comes to our care, when it comes to everything we have earned and fought for, and all we're asking for -- we're not asking for a free ticket to the lotto. we're asking literally for appointments and care so we can live a quote-unquote normal life. so, what is the holdup? why is the wait? why is that such a priority but when it comes to taking care of us and our families that's not a priority. >> how do you make sense of the fact there seems to be a double standard? >> i honestly can't make any sense of it. i talked to a lot of guys that have served, my good friend, paul rykoff, the executive director of veterans of america and they're constantly knocking on congress' door and talking to everybody about these issues and what we need to see done in the veterans space to create a solution. none of us can make sense of it. none of us understand the holdup. i know we're nominating somebody brand new and that it great. could be a good candidate to