And the inspired action you took to come to the aid of the veteran in crisis. Thank you all for the work that you do day in and day out on behalf of those who have served. A few weeks ago i had the honor of meeting with robert mcdonald, the secretary of the va. Secretary mcdonald is a man who has time and again answered the call of duty to his and our nation. He graduated from the United States military academy at west point in the top 2 of his class in 1975. An army veteran. Mr. Mcdonald served with the 82nd airborne division, completed jungle, arctic, desert warfare training, earned the ranger tab, that expert infantry men badge. Senior parachutist wing. Upon leaving military service, captain mcdonald was awarded the Meritorious Service medal. But mr. Mcdonalds expertise as a soldier is equal by his business beingaccumen. He earned a degree from the university of utah and has a career in the private sector. Before joining the va, chairman mcdonald was chairman, president and chief ex
Be at the white house tomorrow with president obama. Wednesday is veterans day, the president attending services at Arlington National cemetery. Thehursday, he departs for turkey, and malaysia. We want to begin with your comments and comments. See snlad a chance to last night, and candidates bypassing traditional media is it a good idea . 202 7488000. If you think it is a bad idea, 202 7488001. We are also excepting your tweets at cspanwj. You can also send us an email at journal cspan. Org, or join us on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. Good sunday morning. Lets check out the story from nbc news. Of course, nbc hosting saturday night live. Live from new york, it is. Onald trump much like the campaign trail, the republican front runner did not hold back in his monologue, writing a joke about rosie odonnell, protesters angry about his appearance, and even fielding an interruption from larry david. [video clip] part of the reason i am here is i know to take a joke. This show has been a dis
You can also get through on social media. Lively conversation already going on on facebook. cspanwj. T to or email address is journal cspan. Org. Do u. S. Colleges have a race problem is our question. Here is the wall street journals morning alarticle. Universities are struggling to balance the Free Exchange of ideas with students growing desire to be shield by offensive views. At the heart of protests that have roiled campuses around the country. The missouri to yale to university of california, public and private schools have become embroiled in conversation and controversies that has faculty concerned about the stifling of free speech, and many students upset that their appeals to rid campuses of intolerance and racial insensitivity are being given short strip. While the tension between Political Correctness and open en colleges foriv decades, a Hunger Strike in protest over racial incidents that forced of the university of missouris president s on monday have supercharge the debate
You been vigilant and diligent paying it back, i wanted and date. I want them to have the option contingency repayment programs like i and my husband had. We had loans that we get the paint as a percentage of income, not a fixed interest rate. We need to get the cost of student debt down. We need to get the pay of people in the workforce up. It is not going up. That was one of the first points i made. We have recovered millions and millions of jobs. Were down to 5 unemployment. But pay has not yet been rising. We have got to do more to get paid to go up. There are all these things to do like raise the minimum wage. And that usually has an upward impact on wages going up the scale. I want more companies to engage in Profit Sharing because their employees helped to create the prophets announcing them go not just to the top. We will close loopholes and make sure that the people who are making huge salaries pay their fair share in taxes. We are going to go after the cityem of wages not ris
Still, the unacceptable problems that weve seen like long wait times and some veterans not getting the timely care that they need is a challenge for all of us. If we are to match our words with these. And my message to every single veteran, to veterans all across this country is that i am still not satisfied and bob mcdonald is still not satisfied and we are going to keep investing in the facilities and the physicians and staff to make sure that our veterans get the care that you need when you need it. That is our obligation and were not going to let up. [applause] president obama our tributes today will also ring hollow if we dont provide our veterans with the jobs and opportunities that you need when you come home. Thats why weve helped more than 1. 5 million veterans and their families pursue an education under the post9 11 g. I. Bill. Thats why we work to make sure that every state now provides veterans and their families with instate tuition. Thats why we are fighting to make it e