Youre not going to have people serving vat rans. Youve got a leadership crew not willing to make desuggestion and it contributes to whistleblower retaliation, people being dissatisfied with their jobs. Weve got to get the positions filled. I heard the secretary talk a little bit about reviewing the infrastructure to find out how many positions are needed. We cant make that decision. Pi thael ooh have to make the assessment. If the people filling those positions that have been pulled from other positions, those positions will go back. Its a ripple effect. We have, like i said, roughly 50 over the vha landscape of leadership that is either in a temporary position or vacant. If those individuals that are filling in those leadership positions are just plugging the gaps so that the operation can move forward, their positions are now vacant. Its a very difficult situation that needs to be fixed and it needs to be fixed immediately. Yes, sir. Thank you, senator. And if i could comment on the
Guys, just be civil about it. All right, first to that senate race that shocked a lot of folks. Not just for thom tillis win but the magnitude and the size of that win. The North Carolina speaker joining me right now. Speaker, congratulations to you. Thank you. Now everyone is saying by your win, by the magnitude of that win, by taking out at its highest point close to eight other candidates, you are prefacing a big win for the party itself in the senate. What do you think of that . Well, i think weve got a lot of work to do, but i think that weve also got a failed record on kay hagans part and obamas part to communicate to the American People. I think with that weve got a great shot in november. All right. Now, we called the senator and have not heard back. I do want to get the announcement out that you had won and we were hearing criticism from democrats in the state that no one in the country has done more for the Koch Brothers than thom tillis, cutting public education, nearly 500