ied. and obviously you see the reception that s remarkable. in the east room. extended standing ovation. reporter: the bill is a long longtime process where lawmakers and now the white house are trying to set about some reforms to streamline veterans access to healthcare at the va facilities all across the country. it came into sharp focus a handful of years ago when it was revealed that there were long wait times and some veterans were not getting the care they needed in a timely way. let s pse and hear what the sergeant has to say. my long road home has included over 100 surgeries and years of speech, visual, physical and occupational therapies. i knew that such injuries were a risk of the enlistment that i made. but i was not prepared for coming home to a broken va system.
not really hurt, but temporarily useless in a military operation. the government says the court s injunction would improperly limit their discretion by spellsifying how the army there provide medical care. the army insists the veterans must prove their disability is related to their time at edgewood and can only be treated at va facilities. we don t have time for that 6 or 7 years down the road. reporter: former justice department lawyer says the government wants to maintain control over how medical care is provided. the government is the one that has to balance costs and try to finds most effective least costly way to get the job done. it seems like the government is
not really hurt, but temporarily useless in a military operation. the government says the court s injunction would improperly limit their discretion by spellsifying how the army there provide medical care. the army insists the veterans must prove their disability is related to their time at edgewood and can only be treated at va facilities. we don t have time for that 6 or 7 years down the road. reporter: former justice department lawyer says the government wants to maintain control over how medical care is provided. the government is the one that has to balance costs and try to finds most effective least costly way to get the job done. it seems like the government is
scandal over excessive wait times for veterans at va facilities. tragic news tonight from here in washington. a federal worker was killed this morning when a large tree fell on him near the u.s. capitol. the architect of the capitol s offices matthew mcclanahan was working on irrigation pipe at the time of the accident. house speaker paul ryan asked for prayers for his wife and young children. right now, the state of arkansas plans to execute to death row inmates thursday. it is the next scheduled event in a flurry of sentences to be carried out before the end of the month. last night scheduled between killing was blocked in the same fate could await the others. casey stegall is in arkansas tonight. as staff inside arkansas prison unit prepare for the first executions of nearly 12 years on monday, judges in local, state, and federal courts were considering stays,
scandal over excessive wait times for veterans at va facilities. tragic news tonight from here in washington. a federal worker was killed this morning when a large tree fell on him near the u.s. capitol. the architect of the capitol s offices matthew mcclanahan was working on irrigation pipe at the time of the accident. house speaker paul ryan asked for prayers for his wife and young children. right now, the state of arkansas plans to execute to death row inmates thursday. it is the next scheduled event in a flurry of sentences to be carried out before the end of the month. last night scheduled between killing was blocked in the same fate could await the others. casey stegall is in arkansas tonight. as staff inside arkansas prison unit prepare for the first executions of nearly 12 years on monday, judges in local, state, and federal courts were considering stays,