i can say definitively that we have no intention and it would be a bad decision to think about privatizing the va. so what you end up with is an integrated system of care taking from veterans what the va does and is so important to maintain for veterans, as well as what the va is not doing and not doing well and allow veterans access to though services in the private sector. melissa: so what does the va need to focus on to help veterans now? joining me is the ceo of team rubicon. he is also a former sniper in the marine corps. let me ask you first about your reaction to what you heard. do you think that s the right plan, to not privatize it? i think it makes sense. reality is many of the federal challenges that veterans are facing when they come back from conflict overseas are very unique. there are some things that private health care can do very very well. but the realities are that there
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these are things veterans are uniquely qualified to go into real physical disasters and deal with them. if people are watching at home, how can they get involved in your organization. there s a couple different ways to get involved. you can see the website team rubicon usa.org. you can also text america to 87872 just to get more information. i d encourage any veterans out there listening, be it of any generation, going all the way back to world war ii, we d love to have you. if you re someone who served in the military, we ll take you as well. if you love to support we re a nonprofit organization so the money goes a long way. melissa: thanks for joining us. appreciate your time. thanks for having me. melissa: all 100 senators are headed to the white house to meet with with the president s national security team for a classified briefing on rising tensions with north korea. what they re likely to hear and what i means for security in the region and here at home.
steinly incident. melissa: interesting. thanks to both of you. appreciate your time. with rising tensions with north korea, the entire senate is headed to the white house for a rare classified briefing on the situation with the trump administration s top national security advisers. we are monitoring that for any breaking news. plus, we have a preview from the va secretary of some changes coming to the veterans affairs department. and we re gonna tell you how you can help our veterans right now. but first things first- timcall trugreen,ed. america s #1 professional lawn care company. millions of homeowners like you trust us to give them a lawn they can live on. start your trugreen lawn plan today for only $29.95.
would have for middle income people, which is why the proposed rate for higher income people went from 25% to 33% to now 35%. so they will get a reduction of four points on their effective tax rate. but at the same time, they will be eliminating a lot of tax deductions that wealthy people take advantage of now. the only tax deductions that will be allowed are charitable tax deduction, as well as a deduction for your mortgage. now on the corporate side, 15% is the rate that s being proposed down from 35%. that will apply to s corporations as well. there were a number of things that were not talked about, such as will free lancers and contract workers be included in that 15% tax bracket. that was president trump s initial plan going back to the campaign, as well as will he eliminate the marriage penalty. i was called out by gary cohn for asking about my microdetails. that s not exactly a microdetail, not when some many