a personal cooling system. 593 00:23:36,706 --> 00:23:37,916 Right? 594 00:23:37,940 --> 00:23:39,318 What is that? 595 00:23:39,342 --> 00:23:41,820 I mean, it's a good thing that my Secret Service agents 596 00:23:41,844 --> 00:23:43,355 have, like, camping experience, 597 00:23:43,379 --> 00:23:45,324 'cause there's now an excellent chance 598 00:23:45,348 --> 00:23:46,658 that we will actually survive. 599 00:23:46,682 --> 00:23:47,993 That's always nice to hear. 600 00:23:48,017 --> 00:23:49,127 Yeah. 601 00:23:49,151 --> 00:23:50,902 Okay. 602 00:23:51,787 --> 00:23:52,764 - Stevie? - Yeah. 603 00:23:52,788 --> 00:23:54,166 Boots? 604 00:23:54,190 --> 00:23:55,167 What? 605 00:23:55,191 --> 00:23:56,702 Hiking boots? 606 00:23:56,726 --> 00:23:59,104 Oh. Yeah. Where are they? 607 00:23:59,128 --> 00:24:00,973 Out in that hall closet. 608 00:24:00,997 --> 00:24:02,140 Thanks. 609 00:24:04,500 --> 00:24:06,645 Is it just me 610 00:24:06,669 --> 00:24:09,988 or do you think she was overselling a bit? 611 00:24:11,474 --> 00:24:14,920 I think we're gonna try not to think about it. 612 00:24:16,445 --> 00:24:18,690 Good luck with that. 613 00:24:18,714 --> 00:24:21,693 Conveniently, as if it were planned, 614 00:24:21,717 --> 00:24:25,030 your lunch with Senator Peoples cannot extend past 12:45, 615 00:24:25,054 --> 00:24:26,798 because, at 1:00, you have 616 00:24:26,822 --> 00:24:30,502 a photo op with Scotland's champion Highland fling dancers. 617 00:24:30,526 --> 00:24:34,239 Saved by a prior fling dancing commitment. 618 00:24:34,263 --> 00:24:35,707 - Yes. - You're a genius. Hello! 619 00:24:35,731 --> 00:24:37,409 Senator Peoples, right on time. 620 00:24:37,433 --> 00:24:38,877 Well, I'd be a fool to be late 621 00:24:38,901 --> 00:24:40,345 for a date with the commander in chief. 622 00:24:40,369 --> 00:24:43,682 And to celebrate, I brought along a bottle of Blue Lid. 623 00:24:43,706 --> 00:24:45,751 My family's been making it since the Prohibition. 624 00:24:45,775 --> 00:24:47,219 Well, considering where you're from, 625 00:24:47,243 --> 00:24:49,354 - I'm... thinking bourbon? - A worthy guess, 626 00:24:49,378 --> 00:24:50,856 but incorrect. 627 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:51,990 It's a stout ale. 628 00:24:52,014 --> 00:24:53,158 But we do have some lovely 629 00:24:53,182 --> 00:24:54,359 parting gifts for the president. 630 00:24:54,383 --> 00:24:56,293 Would you care to tell her about them, Blake? 631 00:24:57,186 --> 00:24:59,565 - I don't understa... - The senator is pretending 632 00:24:59,589 --> 00:25:01,339 we're in a game show. 633 00:25:03,225 --> 00:25:06,104 Let's you and me go have some Blue Lid 634 00:25:06,128 --> 00:25:07,539 and quinoa cakes, shall we? 635 00:25:07,563 --> 00:25:08,640 Yes. I'll alert you at 12:45. 636 00:25:08,664 --> 00:25:09,814 - Thank you. - Yes. 637 00:25:11,167 --> 00:25:13,178 In the beginning, my grandpa used to strain the ale 638 00:25:13,202 --> 00:25:15,280 through an old pair of blue jeans. 639 00:25:15,304 --> 00:25:17,115 That's where the color and the name comes from. 640 00:25:17,139 --> 00:25:18,650 I'm guessing the FDA wasn't around then. 641 00:25:18,674 --> 00:25:21,553 Mm, that's the truth. 642 00:25:21,577 --> 00:25:23,488 These days they add mulberries 643 00:25:23,512 --> 00:25:25,257 during the second fermentation instead. 644 00:25:25,281 --> 00:25:27,492 The color's the same, but... 645 00:25:27,516 --> 00:25:29,194 the flavor's a lot less earthy. 646 00:25:29,218 --> 00:25:32,397 - Definitely sweet. - For good reason. 647 00:25:32,421 --> 00:25:35,701 The sweetness helps cover up the high alcohol content. 648 00:25:35,725 --> 00:25:37,402 Would you believe what you're drinking is 649 00:25:37,426 --> 00:25:41,106 15% alcohol by volume? 650 00:25:41,130 --> 00:25:43,875 Ma... Maybe I should have another quinoa cake. 651 00:25:45,368 --> 00:25:47,846 It can sneak up on you, that's for sure. 652 00:25:47,870 --> 00:25:50,315 Maybe I should leave a bottle for you and Dr. McCord 653 00:25:50,339 --> 00:25:51,583 to enjoy together. 654 00:25:51,607 --> 00:25:55,487 Or we can save it to toast the passing 655 00:25:55,511 --> 00:25:57,322 of the Veterans' Modernization Bill. 656 00:25:57,346 --> 00:25:59,958 Ah, I was wondering when you'd get to that. 657 00:25:59,982 --> 00:26:03,128 Listen, I feel bad about cancelling their appearance 658 00:26:03,152 --> 00:26:04,663 before the committee, 659 00:26:04,687 --> 00:26:06,365 but it's a complicated situation. 660 00:26:06,389 --> 00:26:09,167 Not that complicated, really. 661 00:26:09,191 --> 00:26:11,937 The Department of Veterans Affairs has modernized 662 00:26:11,961 --> 00:26:14,339 their appeals process to everyone's benefit, 663 00:26:14,363 --> 00:26:18,310 and it's time for mental health to get an overhaul. 664 00:26:18,334 --> 00:26:20,646 I've yet to decide which way I'm gonna vote, 665 00:26:20,670 --> 00:26:22,214 so I would be more than happy to hear 666 00:26:22,238 --> 00:26:25,517 your full-throated pitch, Madam President. 667 00:26:25,541 --> 00:26:27,552 Oh, I appreciate that. 668 00:26:27,576 --> 00:26:28,687 Why don't we start... 669 00:26:28,711 --> 00:26:31,456 with the V.A.'s track record 670 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:32,958 on processing claims 671 00:26:32,982 --> 00:26:35,633 and follow-up screenings? 672 00:26:37,019 --> 00:26:38,937 Hi, Daisy. 673 00:26:40,356 --> 00:26:41,433 - Ma'am. - Yeah? 674 00:26:41,457 --> 00:26:43,335 - Are you okay? - Yep. 675 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:46,204 - Uh, your lip is blue. - That's a problem. 676 00:26:46,228 --> 00:26:48,440 - But I'm also drunk. - Mm-hmm. 677 00:26:48,464 --> 00:26:51,143 Are you headed back to the Oval? 678 00:26:51,167 --> 00:26:53,979 I have a photo op with the Flinging Dancing 679 00:26:54,003 --> 00:26:55,380 - Scotsmen of... - Mm-hmm. 680 00:26:55,404 --> 00:26:57,215 - Champions. - Mm-hmm. 681 00:26:57,239 --> 00:26:58,817 I think you should come with me, 682 00:26:58,841 --> 00:27:00,270 and maybe tag the vice president for the photo. 683 00:27:00,294 --> 00:27:00,990 I think maybe. 684 00:27:00,991 --> 00:27:02,487 - I like your thinking. - Let's go. 685 00:27:02,511 --> 00:27:03,695 I think so. 686 00:27:05,314 --> 00:27:06,692 - Blake, focus on me. - Yeah. 687 00:27:06,716 --> 00:27:08,794 We're gonna need some aspirin, vitamin C and a Gatorade. 688 00:27:08,818 --> 00:27:10,796 Okay. Ooh, not the blue flavor. 689 00:27:10,820 --> 00:27:12,531 Good call. The president needs to lie down 690 00:27:12,555 --> 00:27:14,299 for about 45 minutes, uninterrupted. 691 00:27:14,323 --> 00:27:15,801 Okay. 692 00:27:15,825 --> 00:27:18,970 Blue Lip is 15% alcohol, Blake. 693 00:27:18,994 --> 00:27:22,247 Okay. 694 00:27:23,532 --> 00:27:25,010 - I'm gonna go lie down. - Lie down. 695 00:27:25,034 --> 00:27:26,044 Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 696 00:27:26,068 --> 00:27:27,752 - Okay. - Okay. 697 00:27:46,822 --> 00:27:47,833 Hi, Evan. 698 00:27:47,857 --> 00:27:49,968 - Hey, Brad. - Tell Henry I'm sorry. 699 00:27:49,992 --> 00:27:52,370 I'm in a hell of a traffic jam. Hard to tell how long. 700 00:27:52,394 --> 00:27:53,872 They should just start without me. 701 00:27:53,896 --> 00:27:55,240 I'll-I'll get there when I get there. 702 00:27:55,264 --> 00:27:57,048 Okay. Good luck. 703 00:28:09,044 --> 00:28:12,557 Damn it! No! 704 00:28:12,581 --> 00:28:13,692 You okay, buddy? 705 00:28:13,716 --> 00:28:15,727 - You hit me. - Sorry, I heard your horn. 706 00:28:15,751 --> 00:28:17,162 - I guess I thought you were moving. - And you hit me 707 00:28:17,186 --> 00:28:19,931 - after honking like a lunatic. - It wasn't my fault. 708 00:28:19,955 --> 00:28:21,867 It doesn't matter! You rear-ended me. 709 00:28:21,891 --> 00:28:23,539 We need to exchange information or I call the police. 710 00:28:23,540 --> 00:28:24,842 Get away from my car. 711 00:28:25,928 --> 00:28:27,946 Get away from my car! 712 00:29:01,797 --> 00:29:02,774 They're over there 713 00:29:02,798 --> 00:29:04,409 making up their story. 714 00:29:04,433 --> 00:29:06,278 I was the one who got hit... 715 00:29:06,302 --> 00:29:07,646 I-I was just sitting there. 716 00:29:07,670 --> 00:29:10,348 He hit me! Stay back, sir. 717 00:29:10,372 --> 00:29:12,017 - Sir, can you come down from there, please? - No! 718 00:29:12,041 --> 00:29:13,852 Not until you listen to me. 719 00:29:13,876 --> 00:29:15,654 It didn't happen the way they're gonna say it did. 720 00:29:15,678 --> 00:29:17,656 I just want you to come down and tell me your side of the story. 721 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:20,158 Oh, what chance do I have, two against one? 722 00:29:20,182 --> 00:29:21,927 Sir, nothing really bad has happened here. 723 00:29:21,951 --> 00:29:23,295 It's just a fender bender. Let's talk about it. 724 00:29:23,319 --> 00:29:26,198 No! No more talk. It's all lies. 725 00:29:26,222 --> 00:29:29,201 I'm gonna end up getting screwed. 726 00:29:29,225 --> 00:29:31,169 It always happens. Don't you get it? 727 00:29:31,193 --> 00:29:33,171 Nobody listens because nobody cares, 728 00:29:33,195 --> 00:29:35,340 and it's never gonna be any different. 729 00:29:35,364 --> 00:29:38,549 Please, sir, come down now. 730 00:29:40,202 --> 00:29:43,021 Come down now. 731 00:29:46,709 --> 00:29:48,153 Gun! Gun! 732 00:29:51,792 --> 00:29:53,770 The shooting death of Major Jenkins 733 00:29:53,794 --> 00:29:56,373 appears to be a case of suicide by cop, 734 00:29:56,397 --> 00:29:58,608 as he was unarmed, but deliberately reached 735 00:29:58,632 --> 00:30:00,450 behind his back. 736 00:30:03,637 --> 00:30:06,249 I thought his animation was just... 737 00:30:06,273 --> 00:30:08,351 enthusiasm for the legislation. 738 00:30:08,375 --> 00:30:11,288 I should have known better, a guy with his history. 739 00:30:11,312 --> 00:30:12,556 That's taking on a lot, babe. 740 00:30:12,580 --> 00:30:15,425 I just got off the phone with his wife. 741 00:30:15,449 --> 00:30:18,695 She said that he was suffering from depression, 742 00:30:18,719 --> 00:30:21,131 probably due to his PTSD. 743 00:30:21,155 --> 00:30:23,266 But he stopped going to see his therapist. 744 00:30:23,290 --> 00:30:25,202 Thought he had it beat. 745 00:30:25,226 --> 00:30:28,038 He said that helping other vets was enough. 746 00:30:28,062 --> 00:30:31,441 Wow, the poor guy. 747 00:30:31,465 --> 00:30:35,312 People don't realize what a beast PTSD is. 748 00:30:35,336 --> 00:30:37,781 You know, I was talking to Ellen Hill, 749 00:30:37,805 --> 00:30:39,483 and she was saying that 750 00:30:39,507 --> 00:30:42,219 the suicide rate for veterans 751 00:30:42,243 --> 00:30:44,788 is twice what it is for civilians. 752 00:30:48,082 --> 00:30:50,727 Brad sent me a copy of the speech he didn't get to give 753 00:30:50,751 --> 00:30:53,697 before the Veterans Affairs Committee last night. 754 00:30:53,721 --> 00:30:54,911 It was attached to this... 755 00:30:55,990 --> 00:30:58,468 ...long, rambling e-mail. 756 00:30:58,492 --> 00:31:00,637 That's another sign. 757 00:31:00,661 --> 00:31:02,672 I just put it down to frustration. 758 00:31:02,696 --> 00:31:03,707 Wanting to get it off his chest. 759 00:31:03,731 --> 00:31:06,610 Well, I think people get good 760 00:31:06,634 --> 00:31:08,879 at-at hiding PTSD. 761 00:31:08,903 --> 00:31:11,715 I worry about Stevie 762 00:31:11,739 --> 00:31:13,750 and what happened to her 763 00:31:13,774 --> 00:31:15,786 in the White House bombing. 764 00:31:15,810 --> 00:31:18,088 Not everyone who experiences a traumatic event 765 00:31:18,112 --> 00:31:19,589 suffers from PTSD. 766 00:31:19,613 --> 00:31:21,158 That's part of the problem. 767 00:31:21,182 --> 00:31:23,560 It's entirely unpredictable. 768 00:31:23,584 --> 00:31:25,061 What about you? 769 00:31:25,085 --> 00:31:27,264 Not from the Gulf War. I struggled for a while 770 00:31:27,288 --> 00:31:29,966 after I got shot, but... 771 00:31:29,990 --> 00:31:31,768 And, as you know, the Fourth of July is 772 00:31:31,792 --> 00:31:34,337 no longer my favorite holiday. 773 00:31:34,361 --> 00:31:36,773 I could go a lifetime without hearing any more fireworks. 774 00:31:36,797 --> 00:31:40,616 Well, I still struggle with triggers. 775 00:31:42,102 --> 00:31:43,280 Sometimes... 776 00:31:43,304 --> 00:31:47,123 when you think I'm listening to a podcast... 777 00:31:47,975 --> 00:31:49,352 Whale sounds. 778 00:31:49,376 --> 00:31:51,621 Why don't you tell me when that's happening? 779 00:31:51,645 --> 00:31:54,858 Well, 'cause I don't want to dwell on it, you know? 780 00:31:54,882 --> 00:31:57,360 I mean, that bombing in Iran was a long time ago. 781 00:31:57,384 --> 00:31:59,863 I feel like I should be over it. 782 00:31:59,887 --> 00:32:01,364 And then there's this thing 783 00:32:01,388 --> 00:32:03,473 where... 784 00:32:06,493 --> 00:32:08,805 ...if I'm talking about it, 785 00:32:08,829 --> 00:32:11,741 maybe I'm bringing it into the house. 786 00:32:11,765 --> 00:32:15,345 Like... like I could keep it at bay 787 00:32:15,369 --> 00:32:19,055 if I just don't give it a name. 788 00:32:20,941 --> 00:32:22,491 I don't think you're alone in that. 789 00:32:24,778 --> 00:32:27,991 That is why we have got to educate people 790 00:32:28,015 --> 00:32:30,861 about this issue. 791 00:32:30,885 --> 00:32:32,602 Hey. 792 00:32:33,487 --> 00:32:35,838 You can always tell me anything. 793 00:32:37,625 --> 00:32:39,242 You too. 794 00:32:41,028 --> 00:32:43,273 Whip count in the Senate puts the numbers 795 00:32:43,297 --> 00:32:44,741 uncomfortably close. 796 00:32:44,765 --> 00:32:47,043 We'd be lucky to clear a filibuster by a single vote. 797 00:32:47,067 --> 00:32:48,745 Which is why, crass as it is, 798 00:32:48,769 --> 00:32:50,881 we need to use the death of the Medal of Honor winner. 799 00:32:50,905 --> 00:32:53,617 Recipient, not winner. It's not a contest. 800 00:32:53,641 --> 00:32:56,486 My mistake. But this guy died because he was frustrated 801 00:32:56,510 --> 00:32:58,622 by a system that let him down, as well as the other vets 802 00:32:58,646 --> 00:33:01,024 he spent his life trying to help. This bill 803 00:33:01,048 --> 00:33:02,592 could assure that his life's work 804 00:33:02,616 --> 00:33:04,294 had value, had meaning. 805 00:33:04,318 --> 00:33:06,930 Still, his family... 806 00:33:06,954 --> 00:33:08,498 The man was obviously in pain. 807 00:33:08,522 --> 00:33:10,066 He's got a widow and two young children. 808 00:33:10,090 --> 00:33:12,035 How will they feel seeing more of this 809 00:33:12,059 --> 00:33:13,603 - in the coming news cycles? - Isn't that exactly why 810 00:33:13,627 --> 00:33:15,672 this legislation needs to be passed? 811 00:33:15,696 --> 00:33:18,041 I mean, with modernization, there's a better chance 812 00:33:18,065 --> 00:33:20,010 that guys like Major Jenkins won't be left out in the cold. 813 00:33:20,034 --> 00:33:22,679 I... I think he would have wanted that. 814 00:33:22,703 --> 00:33:25,115 I have to say I agree with Mike on this. 815 00:33:25,139 --> 00:33:27,190 Did not see that coming. 816 00:33:28,108 --> 00:33:30,353 - Daisy, what do you think? - It's delicate, 817 00:33:30,377 --> 00:33:32,122 but I-I think there's an approach 818 00:33:32,146 --> 00:33:33,590 that could work for everyone. 819 00:33:33,614 --> 00:33:35,959 Then go ahead, prepare a press release. 820 00:33:35,983 --> 00:33:38,261 I'll take a look at it and make my decision then. 821 00:33:38,285 --> 00:33:40,103 - Thanks, everyone. - Yes, ma'am. 822 00:33:46,460 --> 00:33:47,971 What haven't you told us? 823 00:33:47,995 --> 00:33:49,839 - What? - I'm hearing that Hanson 824 00:33:49,863 --> 00:33:51,441 is gonna demand that you go back 825 00:33:51,465 --> 00:33:52,642 in front of the Intelligence Committee 826 00:33:52,666 --> 00:33:53,643 'cause they think you lied. 827 00:33:53,667 --> 00:33:55,512 This is very serious. 828 00:33:55,536 --> 00:33:56,713 Do you have any idea what it's about? 829 00:33:56,737 --> 00:33:58,387 No. 830 00:33:59,573 --> 00:34:01,390 I didn't lie to the committee. 831 00:34:03,110 --> 00:34:05,522 Listen... just be careful. 832 00:34:05,546 --> 00:34:06,556 And smart. 833 00:34:06,580 --> 00:34:08,892 There's a chance this is just something 834 00:34:08,916 --> 00:34:10,427 where you have to correct the record. 835 00:34:10,451 --> 00:34:11,428 If so, 836 00:34:11,452 --> 00:34:13,096 do it. 837 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:14,537 And fast. 838 00:34:23,949 --> 00:34:25,536 Ms. Grant, you are still under oath. 839 00:34:25,537 --> 00:34:28,550 Yes. Uh, and, Senator Hanson, 840 00:34:28,574 --> 00:34:30,051 just let me say that I am happy 841 00:34:30,075 --> 00:34:32,587 to set the record straight by clarifying any issues. 842 00:34:32,611 --> 00:34:34,422 There is this one item. 843 00:34:34,446 --> 00:34:37,358 The list you provided... The, uh, the eyewitnesses 844 00:34:37,382 --> 00:34:38,860 to the incident in the bar... Is this 845 00:34:38,884 --> 00:34:41,168 - a complete list? - I believe so. 846 00:34:43,555 --> 00:34:46,701 Take a look at this, please. 847 00:34:46,725 --> 00:34:48,937 I'm cool with that, if I can watch. 848 00:34:48,961 --> 00:34:50,238 - Okay. Uh... - Oh, my God. 849 00:34:50,262 --> 00:34:51,706 - Excuse me. - No, no, no, no, come on, 850 00:34:51,730 --> 00:34:53,975 hey, I mean, you're both really hot. 851 00:34:53,999 --> 00:34:56,444 Come on, stop being bitches about it. 852 00:34:56,468 --> 00:34:57,812 Hey... 853 00:34:57,836 --> 00:35:00,315 Oh! 854 00:35:10,182 --> 00:35:13,228 Oh, uh, I'm sorry. That's Claudine Bernard. 855 00:35:13,252 --> 00:35:15,363 She's a friend who works at the French embassy. 856 00:35:15,387 --> 00:35:18,333 - I forgot she was there that night. - You simply forgot about 857 00:35:18,357 --> 00:35:22,303 your best eyewitness to the assault? 858 00:35:22,327 --> 00:35:23,671 And the fact that she should have been included 859 00:35:23,695 --> 00:35:26,808 on the list of foreign nationals with whom you had contact. 860 00:35:26,832 --> 00:35:29,010 It was a, uh, chaotic night, 861 00:35:29,034 --> 00:35:31,246 coupled with the exhaustion from the campaign. 862 00:35:31,270 --> 00:35:34,115 Plus, I admit I had more than one drink. 863 00:35:34,139 --> 00:35:36,451 Senator, Ms. Grant has been very forthcoming, 864 00:35:36,475 --> 00:35:39,454 and this lapse is one that can be easily remedied 865 00:35:39,478 --> 00:35:41,422 by amending our foreign nationals list 866 00:35:41,446 --> 00:35:45,160 to include Claudine Bernard. I'd like to add that 867 00:35:45,184 --> 00:35:47,996 this omission is hardly egregious, 868 00:35:48,020 --> 00:35:50,498 considering that France is an extremely 869 00:35:50,522 --> 00:35:52,273 close ally. 870 00:35:53,625 --> 00:35:55,003 Very well. 871 00:35:55,027 --> 00:35:56,938 Please see to that. 872 00:35:56,962 --> 00:35:59,714 And thank you for your cooperation. 873 00:36:02,067 --> 00:36:03,684 It's okay. 874 00:36:12,945 --> 00:36:14,122 Hey, so, quick question. 875 00:36:14,146 --> 00:36:16,958 I, uh, I bought a lot of different kinds of 876 00:36:16,982 --> 00:36:18,092 tick repellent for this trip. 877 00:36:18,116 --> 00:36:20,995 You know, sprays as well as a balm. 878 00:36:21,019 --> 00:36:23,665 But, uh, since your secret service detail 879 00:36:23,689 --> 00:36:25,033 are right there behind us, 880 00:36:25,057 --> 00:36:26,467 and they are technically here to protect you, 881 00:36:26,491 --> 00:36:29,710 are they responsible for warding off ticks? 882 00:36:31,396 --> 00:36:35,009 Um, you know, I think I'm-I'm on my own on that one. 883 00:36:35,033 --> 00:36:36,077 - Oh, yeah, I guess. - Uh, yeah, 884 00:36:36,101 --> 00:36:38,613 I just can't really see them, like, 885 00:36:38,637 --> 00:36:40,048 spraying me down 886 00:36:40,072 --> 00:36:42,951 or, um, giving me a skin check. 887 00:36:42,975 --> 00:36:44,519 Yeah, good point. Well, that's okay. 888 00:36:44,543 --> 00:36:47,121 We're good, we're good, because I also brought 889 00:36:47,145 --> 00:36:49,290 something called a tick key, 890 00:36:49,314 --> 00:36:51,292 and something called a tick nipper. 891 00:36:51,316 --> 00:36:54,035 - So I think I got us pretty well covered. - Mm. 892 00:37:02,060 --> 00:37:04,138 Good afternoon. 893 00:37:05,564 --> 00:37:08,776 Before the Veterans' Affairs Mental Health Modernization Bill 894 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,346 is marked up and voted on, the committee would like 895 00:37:11,370 --> 00:37:13,320 to hear testimony from Dr. Henry McCord. 896 00:37:14,206 --> 00:37:16,718 Thank you, Chairman Peoples. 897 00:37:16,742 --> 00:37:20,088 The night before he died, Major Brad Jenkins 898 00:37:20,112 --> 00:37:23,091 sent me the speech he didn't get to make before you. 899 00:37:23,115 --> 00:37:25,760 I've decided that his are the most important words 900 00:37:25,784 --> 00:37:27,902 you should hear today. 901 00:37:29,554 --> 00:37:32,267 "I didn't come here to denigrate the V.A., 902 00:37:32,291 --> 00:37:34,636 "which does such important work, 903 00:37:34,660 --> 00:37:39,040 "but I think we have to admit it has become inefficient. 904 00:37:39,064 --> 00:37:42,510 "How could it not when 7.1 million service people have been 905 00:37:42,534 --> 00:37:45,747 "added to the roster from the Gulf War to the present? 906 00:37:45,771 --> 00:37:46,915 "And here's what happens: 907 00:37:46,939 --> 00:37:49,484 "Active duty is over, and you transfer 908 00:37:49,508 --> 00:37:51,653 "from D.O.D. to civilian V.A. care. 909 00:37:51,677 --> 00:37:54,489 "They tell you you'll have yearly physical exams 910 00:37:54,513 --> 00:37:57,125 "that you must maintain to stay active in the system. 911 00:37:57,149 --> 00:37:59,327 "And part of that exam 912 00:37:59,351 --> 00:38:02,096 "is a depression and PTSD screening. 913 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:05,833 "But service members who worry about having PTSD 914 00:38:05,857 --> 00:38:09,137 "on their record don't show up for those appointments, 915 00:38:09,161 --> 00:38:12,674 "or don't tell the truth. 916 00:38:12,698 --> 00:38:15,143 "Guys like a retired captain I met who was in Afghanistan 917 00:38:15,167 --> 00:38:16,444 for his fourth deployment..." 918 00:38:16,468 --> 00:38:17,745 Ready. 919 00:38:17,769 --> 00:38:20,248 "...and found a seven-year-old boy hiding. 920 00:38:20,272 --> 00:38:22,450 "The boy was holding his baby sister, 921 00:38:22,474 --> 00:38:23,918 "who'd had her legs blown off. 922 00:38:23,942 --> 00:38:27,088 "The kid said, 'Please, don't tell my father.' 923 00:38:28,447 --> 00:38:29,891 Or a private I talked to..." 924 00:38:29,915 --> 00:38:31,292 Fire. 925 00:38:31,316 --> 00:38:33,828 "...whose best buddy stepped outside for a smoke. 926 00:38:33,852 --> 00:38:36,164 "A mortar hit close by, and after the smoke cleared, 927 00:38:36,188 --> 00:38:39,634 "the private ran out to find his friend, 928 00:38:39,658 --> 00:38:41,469 "but all he found was one boot, 929 00:38:41,493 --> 00:38:43,471 "his friend's foot still in it. 930 00:38:44,863 --> 00:38:47,041 "These aren't unusual stories. 931 00:38:47,065 --> 00:38:49,450 "Most veterans have some that they never share. 932 00:38:50,969 --> 00:38:53,948 "The V.A. tries, but it's big 933 00:38:53,972 --> 00:38:55,683 and needs all the help we can give it." 934 00:38:55,707 --> 00:38:56,751 Thank you. 935 00:38:56,775 --> 00:38:58,252 "People fall through the cracks 936 00:38:58,276 --> 00:39:00,588 "because of bureaucratic failures, 937 00:39:00,612 --> 00:39:03,624 "and it's hard for warriors to admit weakness. 938 00:39:05,650 --> 00:39:08,396 "This modernization bill will address that. 939 00:39:08,420 --> 00:39:11,866 "It won't solve everything, but it will help. 940 00:39:11,890 --> 00:39:14,068 "I think we have to try to improve the lives 941 00:39:14,092 --> 00:39:16,571 "of our most altruistic citizens. 942 00:39:16,595 --> 00:39:18,913 I have faith you'll get it done." 943 00:39:22,100 --> 00:39:25,079 I shared this speech with Major Jenkins' wife Andrea, 944 00:39:25,103 --> 00:39:28,182 and she told me that all the horrible stories 945 00:39:28,206 --> 00:39:29,857 that he described... 946 00:39:31,810 --> 00:39:33,360 ...they happened to him. 947 00:39:35,247 --> 00:39:36,924 And not just the battle stories, 948 00:39:36,948 --> 00:39:39,927 but the fact that administrators at the V.A. 949 00:39:39,951 --> 00:39:42,163 missed or didn't act when Major Jenkins 950 00:39:42,187 --> 00:39:45,366 fell behind on his PTSD treatments. 951 00:39:45,390 --> 00:39:47,201 He was a war hero, 952 00:39:47,225 --> 00:39:50,104 a Medal of Honor recipient, 953 00:39:50,128 --> 00:39:52,440 and even he fell through the cracks. 954 00:39:52,464 --> 00:39:54,275 I think Major Jenkins said it best, 955 00:39:54,299 --> 00:39:56,377 so I'll simply echo his words. 956 00:39:56,401 --> 00:39:59,047 Let's do better... 957 00:39:59,071 --> 00:40:01,722 for the people who give most to our country. 958 00:40:21,259 --> 00:40:23,504 The children next to her 959 00:40:23,528 --> 00:40:26,074 when she was accepting the flag was heartbreaking. 960 00:40:26,098 --> 00:40:28,009 It is. 961 00:40:28,033 --> 00:40:29,677 He survived the war, 962 00:40:29,701 --> 00:40:31,679 and I'm sure they thought he was safe... 963 00:40:31,703 --> 00:40:33,481 Whatever you're doing to yourself 964 00:40:33,505 --> 00:40:34,982 right now, Carlos, you can't. 965 00:40:35,006 --> 00:40:38,453 I should have let him address that damn committee. 966 00:40:38,477 --> 00:40:40,121 No, it might not have mattered. 967 00:40:40,145 --> 00:40:42,023 Might have been something down the line. 968 00:40:44,282 --> 00:40:47,762 Least the bill passed. Maybe it'll help. 969 00:40:47,786 --> 00:40:50,631 You know, my objections were purely on policy. 970 00:40:50,655 --> 00:40:53,501 I do. 971 00:40:53,525 --> 00:40:56,637 It's our first big clash. You having any second thoughts? 972 00:40:56,661 --> 00:40:58,746 No. Are you? 973 00:41:00,165 --> 00:41:01,676 Some. 974 00:41:01,700 --> 00:41:04,985 What we're doing has never been done before. 975 00:41:06,505 --> 00:41:09,117 First one through the wall always gets bloody. 976 00:41:09,141 --> 00:41:10,451 I don't mind that part. 977 00:41:10,475 --> 00:41:14,355 I just don't want to be bloody and ineffective. 978 00:41:14,379 --> 00:41:19,193 This relationship is effective because of what it stands for. 979 00:41:19,217 --> 00:41:24,532 Two people who disagree still make progress, together. 980 00:41:24,556 --> 00:41:27,435 Yeah, but, uh, I think your husband hates me right now. 981 00:41:27,459 --> 00:41:29,637 Well, buy him a jalapeņo cheeseburger. 982 00:41:29,661 --> 00:41:31,205 He's the forgiving type. 983 00:41:31,229 --> 00:41:33,274 Yeah? 984 00:41:33,298 --> 00:41:35,743 How do you think I've lasted this long? 985 00:41:37,302 --> 00:41:39,453 - Come on. - Okay. 986 00:41:56,488 --> 00:41:58,533 Hanson turn nasty? 987 00:41:58,557 --> 00:42:00,674 He is a horse's ass. 988 00:42:01,860 --> 00:42:04,071 What? You forgot a name. 989 00:42:04,095 --> 00:42:05,540 It's not the end of the world. 990 00:42:05,564 --> 00:42:08,209 No. No, it's bigger than that. 991 00:42:08,233 --> 00:42:11,352 I left Claudine's name off the list for a reason. 992 00:42:15,473 --> 00:42:17,952 We should go inside. 993 00:42:34,509 --> 00:42:40,659 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com.