Sen. Collins good afternoon. I welcome all of you, veterans, caregivers, and advocates, especially my former colleague, senator Elizabeth Dole, who is an extraordinary advocate for our military caregivers. Our military families, heroes in plain clothing, are serving in American Cities and towns every single day. The effects of military Service Often do not end with a tour of duty. For many veterans and their families, the journey sometimes extends for a lifetime. For some with both visible and invisible scars, the transition home is not easy. Recovery, too, can take decades. Along the way, mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, and other family members and friends, step in to serve. Today, we will focus on those who care for americas veterans. In the united states, there are 5. 5 million military caregivers. These family members and loved ones provide care on a constant and routine basis to veterans. They are often vital in assisting veterans to make the transition all the way home. Milita
Bush institute. This is an hour. [applause] mr. Bush thank you, all. Thank you. It is nice to be back in washington. [laughter] its nice to be back in washington. Albeit briefly. Laura and i are honored you all came. I want to thank the chamber for opening up this beautiful building and for their concerns about our vets. I want to thank David Shulkin for being here. Hes the secretary of Veterans Affairs. Its really good you are here, mr. Secretary. Especially since in a couple hours, you will be across the street in the white house for a bill signing. Passed by republicans and democrats that President Trump will sign the bill which will give you some tools to reform the va. If anybody can reform the va, you can. You are a strong leader. And were lucky to have your service for our country. [ applause ] you know, a lot of times you hear people gripe about the va. And im sure there are some flaws in the system. But its important for our citizens and our vets to know the vast majority of p
Krn about our vets. I want to thank David Shulkin for being here. Hes the secretary of Veterans Affairs. Its really good youre here, mr. Secretary. Especially since in a couple hours youll be across the street in the white house for a bill signing passed by both republicans and democrats that President Trump will sign the bill which will give you some tools to reform the v. A. And if anybody can reform the v. A. You can. Youre a strong leader and were lucky to have your service for our country. [applause] you know, a lot of times you hear people gripe about the v. A. And im sure there are some flaws in the system, but its important for our citizens and our vets to know the vast majority of people who work for the Veterans Administration care deeply about helping our vets transition. I want to thank people from our team, ken and holly and miguel for being here and putting on this conference. With us today are three educators from three parts of the country. Ken from Syracuse University
And Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. Well get the numbers later today, but they were saying this might be the most watched debate ever. Maybe 100 million viewers. That would get us into super bowl territory. There was a lot of hype. In some ways it lived up to it although i think if you look at the coverage this morning most people agree no knockout punch. No game changer. In terms of exchanges. A lot to chew on no question about it. Well get reaction to the debate from the two Vice President ial nominees. Senator tim kaine and governor mike pence in just a little while. First our decision 2016 team has it covered starting with nbc National Correspondent peter alexander. Peter, good morning. Reporter matt and savannah, good morning to you. I think youre right. It was an historic night. Largely lived up to the hype. A night of contrasts on policy, Hillary Clinton demonstrating her preparation. Dona
And Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. Well get the numbers later today, but they were saying this might be the most watched debate ever. Maybe 100 million viewers. That would get us into super bowl territory. There was a lot of hype. In some ways it lived up to it although i think if you look at the coverage this morning most people agree no knockout punch. Am about it. Well get reaction to the debate from the two Vice President ial nominees. Senator tim kaine and governor mike pence in just a little while. First our decision 2016 team has it covered starting with nbc National Correspondent peter alexander. Peter, good morning. Reporter good morning to you. I think youre right. It was an historic night. Largely lived up to the hype. A night of contrasts on policy, personality and preparation. Donald trump relying heavily on his instincts. After their opening remarks, pleasantries were quickly aband