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Good morning, new york city and good morning america. Today is a centennial new york city veterans day parade. For 100 years, americans of come together on this day to honor americas veterans and their families. On veterans day, we start the conversation with thank you for your service. We continue the conversation with a friendly how can i help . How are you doing . Tell me about yourself. Today is not about charity, its about honoring the best and brightest talent has to offer. Veterans have a Proven Ability to lead. We are highly trained and skilled workers. We know how to collaborate with our peers and deliver positive outcomes. As chairman of the United War Veterans Council and the producer of today centennial parade, i welcome you. They say freedom is not free, well it is not. 80s hard to achieve and its even harder to maintain. Today, youaudience know this ....
Problematic for v. A. , reports of this dr. In West Virginia who killed may have killed 13 patients. A patient who was covered in and bytes before he passed away. A couple of bad headlines. We wanted to sit down to sorta find out where the secretary is and he said there are still some warts, some problems on the v. A. , but hes on the standing now that its much different than two years ago, much better, a much better path towards being friendly, giving veterans the service they need. Capitol hill is a little different depending on who youre talking to. Some folks are excited how this is rolled out, some are still worried about the issues of privatization, just how much its being pushed out. The v. A. Is a massive agency and a lot of people dont realize how much of the federal budget it is. The budget they asked for in fiscal 2020 is 220 billion, larger than any of the individual military services. It bears watching and its one wher ....
For us. Now, it is our duty to serve and protect them every single day of our lives. It is truly an honor to come back to new york city right here at Madison Square park to be the first president ever to attend americas parade. [cheers and applause] pres. Trump to every veteran with us, to the thousands fifthing to march on avenue, it will be something, and to the 18 million veterans across our country, the first lady and i have come to express the everlasting love and loyalty of 327 million americans. I want to recognize the department of Veterans Affairs deputy secretary james byrne for joining us. Thank you, james. Thank you, james. [applause] great job. Pleased to report that our administration and all of the work weve done, the veteran satisfaction with the v. A. Is it is at 90 , the highest rate ever recorded in the history of this particular program, and that is awfu ....
At a veterans day ceremony and parade in new york city. Pres. Trump thank you very much, stanley, and thank you for your tremendous support of this wonderful parade. Today, we come together as one nation to salute the veterans of the United States armed forces, the greatest warriors to ever walk the face of the earth. Our veterans risked everything for us. Now, it is our duty to serve and protect them every single day of our lives. It is truly an honor to come back to new york city right here at Madison Square park to be the first president ever to attend americas parade. [cheers and applause] pres. Trump to every veteran with us, to the thousands preparing to march on fifth avenue, it will be something, and to the 18 million veterans across our country, the first lady and i have come to express the everlasting love and loyalty of 327 million americans. I want to recognize the ....