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... close to enemy fire,
Major Jenkins proceeded
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to carry his severely
wounded fellow Marine
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all while calling in fire on the enemy.
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He then climbed down the mountain
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for six hours until they reached
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an area where extraction
could be attempted.
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His courage, unwavering leadership
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and creative initiative
saved many lives that day.
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Major Jenkins has brought great credit
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upon himself and upheld
the highest traditions
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of the Marines.
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Because of your heroic actions,
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ten marines are alive today,
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and two fallen American
heroes came home.
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God bless you, Major Brad Jenkins.
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God bless our marines
and all those who serve.
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Semper fi.
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The President of the United States,
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in the name of Congress,
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takes pleasure in presenting
the Medal of Honor
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to retired Major Brad Jenkins,
United States Marine Corps,
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for conspicuous gallantry
and intrepidity
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at the risk of his life above
and beyond the call of duty.
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Oorah!
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I hope I didn't talk too long.
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I noticed some kids
squirming up front.
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Well, they must be mine.
They're hard to impress.
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Your first Medal of Honor ceremony
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was every bit as exciting
as I imagined.
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Good.
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It's a lot of protocol,
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and I didn't want to miss anything.
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Oh, you didn't.
And the picnic and the games
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for the honorees and their
families will be less stressful.
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Well, that's something
fun to look forward to.
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And, so happens,
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I have a very steady hand
when it comes to an egg race.
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Mm. Well, I'll have
to be a cheerleader.
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I saw that. What happened?
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I got kicked during
a Krav Maga sparring match.
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I thought you stopped
seeing the Israeli guy.
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Oh, he's gone,
but the Krav Maga stuck around.
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Ha.
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- And just as a reminder,
I won't be available
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this afternoon.
I have to go to something
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I'm not allowed to discuss with you.
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Ah. Well, good to know.
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And good luck with the thing
I know nothing about.
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Dr. Henry McCord, just the man
I've been looking for.
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Major Jenkins.
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May I say congratulations,
and I would like to add oorah.
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Yut!
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This is my chief of staff,
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Captain Evan Moore.
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- It is a privilege, Major.
- Would've been a damn fine marine,
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but Army won that battle.
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- Afghanistan, Captain?
- Three deploys to Iraq.
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2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry.
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On the fourth tour, I, uh,
met the IED that ended
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that part of my career.
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Well, I hope the V.A.
came through for you,
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unlike some of the veterans
I work with.
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Well, let me just say
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it's been a privilege getting to
work with Dr. McCord on getting
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the V.A. Mental Health
Modernization Bill passed.
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Ah, yes.
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Modernizing the V.A.
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I.T. infrastructure,
expanding and improving
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programs to end homelessness.
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- This bill's way overdue.
- Couldn't agree more.
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I work with newly returned vets,
and I can tell you,
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some of the red tape
and computer glitches
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at the V.A. can be demoralizing.
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I'm afraid I've, uh, cracked
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some of the plaster
at the administrative offices
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trying to explain that to them.
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It's not the V.A.'s fault.
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They're understaffed and underfunded.
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Congress needs to do their job.
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So, if there's anything I can do...
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Hell, I'll even do
public service announcements
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wearing my medal
if it'll help pass this bill.
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I suppose I don't have to tell
you this, Major, but be careful
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what you volunteer for,
and I have a witness.
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Oh, with mean follow-through.
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- Try me.
- How would you feel
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about addressing the Senate
Veterans' Affairs Committee
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this afternoon?
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I was scheduled to speak,
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but I think you're the guy
they really need to hear from.
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Let me at 'em.
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I will, uh, notify the committee.
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Hey.
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Have you been sitting here all day?
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Not doing your dishes?
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Oh, well, the day's not over.
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I will wash them, Mom.
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If I were Mom, I'd wash them for you.
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You need to get out of this apartment.
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Clear your mind.
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Did you call Stevie?
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No. I'm a little preoccupied
with becoming a U.S. citizen.
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You know, they don't
make this stuff easy.
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Listen to this.
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"The Federalist Papers
supported the passage
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"of the U.S. Constitution.
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- Name one of the authors."
- Wow.
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After you learn that,
are you going to call Stevie?
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Look, I-I have three goals
while I'm here:
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to become a U.S. citizen,
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to get a job, and to-to spend
some time with my sister.
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You forgot suffer,
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because deep down,
you want to call Stevie,
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but you don't.
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It's just so... Russian.
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I'm-I'm not so sure
she wants to hear from me.
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If only there was a way to find out.
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Ah, but then you'd have to give up
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this tortured state and...
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really find out how she feels.
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Well, you're right about one thing.
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Should have done my dishes.
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Ms. Grant, did you ever travel to Iran
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as press secretary
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to then Secretary of State
Elizabeth McCord?
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No.
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But I did meet the Iranian delegation
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when they came here for
the signing of the treaty.
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Can you tell me if you got
to know any Iranian nationals
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- during their time here?
- Yes.
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Because of my work, I dealt mostly
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with the Iranian reporters
who were here for the signing,
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but I haven't really kept
in touch with any of them.
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Surely some of them reached out to you
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after they returned to Iran?
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Just a few "nice to meet you" e-mails.
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Ms. Grant, why don't you
tell us about the night
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you were arrested
for assaulting a man in a bar.
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Okay. Fine.
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The campaign had just finished
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an exhausting bus tour
through New England.
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Oh, I got one. I got one.
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"Secretary McCord,
looking pale and drawn,
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took to the stage this afternoon."
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Yeah, translation: the woman candidate
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walked off her bus after a nap
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- and didn't refresh her makeup. Please.
- Mm-hmm.
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Or how about the question
TV news anchors love to ask:
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- Is she tough enough?
- Is she tough enough?
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I don't... This is what
I don't understand.
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She's a former CIA operative
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who survived a bombing and
an attempted coup in Iran.
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- Mm-hmm.
- Meanwhile, most members of Congress
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can't even mow their lawn.
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Why don't they just come
out with it and say,
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"Why can't we go back to
the good old days when women
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"and cattle could be used as currency
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and then burned as witches
when they got too saucy?"
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Not the cattle,
unless it's barbecue sauce.
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Oh, that's too dark for
you tadpoles? Okay, I'm out.
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- See you tomorrow. Early.
- Good night.
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- Bye.
- Yeah, yeah.
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Nina was working
at the State Department
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and wasn't a part of the campaign.
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Oh, she's here.
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But since we were in town,
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we invited her
to join us out for a drink.
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How about the-the
reporter the other day
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who was talking about the "tidiness"
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- of the, uh, campaign bus.
- Where you going, sweetheart?
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Who you here to see?
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- Me? Let me buy you a drink.
- Sorry? Oh.
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No, I'm not here to see you.
I see my friends, actually.
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- Hi.
- Hey, wait a second. Those glasses...
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Cleanliness of a male
candidate's campaign bus?
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And it really wasn't even that tidy.
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- We all remember the smell.
- Nina.
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Those glasses really bring
out the color of your eyes.
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- Hi!
- Glad you could make it.
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- Oh, no, no. Hey, hey.
- Ready for a drink?
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- It's okay. I got it.
- Uh, maybe later.
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- She's here to meet us.
- Yeah.
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Oh, I get it.
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Hey, I'm cool with that,
if I can watch.
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- Okay. Bye.
- Oh, no, no, no. Sorry.
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Good night.
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Hey, you're both... I mean,
you're both really hot.
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- Bye. Ew.
- Oh, come on!
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Stop being bitches about it.
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- Oh, my God.
- Hey.
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I'm talking to you!
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You see that? Geez.
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Help!
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- See if he's all right.
- Someone call 911!
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- It's all right, we got him.
- Someone call the police!
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- Oh!
- It was a reflex.
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I had been studying Krav
Maga, and they train you
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to react to being grabbed
from behind, which I was.
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Of course, the police
and an ambulance came.
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The paramedics
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refused to take the guy,
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but the police brought
me in for questioning
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because there was a lot of blood.
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And screaming.
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I think we're done for this session.
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Resume tomorrow, same time.
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Is it, uh, too much to wear the medal?
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No, no.
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Not many of these guys
have seen combat,
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so it might help to get
their full attention.
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Lorraine.
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Dr. Henry McCord and
Major Brad Jenkins here
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to give their testimony
before the committee.
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Oh. Dr. McCord, I called your office,
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but you had already left.
I'm so sorry.
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The committee adjourned for the day.
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What? Nobody called my cell.
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Typical.
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We confirmed with
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Senator Peoples' office
less than an hour ago.
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- I'm just so sorry.
- Okay.
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Thank you. Uh, Brad, I will get
to the bottom of this.
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This is dirty politics, Henry.
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It could well be.
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This is how vets are treated
every day in this country.
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All this "thank you
for your service" crap.
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I'd trade every superficial platitude
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for just one minute of evidence
that somebody somewhere cares.
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But you know what? They don't.
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You guys are vets.
You know it's the truth.
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I understand how you feel.
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I'm sick of that one, too.
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Call me when somebody around here
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gets serious about doing something.
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Sir, Dr. Henry McCord
would like a word.
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Dr. McCord.
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Thank you, Alma.
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Senator, you owe me an explanation.
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I requested to bring a war hero
before your committee.
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What the hell happened?
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Look, I'm sorry. I really am.
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- I called your office...
- No, I don't want to hear
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about scheduling conflicts.
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Just tell me the truth.
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You're right. You're entitled to that.
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I was advised to cancel
Major Jenkins' appearance
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by someone at the White House.
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The White House?
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Who?
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Vice President Morejon.
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Go! Go, go, go!
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- Molly, where'd you come from?
- Back there.
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Go, Molly!
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- I am really good at this, you know that?
- Me, too.
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Wait, whoa, whoa! Molly!
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I thought I was gonna
win. You smoked me.
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Second place is pretty good.
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Thank you, Molly.
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That was cute.
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- What do you really mean?
- Pointless.
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- Ah.
- You have a veteran's bill to pass,
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this lawn is literally crawling
with decorated heroes
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and their kids, and the press
is nowhere to be found.
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This is not about the press, Mike.
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I'm sorry, I can't...
I can't hear you,
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like I can't hear a tree
falling in the woods
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because there's
no photographer or anyone.
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So no one's gonna be able
to help the tree
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when the Veterans'
Affairs Committee...
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- Just... you know I'm right. Just...
- Oh!
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- Popcorn.
- Don't...
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- Have a good time, Mike.
- Don't bring popcorn.
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Could you just hold that? Thanks.
275
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Look! Look at this! It's for nothing.
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It's all for nothing!
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Right? No one... no one saw.
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No one saw.
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Hey, Russell.
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I'm having a hot dog.
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I don't care if it kills me.
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Hear what happened
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at the Veterans' Affairs
Committee meeting?
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Just that Brad Jenkins was gonna
take your speaking slot,
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address the committee.
286
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Senator Peoples cancelled it.
287
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I confronted him and he told me
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that the vice president told him
not to let Major Jenkins speak.
289
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Thanks. Look, I know that
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Elizabeth and Carlos
have an agreement.
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He doesn't have to fall in line
with every policy she supports.
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But he's not supposed
to publicly oppose her, either.
293
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Well, I got to tell you, Henry,
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technically, Carlos did this
behind the scenes, not publicly.
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You're honestly gonna tell me
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that this in the spirit
of the arrangement?
297
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I don't know what the hell
this arrangement is.
298
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It's never been done before,
299
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so it's still being... arranged.
300
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I'm gonna talk to the vice president.
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Major Jenkins should be heard.
302
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And it will help the bill.
303
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Much like eating this hot dog,
I think that's a bad idea.
304
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Talking to the vice president
risks angering him enough
305
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to go public
with his views on the bill.
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Then add to that this ridiculous
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Senate Intelligence investigation.
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The next thing you know,
everyone will be saying
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we're a White House in chaos.
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Now I don't even want this hot dog.
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Hey, hey, hey, check
it out. Look, look, look.
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- Check it out. If we get this one
- Whoa.
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we can make a main
dish on the one burner
314
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and still be able to heat up
a side on the other one, huh?
315
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Main dish? Side dish?
316
00:12:29,954 --> 00:12:30,855
- Are you the same man - Yeah.
317
00:12:30,856 --> 00:12:34,041
who wanted to buy the
Avenging Angel Survival Kit?
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All right, look, I'm...
I'm a very complicated,
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yet simple camper, see?
320
00:12:37,669 --> 00:12:40,715
You sound like you are a
camper who doesn't camp.
321
00:12:40,739 --> 00:12:42,516
OMG. You're Stevie McCord.
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I love your mom. My whole family does.
323
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I do, too.
324
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Can I take a selfie with you?
325
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My parents will literally die.
326
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They both campaigned for her.
327
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Of course. Let's do it.
328
00:12:54,319 --> 00:12:56,230
Tell your mom hi for me.
329
00:12:56,254 --> 00:12:57,865
Do you mind if I post this?
330
00:12:57,889 --> 00:12:59,934
Oh, no. Not at all. Go for it, yeah.
331
00:12:59,958 --> 00:13:02,169
- Bye.
- Thanks for asking. Bye.
332
00:13:02,193 --> 00:13:04,505
Hey, got to have it, right?
333
00:13:04,529 --> 00:13:06,941
Yes. What is it?
334
00:13:06,965 --> 00:13:08,409
Though Senator Peoples and I share
335
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the same party affiliation,
336
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I would never interfere
with how he runs his committee.
337
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I mean, I did share
with him my feeling that
338
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we should delay the markup
and consideration of the bill
339
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until the merits of vets choosing
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their own health care specialist
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outside the V.A. system
is fully explained.
342
00:13:24,215 --> 00:13:26,260
Brad Jenkins is in
the trenches every day
343
00:13:26,284 --> 00:13:28,262
- dealing with service members who...
- Henry, I'm sorry.
344
00:13:28,286 --> 00:13:30,798
I think what we need
here is rational debate,
345
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not grandstanding
with a Medal of Honor recipient.
346
00:13:33,358 --> 00:13:35,036
Come on. This is a guy, who,
347
00:13:35,060 --> 00:13:37,438
in addition to his
real-world knowledge,
348
00:13:37,462 --> 00:13:40,207
uh, is well-versed in public policy.
349
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And I mean no disrespect to the major.
350
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I'm-I'm just saying, I believe
351
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that those that have sacrificed
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for our freedom deserve
to have the freedom themselves
353
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to choose how and where
they get their care.
354
00:13:52,911 --> 00:13:55,022
Privatization is cheaper, right?
355
00:13:55,046 --> 00:13:56,190
Is that what this is about?
356
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It's part of every bill,
as it should be.
357
00:13:58,683 --> 00:14:00,962
Look, the president's ESI bill
did not turn out
358
00:14:00,986 --> 00:14:02,997
to be revenue neutral as promised.
359
00:14:03,021 --> 00:14:04,365
We cannot have that again.
360
00:14:04,389 --> 00:14:06,367
I mean no disrespect
to the major or to you.
361
00:14:06,391 --> 00:14:08,402
I have my reservations about the bill.
362
00:14:08,426 --> 00:14:10,004
Elizabeth knows about it.
363
00:14:10,028 --> 00:14:12,273
Elizabeth didn't bring
an expert to a committee
364
00:14:12,297 --> 00:14:14,909
only to have the door
shut in her face.
365
00:14:14,933 --> 00:14:16,811
I'm sorry it felt that way.
366
00:14:16,835 --> 00:14:18,485
It was not intended.
367
00:14:20,171 --> 00:14:22,650
Okay, now, bear spray... that
seems like a no-brainer, right?
368
00:14:22,674 --> 00:14:24,652
- Mm-hmm.
- Unless you prefer the bear bell.
369
00:14:24,676 --> 00:14:27,388
Oh, yeah.
370
00:14:27,412 --> 00:14:30,358
And... if you hate birds,
371
00:14:30,382 --> 00:14:31,726
there is bird repellent.
372
00:14:31,750 --> 00:14:33,561
What?
373
00:14:33,585 --> 00:14:34,895
Wow.
374
00:14:34,919 --> 00:14:36,297
There's also not camping.
375
00:14:36,321 --> 00:14:37,765
Just another option.
376
00:14:37,789 --> 00:14:39,033
Uh, no, not an option.
377
00:14:39,057 --> 00:14:40,034
We are committed to this.
378
00:14:40,058 --> 00:14:41,335
I'm just saying. Geez.
379
00:14:41,359 --> 00:14:44,238
You know, why go camping
if you hate birds?
380
00:14:44,262 --> 00:14:46,040
Okay, let's just get into
381
00:14:46,064 --> 00:14:47,842
the, uh, camping mind frame.
382
00:14:47,866 --> 00:14:49,416
- All right, let's pick...
- Stevie?
383
00:14:50,535 --> 00:14:52,947
I-I am Talia, Dmitri's sister?
384
00:14:52,971 --> 00:14:54,949
Oh, my God.
385
00:14:54,973 --> 00:14:57,124
Sorry. One second.
386
00:14:58,043 --> 00:15:00,287
I can't believe we have never met.
387
00:15:00,311 --> 00:15:01,889
- Me too.
- I've seen pictures of you.
388
00:15:01,913 --> 00:15:03,691
- Me too.
- Wow.
389
00:15:03,715 --> 00:15:05,659
Uh, how funny to run into you.
390
00:15:05,683 --> 00:15:07,228
- Yeah.
- I just came in to get a flashlight.
391
00:15:07,252 --> 00:15:09,997
Oh, well, they have
a mind-boggling variety.
392
00:15:10,021 --> 00:15:12,366
Um... how's Dmitri?
393
00:15:12,390 --> 00:15:13,968
He's fine.
394
00:15:13,992 --> 00:15:15,736
Good. Listen,
395
00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,739
um, I can't believe how lucky this is.
396
00:15:18,763 --> 00:15:22,076
Uh, I've been invited
to attend a roundtable
397
00:15:22,100 --> 00:15:24,779
of hospital executives
and health care workers
398
00:15:24,803 --> 00:15:27,415
to discuss health services
for poor communities.
399
00:15:27,439 --> 00:15:28,340
Oh, wow.
400
00:15:28,364 --> 00:15:31,085
- I know you work for
a human rights group.
401
00:15:31,109 --> 00:15:33,054
I bet you have some insights.
402
00:15:33,078 --> 00:15:35,423
Yeah, actually, we are working
on a program right now
403
00:15:35,447 --> 00:15:38,159
that is geared toward
mothers without insurance.
404
00:15:38,183 --> 00:15:40,127
Oh. My God.
405
00:15:40,151 --> 00:15:42,563
That's exactly the kind of
thing we're trying to improve.
406
00:15:42,587 --> 00:15:46,267
I hate to be pushy, but
the roundtable is tomorrow.
407
00:15:46,291 --> 00:15:50,671
Any chance we can have a drink
or coffee this evening?
408
00:15:50,695 --> 00:15:53,441
Uh, just a half an hour
or so would be incredible.
409
00:15:53,465 --> 00:15:56,043
Uh, yeah. Yeah, I can do that.
410
00:15:56,067 --> 00:15:59,080
Um, here. Just, if you give me
411
00:15:59,104 --> 00:16:01,515
your number, I'll text you later.
412
00:16:06,144 --> 00:16:07,455
Resuming the testimony
413
00:16:07,479 --> 00:16:09,156
of Daisy Grant.
414
00:16:09,180 --> 00:16:11,125
Can you tell us,
Ms. Grant, why no charges
415
00:16:11,149 --> 00:16:13,160
were filed against you
even though you were taken
416
00:16:13,184 --> 00:16:14,762
to the police station
for that purpose?
417
00:16:14,786 --> 00:16:16,464
Because I was cleared of wrongdoing,
418
00:16:16,488 --> 00:16:18,999
which the police determined
after they were given a video
419
00:16:19,023 --> 00:16:20,701
taken by a patron at the bar.
420
00:16:20,725 --> 00:16:23,037
I have the police report
here, and it states
421
00:16:23,061 --> 00:16:24,438
that you informed the police
422
00:16:24,462 --> 00:16:26,040
that you worked for Secretary McCord.
423
00:16:26,064 --> 00:16:29,844
So really that's... that's
why the police let you go.
424
00:16:29,868 --> 00:16:32,480
The term for it is "color of office."
425
00:16:32,504 --> 00:16:34,482
You abused your position.
426
00:16:34,506 --> 00:16:37,751
Okay, that...
that is not what happened.
427
00:16:37,775 --> 00:16:40,955
And what is your occupation?
428
00:16:40,979 --> 00:16:42,723
I'm a press secretary.
429
00:16:42,747 --> 00:16:45,092
What is the address
of your place of employment?
430
00:16:45,116 --> 00:16:46,560
No, it's actually a bus.
431
00:16:46,584 --> 00:16:47,895
I'm mostly on the road.
432
00:16:47,919 --> 00:16:49,463
Who is your employer, Ms. Grant?
433
00:16:49,487 --> 00:16:51,465
Is this necessary information?
434
00:16:51,489 --> 00:16:52,566
I mean, my employer wasn't involved.
435
00:16:52,590 --> 00:16:53,734
Why do you need to know?
436
00:16:53,758 --> 00:16:54,969
You just assaulted
437
00:16:54,993 --> 00:16:57,238
and inflicted injury
on a man in a bar.
438
00:16:57,262 --> 00:16:59,473
It might be in
your best interest to cooperate
439
00:16:59,497 --> 00:17:01,648
with the police, ma'am.
440
00:17:03,868 --> 00:17:06,413
I'm the press secretary
for Elizabeth McCord
441
00:17:06,437 --> 00:17:08,182
and her presidential campaign.
442
00:17:08,206 --> 00:17:10,751
But I still don't see what
this has to do with anything.
443
00:17:10,775 --> 00:17:12,793
I got to fill out
these forms, Ms. Grant.
444
00:17:15,513 --> 00:17:18,259
Senator, no color of office existed.
445
00:17:18,283 --> 00:17:21,996
Elizabeth McCord was
no longer secretary of state
446
00:17:22,020 --> 00:17:23,564
and had not been elected president.
447
00:17:23,588 --> 00:17:25,065
And Ms. Grant was no longer
448
00:17:25,089 --> 00:17:26,100
a federal employee.
449
00:17:35,266 --> 00:17:37,745
I think we will end this session here.
450
00:17:37,769 --> 00:17:39,780
Thank you both. You are excused.
451
00:18:04,462 --> 00:18:06,613
Wha...
452
00:18:15,021 --> 00:18:18,674
It... It's fine. He's, um, a friend.
453
00:18:21,861 --> 00:18:23,839
Hi. I...
454
00:18:23,863 --> 00:18:25,808
I can't believe that you're here.
455
00:18:25,832 --> 00:18:27,877
Um, Talia didn't tell me
456
00:18:27,901 --> 00:18:29,345
- that you were...
- That she was setting us up?
457
00:18:29,369 --> 00:18:31,280
- Yeah.
- Uh, yeah, she told me to meet her here
458
00:18:31,304 --> 00:18:33,816
so that I could, uh,
approve a new guy she's dating.
459
00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:37,620
Mm. She knew how to get you here.
460
00:18:37,644 --> 00:18:40,022
Uh, my sister watches
too many romcoms.
461
00:18:42,415 --> 00:18:44,966
Sit, please. Sit down. Sit.
462
00:18:48,488 --> 00:18:50,399
How long have you been back?
463
00:18:50,423 --> 00:18:53,068
Uh... a couple of weeks.
464
00:18:53,092 --> 00:18:56,238
Um, because of the treaty,
it's now safe for me.
465
00:18:56,262 --> 00:18:58,607
- Oh.
- But I'm not really here for good.
466
00:18:58,631 --> 00:19:01,343
I'm just, uh, I'm studying
to become a citizen.
467
00:19:01,367 --> 00:19:03,546
Um, I'm staying with my sister.
468
00:19:03,570 --> 00:19:05,414
- Mm-hmm.
- And I may kill her after this,
469
00:19:05,438 --> 00:19:07,956
so that... that might interfere
with the process.
470
00:19:09,108 --> 00:19:11,220
So, she was coming
471
00:19:11,244 --> 00:19:14,763
to the camping store to find... me?
472
00:19:15,615 --> 00:19:17,526
I'm sorry. Uh...
473
00:19:17,550 --> 00:19:19,228
She probably stalked
you on social media.
474
00:19:19,252 --> 00:19:22,270
Uh... a good spy.
475
00:19:23,122 --> 00:19:25,134
Runs in the family.
476
00:19:25,158 --> 00:19:28,376
So... was I gonna hear from you?
477
00:19:30,263 --> 00:19:31,674
I-I wasn't sure.
478
00:19:31,698 --> 00:19:35,016
Uh... I-I knew
you were seeing someone.
479
00:19:36,936 --> 00:19:38,614
I might occasionally
look at your Instagram.
480
00:19:38,638 --> 00:19:39,949
Right.
481
00:19:39,973 --> 00:19:43,852
Yeah. I mean,
that's-that's... allowed.
482
00:19:43,876 --> 00:19:46,055
Um...
483
00:19:46,079 --> 00:19:48,223
What about you? Are you...
484
00:19:48,247 --> 00:19:49,425
seeing anyone?
485
00:19:49,449 --> 00:19:51,026
Are you kidding?
486
00:19:51,050 --> 00:19:52,561
You wouldn't believe
the big social scene
487
00:19:52,585 --> 00:19:54,730
at the-at the
listening station in Alaska.
488
00:19:54,754 --> 00:19:57,132
Mm-hmm. Yeah, yeah, uh,
sometimes the parties...
489
00:19:57,156 --> 00:20:00,035
They lasted all night,
which gets crazy in the winter,
490
00:20:00,059 --> 00:20:02,511
because night lasts all day.
491
00:20:03,896 --> 00:20:06,475
- So... no?
- No.
492
00:20:06,499 --> 00:20:08,577
Okay.
493
00:20:08,601 --> 00:20:12,454
You-You've been seeing
this guy a long time?
494
00:20:13,306 --> 00:20:15,284
No, not very long. Um...
495
00:20:15,308 --> 00:20:17,920
Yeah, we're going...
496
00:20:17,944 --> 00:20:20,289
camping this weekend
497
00:20:20,313 --> 00:20:22,458
at Shenandoah National Park.
498
00:20:22,482 --> 00:20:25,461
So if we survive that, I guess it's...
499
00:20:25,485 --> 00:20:27,463
it's officially a relationship.
500
00:20:29,022 --> 00:20:30,799
Sounds like fun.
501
00:20:30,823 --> 00:20:32,935
- Mm-hmm.
- But if you see
502
00:20:32,959 --> 00:20:34,803
a bear, just don't
look him in the eye.
503
00:20:34,827 --> 00:20:36,978
Or do. I can't remember.
504
00:20:37,830 --> 00:20:39,241
Uh, well, we have a bear bell.
505
00:20:39,265 --> 00:20:40,576
A bear... horn? Bell...
506
00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:41,777
- Yeah.
- No, I'm not sure.
507
00:20:41,801 --> 00:20:43,712
- Just don't see a bear. That...
- Yeah, that's...
508
00:20:43,736 --> 00:20:45,080
Might be better.
509
00:20:45,104 --> 00:20:47,316
It's great advice. Great advice.
510
00:20:47,340 --> 00:20:49,818
Were you on
511
00:20:49,842 --> 00:20:51,286
with Brad Jenkins that whole time?
512
00:20:51,310 --> 00:20:52,521
Yeah.
513
00:20:52,545 --> 00:20:53,756
To say he's really passionate
514
00:20:53,780 --> 00:20:56,291
about the V.A. bill
is an understatement.
515
00:20:56,315 --> 00:20:58,661
Well, now you're here, I need you.
516
00:20:58,685 --> 00:21:00,929
I like the sound of that.
517
00:21:00,953 --> 00:21:03,832
Will you do that thing
you do to my shoulders?
518
00:21:03,856 --> 00:21:05,834
- It's...
- Oh.
519
00:21:05,858 --> 00:21:07,870
Well, don't look so disappointed.
520
00:21:09,362 --> 00:21:11,440
Magic shoulder rubs have been known
521
00:21:11,464 --> 00:21:14,309
to lead to better things.
522
00:21:14,333 --> 00:21:15,844
I serve at the pleasure.
523
00:21:15,868 --> 00:21:18,313
Oh!
524
00:21:18,337 --> 00:21:20,449
- So...
- Mm.
525
00:21:20,473 --> 00:21:22,818
Brad gave me his numbers...
526
00:21:22,842 --> 00:21:25,854
87, 12 and ten.
527
00:21:25,878 --> 00:21:28,157
That's 87 enemy combatants killed
528
00:21:28,181 --> 00:21:31,193
and the collaterals...
12 women, ten children.
529
00:21:31,217 --> 00:21:32,194
Oh.
530
00:21:32,218 --> 00:21:34,569
He has to live with that every day.
531
00:21:36,122 --> 00:21:38,033
Well, you know something about that.
532
00:21:38,057 --> 00:21:40,202
Well, yeah, I was dropping bombs,
533
00:21:40,226 --> 00:21:42,938
but I wasn't there on the ground.
534
00:21:42,962 --> 00:21:46,542
So, I have an understanding
of Brad's passion
535
00:21:46,566 --> 00:21:48,410
for this modernization bill,
536
00:21:48,434 --> 00:21:49,812
and it makes me even angrier at Carlos
537
00:21:49,836 --> 00:21:51,847
for not letting him talk
to the committee.
538
00:21:51,871 --> 00:21:53,048
I'm sorry about Carlos.
539
00:21:53,072 --> 00:21:55,050
But you know my deal with him.
540
00:21:55,074 --> 00:21:57,219
- He gets to have his own voice.
- Yeah, but it was embarrassing.
541
00:21:57,243 --> 00:21:59,688
Brad was clearly humiliated.
542
00:21:59,712 --> 00:22:01,156
Well, look,
543
00:22:01,180 --> 00:22:02,891
with or without Carlos,
544
00:22:02,915 --> 00:22:04,693
we're gonna figure out
a way to get this bill
545
00:22:04,717 --> 00:22:06,195
over the finish line.
546
00:22:06,219 --> 00:22:08,236
Over to the left.
547
00:22:09,122 --> 00:22:10,872
I thought we had the left.
548
00:22:12,225 --> 00:22:13,368
No.
549
00:22:13,392 --> 00:22:15,370
- You, over to the left.
- Oh, oh.
550
00:22:15,394 --> 00:22:16,371
That's... Yeah.
551
00:22:16,395 --> 00:22:17,372
How's that?
552
00:22:17,396 --> 00:22:19,374
So good.
553
00:22:19,398 --> 00:22:23,078
I'm actually having lunch with
Senator Peoples of Kentucky.
554
00:22:23,102 --> 00:22:24,480
I can't believe
555
00:22:24,504 --> 00:22:25,914
that guy's chairman of
the Veterans' Affairs Committee.
556
00:22:25,938 --> 00:22:27,916
- But good. Great.
- Yeah.
557
00:22:27,940 --> 00:22:30,586
I think he just needs
a little... shove
558
00:22:30,610 --> 00:22:32,187
to get the bill out of committee.
559
00:22:32,211 --> 00:22:33,188
He sure does.
560
00:22:33,212 --> 00:22:35,057
Yeah.
561
00:22:35,081 --> 00:22:37,192
- Babe.
- Oh.
562
00:22:37,216 --> 00:22:39,328
I've got a meeting tomorrow with Brad
563
00:22:39,352 --> 00:22:41,396
and a couple other veteran activists
564
00:22:41,420 --> 00:22:43,232
to go over the media
campaign for the bill.
565
00:22:43,256 --> 00:22:44,633
I got to go write down some thoughts.
566
00:22:44,657 --> 00:22:45,834
Okay. Will you come back?
567
00:22:45,858 --> 00:22:47,636
Always.
568
00:22:48,661 --> 00:22:50,806
Hey. Sorry.
569
00:22:50,830 --> 00:22:52,608
Uh, am I interrupting something?
570
00:22:52,632 --> 00:22:54,081
- I can...
- No, no, no.
571
00:22:54,082 --> 00:22:55,730
I just came to borrow
your hiking boots.
572
00:22:55,731 --> 00:22:58,210
It's the only thing that,
uh, I forgot to get
573
00:22:58,234 --> 00:22:59,478
- on my list.
- Hiking?
574
00:22:59,502 --> 00:23:01,046
Griffin and I are going
camping this weekend.
575
00:23:01,070 --> 00:23:02,714
It's, like, a whole ordeal.
576
00:23:02,738 --> 00:23:04,716
It would actually just be
cheaper at this point
577
00:23:04,740 --> 00:23:06,819
to check into a Four Seasons.
578
00:23:06,843 --> 00:23:09,294
Um, hey, did you guys know
that Dmitri was back in town?
579
00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,126
Well, I-I knew he
was free to leave his post,
580
00:23:14,150 --> 00:23:15,327
but I didn't know he was here.
581
00:23:15,351 --> 00:23:16,328
Yeah.
582
00:23:16,352 --> 00:23:17,329
I ran into him.
583
00:23:17,353 --> 00:23:18,597
Uh, it's a long story.
584
00:23:18,621 --> 00:23:20,499
But he's doing well.
585
00:23:20,523 --> 00:23:22,835
- Well, that's good.
- Yeah. No,
586
00:23:22,859 --> 00:23:25,037
you should've seen me and
Griffin at this camping store.
587
00:23:25,061 --> 00:23:26,572
It was like...
588
00:23:26,596 --> 00:23:29,241
I mean, we were totally clueless,
589
00:23:29,265 --> 00:23:30,242
and there's so much weird stuff.
590
00:23:30,266 --> 00:23:31,243
I mean, it was hilarious.
591
00:23:31,267 --> 00:23:32,845
There was this-this thing.
592
00:23:32,869 --> 00:23:36,682
It was called
a-a personal cooling system.
593
00:23:36,706 --> 00:23:37,916
Right?
594
00:23:37,940 --> 00:23:39,318
What is that?
595
00:23:39,342 --> 00:23:41,820
I mean, it's a good thing that
my Secret Service agents
596
00:23:41,844 --> 00:23:43,355
have, like, camping experience,
597
00:23:43,379 --> 00:23:45,324
'cause there's now an excellent chance
598
00:23:45,348 --> 00:23:46,658
that we will actually survive.
599
00:23:46,682 --> 00:23:47,993
That's always nice to hear.
600
00:23:48,017 --> 00:23:49,127
Yeah.
601
00:23:49,151 --> 00:23:50,902
Okay.
602
00:23:51,787 --> 00:23:52,764
- Stevie?
- Yeah.
603
00:23:52,788 --> 00:23:54,166
Boots?
604
00:23:54,190 --> 00:23:55,167
What?
605
00:23:55,191 --> 00:23:56,702
Hiking boots?
606
00:23:56,726 --> 00:23:59,104
Oh. Yeah. Where are they?
607
00:23:59,128 --> 00:24:00,973
Out in that hall closet.
608
00:24:00,997 --> 00:24:02,140
Thanks.
609
00:24:04,500 --> 00:24:06,645
Is it just me
610
00:24:06,669 --> 00:24:09,988
or do you think
she was overselling a bit?
611
00:24:11,474 --> 00:24:14,920
I think we're gonna
try not to think about it.
612
00:24:16,445 --> 00:24:18,690
Good luck with that.
613
00:24:18,714 --> 00:24:21,693
Conveniently, as if it were planned,
614
00:24:21,717 --> 00:24:25,030
your lunch with Senator Peoples
cannot extend past 12:45,
615
00:24:25,054 --> 00:24:26,798
because, at 1:00, you have
616
00:24:26,822 --> 00:24:30,502
a photo op with Scotland's
champion Highland fling dancers.
617
00:24:30,526 --> 00:24:34,239
Saved by a prior
fling dancing commitment.
618
00:24:34,263 --> 00:24:35,707
- Yes.
- You're a genius. Hello!
619
00:24:35,731 --> 00:24:37,409
Senator Peoples, right on time.
620
00:24:37,433 --> 00:24:38,877
Well, I'd be a fool to be late
621
00:24:38,901 --> 00:24:40,345
for a date
with the commander in chief.
622
00:24:40,369 --> 00:24:43,682
And to celebrate, I brought
along a bottle of Blue Lid.
623
00:24:43,706 --> 00:24:45,751
My family's been making it
since the Prohibition.
624
00:24:45,775 --> 00:24:47,219
Well, considering where you're from,
625
00:24:47,243 --> 00:24:49,354
I'm... thinking bourbon?
A worthy guess,
626
00:24:49,378 --> 00:24:50,856
but incorrect.
627
00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:51,990
It's a stout ale.
628
00:24:52,014 --> 00:24:53,158
But we do have some lovely
629
00:24:53,182 --> 00:24:54,359
parting gifts for the president.
630
00:24:54,383 --> 00:24:56,293
Would you care to tell
her about them, Blake?
631
00:24:57,186 --> 00:24:59,565
- I don't understa...
- The senator is pretending
632
00:24:59,589 --> 00:25:01,339
we're in a game show.
633
00:25:03,225 --> 00:25:06,104
Let's you and me go have some Blue Lid
634
00:25:06,128 --> 00:25:07,539
and quinoa cakes, shall we?
635
00:25:07,563 --> 00:25:08,640
Yes. I'll alert you at 12:45.
636
00:25:08,664 --> 00:25:09,814
- Thank you.
- Yes.
637
00:25:11,167 --> 00:25:13,178
In the beginning, my grandpa
used to strain the ale
638
00:25:13,202 --> 00:25:15,280
through an old pair of blue jeans.
639
00:25:15,304 --> 00:25:17,115
That's where the color
and the name comes from.
640
00:25:17,139 --> 00:25:18,650
I'm guessing the FDA
wasn't around then.
641
00:25:18,674 --> 00:25:21,553
Mm, that's the truth.
642
00:25:21,577 --> 00:25:23,488
These days they add mulberries
643
00:25:23,512 --> 00:25:25,257
during the second
fermentation instead.
644
00:25:25,281 --> 00:25:27,492
The color's the same, but...
645
00:25:27,516 --> 00:25:29,194
the flavor's a lot less earthy.
646
00:25:29,218 --> 00:25:32,397
- Definitely sweet.
- For good reason.
647
00:25:32,421 --> 00:25:35,701
The sweetness helps cover up
the high alcohol content.
648
00:25:35,725 --> 00:25:37,402
Would you believe
what you're drinking is
649
00:25:37,426 --> 00:25:41,106
15% alcohol by volume?
650
00:25:41,130 --> 00:25:43,875
Ma... Maybe I should have
another quinoa cake.
651
00:25:45,368 --> 00:25:47,846
It can sneak up on you,
that's for sure.
652
00:25:47,870 --> 00:25:50,315
Maybe I should leave a bottle
for you and Dr. McCord
653
00:25:50,339 --> 00:25:51,583
to enjoy together.
654
00:25:51,607 --> 00:25:55,487
Or we can save it to toast the passing
655
00:25:55,511 --> 00:25:57,322
of the Veterans' Modernization Bill.
656
00:25:57,346 --> 00:25:59,958
Ah, I was wondering
when you'd get to that.
657
00:25:59,982 --> 00:26:03,128
Listen, I feel bad about
cancelling their appearance
658
00:26:03,152 --> 00:26:04,663
before the committee,
659
00:26:04,687 --> 00:26:06,365
but it's a complicated situation.
660
00:26:06,389 --> 00:26:09,167
Not that complicated, really.
661
00:26:09,191 --> 00:26:11,937
The Department of Veterans
Affairs has modernized
662
00:26:11,961 --> 00:26:14,339
their appeals process
to everyone's benefit,
663
00:26:14,363 --> 00:26:18,310
and it's time for mental health
to get an overhaul.
664
00:26:18,334 --> 00:26:20,646
I've yet to decide
which way I'm gonna vote,
665
00:26:20,670 --> 00:26:22,214
so I would be more than happy to hear
666
00:26:22,238 --> 00:26:25,517
your full-throated pitch,
Madam President.
667
00:26:25,541 --> 00:26:27,552
Oh, I appreciate that.
668
00:26:27,576 --> 00:26:28,687
Why don't we start...
669
00:26:28,711 --> 00:26:31,456
with the V.A.'s track record
670
00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:32,958
on processing claims
671
00:26:32,982 --> 00:26:35,633
and follow-up screenings?
672
00:26:37,019 --> 00:26:38,937
Hi, Daisy.
673
00:26:40,356 --> 00:26:41,433
- Ma'am.
- Yeah?
674
00:26:41,457 --> 00:26:43,335
- Are you okay?
- Yep.
675
00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:46,204
Uh, your lip is blue.
That's a problem.
676
00:26:46,228 --> 00:26:48,440
- But I'm also drunk.
- Mm-hmm.
677
00:26:48,464 --> 00:26:51,143
Are you headed back to the Oval?
678
00:26:51,167 --> 00:26:53,979
I have a photo op with
the Flinging Dancing
679
00:26:54,003 --> 00:26:55,380
- Scotsmen of...
- Mm-hmm.
680
00:26:55,404 --> 00:26:57,215
- Champions.
- Mm-hmm.
681
00:26:57,239 --> 00:26:58,817
I think you should come with me,
682
00:26:58,841 --> 00:27:00,270
and maybe tag the vice
president for the photo.
683
00:27:00,294 --> 00:27:00,990
I think maybe.
684
00:27:00,991 --> 00:27:02,487
- I like your thinking.
- Let's go.
685
00:27:02,511 --> 00:27:03,695
I think so.
686
00:27:05,314 --> 00:27:06,692
- Blake, focus on me.
- Yeah.
687
00:27:06,716 --> 00:27:08,794
We're gonna need some aspirin,
vitamin C and a Gatorade.
688
00:27:08,818 --> 00:27:10,796
Okay. Ooh, not the blue flavor.
689
00:27:10,820 --> 00:27:12,531
Good call. The president
needs to lie down
690
00:27:12,555 --> 00:27:14,299
for about 45 minutes, uninterrupted.
691
00:27:14,323 --> 00:27:15,801
Okay.
692
00:27:15,825 --> 00:27:18,970
Blue Lip is 15% alcohol, Blake.
693
00:27:18,994 --> 00:27:22,247
Okay.
694
00:27:23,532 --> 00:27:25,010
- I'm gonna go lie down.
- Lie down.
695
00:27:25,034 --> 00:27:26,044
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
696
00:27:26,068 --> 00:27:27,752
- Okay.
- Okay.
697
00:27:46,822 --> 00:27:47,833
Hi, Evan.
698
00:27:47,857 --> 00:27:49,968
- Hey, Brad.
- Tell Henry I'm sorry.
699
00:27:49,992 --> 00:27:52,370
I'm in a hell of a traffic jam.
Hard to tell how long.
700
00:27:52,394 --> 00:27:53,872
They should just start without me.
701
00:27:53,896 --> 00:27:55,240
I'll-I'll get there when I get there.
702
00:27:55,264 --> 00:27:57,048
Okay. Good luck.
703
00:28:09,044 --> 00:28:12,557
Damn it! No!
704
00:28:12,581 --> 00:28:13,692
You okay, buddy?
705
00:28:13,716 --> 00:28:15,727
- You hit me.
- Sorry, I heard your horn.
706
00:28:15,751 --> 00:28:17,162
- I guess I thought you were moving.
- And you hit me
707
00:28:17,186 --> 00:28:19,931
- after honking like a lunatic.
- It wasn't my fault.
708
00:28:19,955 --> 00:28:21,867
It doesn't matter! You rear-ended me.
709
00:28:21,891 --> 00:28:23,539
We need to exchange information
or I call the police.
710
00:28:23,540 --> 00:28:24,842
Get away from my car.
711
00:28:25,928 --> 00:28:27,946
Get away from my car!
712
00:29:01,797 --> 00:29:02,774
They're over there
713
00:29:02,798 --> 00:29:04,409
making up their story.
714
00:29:04,433 --> 00:29:06,278
I was the one who got hit...
715
00:29:06,302 --> 00:29:07,646
I-I was just sitting there.
716
00:29:07,670 --> 00:29:10,348
He hit me! Stay back, sir.
717
00:29:10,372 --> 00:29:12,017
- Sir, can you come down from there, please?
- No!
718
00:29:12,041 --> 00:29:13,852
Not until you listen to me.
719
00:29:13,876 --> 00:29:15,654
It didn't happen the way
they're gonna say it did.
720
00:29:15,678 --> 00:29:17,656
I just want you to come down and
tell me your side of the story.
721
00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:20,158
Oh, what chance do I have,
two against one?
722
00:29:20,182 --> 00:29:21,927
Sir, nothing really bad
has happened here.
723
00:29:21,951 --> 00:29:23,295
It's just a fender bender.
Let's talk about it.
724
00:29:23,319 --> 00:29:26,198
No! No more talk. It's all lies.
725
00:29:26,222 --> 00:29:29,201
I'm gonna end up getting screwed.
726
00:29:29,225 --> 00:29:31,169
It always happens. Don't you get it?
727
00:29:31,193 --> 00:29:33,171
Nobody listens because nobody cares,
728
00:29:33,195 --> 00:29:35,340
and it's never gonna be any different.
729
00:29:35,364 --> 00:29:38,549
Please, sir, come down now.
730
00:29:40,202 --> 00:29:43,021
Come down now.
731
00:29:46,709 --> 00:29:48,153
Gun! Gun!
732
00:29:51,792 --> 00:29:53,770
The shooting death of Major Jenkins
733
00:29:53,794 --> 00:29:56,373
appears to be a case
of suicide by cop,
734
00:29:56,397 --> 00:29:58,608
as he was unarmed,
but deliberately reached
735
00:29:58,632 --> 00:30:00,450
behind his back.
736
00:30:03,637 --> 00:30:06,249
I thought his animation was just...
737
00:30:06,273 --> 00:30:08,351
enthusiasm for the legislation.
738
00:30:08,375 --> 00:30:11,288
I should have known better,
a guy with his history.
739
00:30:11,312 --> 00:30:12,556
That's taking on a lot, babe.
740
00:30:12,580 --> 00:30:15,425
I just got off the phone
with his wife.
741
00:30:15,449 --> 00:30:18,695
She said that he was
suffering from depression,
742
00:30:18,719 --> 00:30:21,131
probably due to his PTSD.
743
00:30:21,155 --> 00:30:23,266
But he stopped going
to see his therapist.
744
00:30:23,290 --> 00:30:25,202
Thought he had it beat.
745
00:30:25,226 --> 00:30:28,038
He said that helping
other vets was enough.
746
00:30:28,062 --> 00:30:31,441
Wow, the poor guy.
747
00:30:31,465 --> 00:30:35,312
People don't realize
what a beast PTSD is.
748
00:30:35,336 --> 00:30:37,781
You know, I was talking to Ellen Hill,
749
00:30:37,805 --> 00:30:39,483
and she was saying that
750
00:30:39,507 --> 00:30:42,219
the suicide rate for veterans
751
00:30:42,243 --> 00:30:44,788
is twice what it is for civilians.
752
00:30:48,082 --> 00:30:50,727
Brad sent me a copy of
the speech he didn't get to give
753
00:30:50,751 --> 00:30:53,697
before the Veterans Affairs
Committee last night.
754
00:30:53,721 --> 00:30:54,911
It was attached to this...
755
00:30:55,990 --> 00:30:58,468
...long, rambling e-mail.
756
00:30:58,492 --> 00:31:00,637
That's another sign.
757
00:31:00,661 --> 00:31:02,672
I just put it down to frustration.
758
00:31:02,696 --> 00:31:03,707
Wanting to get it off his chest.
759
00:31:03,731 --> 00:31:06,610
Well, I think people get good
760
00:31:06,634 --> 00:31:08,879
at-at hiding PTSD.
761
00:31:08,903 --> 00:31:11,715
I worry about Stevie
762
00:31:11,739 --> 00:31:13,750
and what happened to her
763
00:31:13,774 --> 00:31:15,786
in the White House bombing.
764
00:31:15,810 --> 00:31:18,088
Not everyone who experiences
a traumatic event
765
00:31:18,112 --> 00:31:19,589
suffers from PTSD.
766
00:31:19,613 --> 00:31:21,158
That's part of the problem.
767
00:31:21,182 --> 00:31:23,560
It's entirely unpredictable.
768
00:31:23,584 --> 00:31:25,061
What about you?
769
00:31:25,085 --> 00:31:27,264
Not from the Gulf War.
I struggled for a while
770
00:31:27,288 --> 00:31:29,966
after I got shot, but...
771
00:31:29,990 --> 00:31:31,768
And, as you know,
the Fourth of July is
772
00:31:31,792 --> 00:31:34,337
no longer my favorite holiday.
773
00:31:34,361 --> 00:31:36,773
I could go a lifetime without
hearing any more fireworks.
774
00:31:36,797 --> 00:31:40,616
Well, I still struggle with triggers.
775
00:31:42,102 --> 00:31:43,280
Sometimes...
776
00:31:43,304 --> 00:31:47,123
when you think
I'm listening to a podcast...
777
00:31:47,975 --> 00:31:49,352
Whale sounds.
778
00:31:49,376 --> 00:31:51,621
Why don't you tell me
when that's happening?
779
00:31:51,645 --> 00:31:54,858
Well, 'cause I don't want
to dwell on it, you know?
780
00:31:54,882 --> 00:31:57,360
I mean, that bombing in Iran
was a long time ago.
781
00:31:57,384 --> 00:31:59,863
I feel like I should be over it.
782
00:31:59,887 --> 00:32:01,364
And then there's this thing
783
00:32:01,388 --> 00:32:03,473
where...
784
00:32:06,493 --> 00:32:08,805
...if I'm talking about it,
785
00:32:08,829 --> 00:32:11,741
maybe I'm bringing it into the house.
786
00:32:11,765 --> 00:32:15,345
Like... like I could keep it at bay
787
00:32:15,369 --> 00:32:19,055
if I just don't give it a name.
788
00:32:20,941 --> 00:32:22,491
I don't think you're alone in that.
789
00:32:24,778 --> 00:32:27,991
That is why we have got
to educate people
790
00:32:28,015 --> 00:32:30,861
about this issue.
791
00:32:30,885 --> 00:32:32,602
Hey.
792
00:32:33,487 --> 00:32:35,838
You can always tell me anything.
793
00:32:37,625 --> 00:32:39,242
You too.
794
00:32:41,028 --> 00:32:43,273
Whip count in the
Senate puts the numbers
795
00:32:43,297 --> 00:32:44,741
uncomfortably close.
796
00:32:44,765 --> 00:32:47,043
We'd be lucky to clear a
filibuster by a single vote.
797
00:32:47,067 --> 00:32:48,745
Which is why, crass as it is,
798
00:32:48,769 --> 00:32:50,881
we need to use the death
of the Medal of Honor winner.
799
00:32:50,905 --> 00:32:53,617
Recipient, not winner.
It's not a contest.
800
00:32:53,641 --> 00:32:56,486
My mistake. But this guy died
because he was frustrated
801
00:32:56,510 --> 00:32:58,622
by a system that let him down,
as well as the other vets
802
00:32:58,646 --> 00:33:01,024
he spent his life
trying to help. This bill
803
00:33:01,048 --> 00:33:02,592
could assure that his life's work
804
00:33:02,616 --> 00:33:04,294
had value, had meaning.
805
00:33:04,318 --> 00:33:06,930
Still, his family...
806
00:33:06,954 --> 00:33:08,498
The man was obviously in pain.
807
00:33:08,522 --> 00:33:10,066
He's got a widow
and two young children.
808
00:33:10,090 --> 00:33:12,035
How will they feel seeing more of this
809
00:33:12,059 --> 00:33:13,603
- in the coming news cycles?
- Isn't that exactly why
810
00:33:13,627 --> 00:33:15,672
this legislation needs to be passed?
811
00:33:15,696 --> 00:33:18,041
I mean, with modernization,
there's a better chance
812
00:33:18,065 --> 00:33:20,010
that guys like Major Jenkins
won't be left out in the cold.
813
00:33:20,034 --> 00:33:22,679
I... I think
he would have wanted that.
814
00:33:22,703 --> 00:33:25,115
I have to say I agree
with Mike on this.
815
00:33:25,139 --> 00:33:27,190
Did not see that coming.
816
00:33:28,108 --> 00:33:30,353
- Daisy, what do you think?
- It's delicate,
817
00:33:30,377 --> 00:33:32,122
but I-I think there's an approach
818
00:33:32,146 --> 00:33:33,590
that could work for everyone.
819
00:33:33,614 --> 00:33:35,959
Then go ahead,
prepare a press release.
820
00:33:35,983 --> 00:33:38,261
I'll take a look at it
and make my decision then.
821
00:33:38,285 --> 00:33:40,103
- Thanks, everyone.
- Yes, ma'am.
822
00:33:46,460 --> 00:33:47,971
What haven't you told us?
823
00:33:47,995 --> 00:33:49,839
- What?
- I'm hearing that Hanson
824
00:33:49,863 --> 00:33:51,441
is gonna demand that you go back
825
00:33:51,465 --> 00:33:52,642
in front of the Intelligence Committee
826
00:33:52,666 --> 00:33:53,643
'cause they think you lied.
827
00:33:53,667 --> 00:33:55,512
This is very serious.
828
00:33:55,536 --> 00:33:56,713
Do you have any idea what it's about?
829
00:33:56,737 --> 00:33:58,387
No.
830
00:33:59,573 --> 00:34:01,390
I didn't lie to the committee.
831
00:34:03,110 --> 00:34:05,522
Listen... just be careful.
832
00:34:05,546 --> 00:34:06,556
And smart.
833
00:34:06,580 --> 00:34:08,892
There's a chance
this is just something
834
00:34:08,916 --> 00:34:10,427
where you have to correct the record.
835
00:34:10,451 --> 00:34:11,428
If so,
836
00:34:11,452 --> 00:34:13,096
do it.
837
00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:14,537
And fast.
838
00:34:23,949 --> 00:34:25,536
Ms. Grant, you are still under oath.
839
00:34:25,537 --> 00:34:28,550
Yes. Uh, and, Senator Hanson,
840
00:34:28,574 --> 00:34:30,051
just let me say that I am happy
841
00:34:30,075 --> 00:34:32,587
to set the record straight
by clarifying any issues.
842
00:34:32,611 --> 00:34:34,422
There is this one item.
843
00:34:34,446 --> 00:34:37,358
The list you provided...
The, uh, the eyewitnesses
844
00:34:37,382 --> 00:34:38,860
to the incident in the bar... Is this
845
00:34:38,884 --> 00:34:41,168
- a complete list?
- I believe so.
846
00:34:43,555 --> 00:34:46,701
Take a look at this, please.
847
00:34:46,725 --> 00:34:48,937
I'm cool with that, if I can watch.
848
00:34:48,961 --> 00:34:50,238
- Okay. Uh...
- Oh, my God.
849
00:34:50,262 --> 00:34:51,706
- Excuse me.
- No, no, no, no, come on,
850
00:34:51,730 --> 00:34:53,975
hey, I mean, you're both really hot.
851
00:34:53,999 --> 00:34:56,444
Come on, stop being bitches about it.
852
00:34:56,468 --> 00:34:57,812
Hey...
853
00:34:57,836 --> 00:35:00,315
Oh!
854
00:35:10,182 --> 00:35:13,228
Oh, uh, I'm sorry.
That's Claudine Bernard.
855
00:35:13,252 --> 00:35:15,363
She's a friend who works
at the French embassy.
856
00:35:15,387 --> 00:35:18,333
- I forgot she we there that night.
- You simply forgot about
857
00:35:18,357 --> 00:35:22,303
your best eyewitness to the assault?
858
00:35:22,327 --> 00:35:23,671
And the fact that
she should have been included
859
00:35:23,695 --> 00:35:26,808
on the list of foreign nationals
with whom you had contact.
860
00:35:26,832 --> 00:35:29,010
It was a, uh, chaotic night,
861
00:35:29,034 --> 00:35:31,246
coupled with the exhaustion
from the campaign.
862
00:35:31,270 --> 00:35:34,115
Plus, I admit I had
more than one drink.
863
00:35:34,139 --> 00:35:36,451
Senator, Ms. Grant
has been very forthcoming,
864
00:35:36,475 --> 00:35:39,454
and this lapse is one
that can be easily remedied
865
00:35:39,478 --> 00:35:41,422
by amending our foreign nationals list
866
00:35:41,446 --> 00:35:45,160
to include Claudine Bernard.
I'd like to add that
867
00:35:45,184 --> 00:35:47,996
this omission is hardly egregious,
868
00:35:48,020 --> 00:35:50,498
considering that France
is an extremely
869
00:35:50,522 --> 00:35:52,273
close ally.
870
00:35:53,625 --> 00:35:55,003
Very well.
871
00:35:55,027 --> 00:35:56,938
Please see to that.
872
00:35:56,962 --> 00:35:59,714
And thank you for your cooperation.
873
00:36:02,067 --> 00:36:03,684
It's okay.
874
00:36:12,945 --> 00:36:14,122
Hey, so, quick question.
875
00:36:14,146 --> 00:36:16,958
I, uh, I bought a lot
of different kinds of
876
00:36:16,982 --> 00:36:18,092
tick repellent for this trip.
877
00:36:18,116 --> 00:36:20,995
You know, sprays as well as a balm.
878
00:36:21,019 --> 00:36:23,665
But, uh, since your
secret service detail
879
00:36:23,689 --> 00:36:25,033
are right there behind us,
880
00:36:25,057 --> 00:36:26,467
and they are technically
here to protect you,
881
00:36:26,491 --> 00:36:29,710
are they responsible
for warding off ticks?
882
00:36:31,396 --> 00:36:35,009
Um, you know, I think
I'm-I'm on my own on that one.
883
00:36:35,033 --> 00:36:36,077
- Oh, yeah, I guess.
- Uh, yeah,
884
00:36:36,101 --> 00:36:38,613
I just can't really see them, like,
885
00:36:38,637 --> 00:36:40,048
spraying me down
886
00:36:40,072 --> 00:36:42,951
or, um, giving me a skin check.
887
00:36:42,975 --> 00:36:44,519
Yeah, good point. Well, that's okay.
888
00:36:44,543 --> 00:36:47,121
We're good, we're good,
because I also brought
889
00:36:47,145 --> 00:36:49,290
something called a tick key,
890
00:36:49,314 --> 00:36:51,292
and something called a tick nipper.
891
00:36:51,316 --> 00:36:54,035
- So I think I got us pretty well covered.
- Mm.
892
00:37:02,060 --> 00:37:04,138
Good afternoon.
893
00:37:05,564 --> 00:37:08,776
Before the Veterans' Affairs
Mental Health Modernization Bill
894
00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,346
is marked up and voted on,
the committee would like
895
00:37:11,370 --> 00:37:13,320
to hear testimony
from Dr. Henry McCord.
896
00:37:14,206 --> 00:37:16,718
Thank you, Chairman Peoples.
897
00:37:16,742 --> 00:37:20,088
The night before he died,
Major Brad Jenkins
898
00:37:20,112 --> 00:37:23,091
sent me the speech he didn't
get to make before you.
899
00:37:23,115 --> 00:37:25,760
I've decided that his are
the most important words
900
00:37:25,784 --> 00:37:27,902
you should hear today.
901
00:37:29,554 --> 00:37:32,267
"I didn't come here
to denigrate the V.A.,
902
00:37:32,291 --> 00:37:34,636
"which does such important work,
903
00:37:34,660 --> 00:37:39,040
"but I think we have to admit
it has become inefficient.
904
00:37:39,064 --> 00:37:42,510
"How could it not when 7.1
million service people have been
905
00:37:42,534 --> 00:37:45,747
"added to the roster from
the Gulf War to the present?
906
00:37:45,771 --> 00:37:46,915
"And here's what happens:
907
00:37:46,939 --> 00:37:49,484
"Active duty is over, and you transfer
908
00:37:49,508 --> 00:37:51,653
"from D.O.D. to civilian V.A. care.
909
00:37:51,677 --> 00:37:54,489
"They tell you you'll have
yearly physical exams
910
00:37:54,513 --> 00:37:57,125
"that you must maintain
to stay active in the system.
911
00:37:57,149 --> 00:37:59,327
"And part of that exam
912
00:37:59,351 --> 00:38:02,096
"is a depression and PTSD screening.
913
00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:05,833
"But service members
who worry about having PTSD
914
00:38:05,857 --> 00:38:09,137
"on their record don't show up
for those appointments,
915
00:38:09,161 --> 00:38:12,674
"or don't tell the truth.
916
00:38:12,698 --> 00:38:15,143
"Guys like a retired captain
I met who was in Afghanistan
917
00:38:15,167 --> 00:38:16,444
for his fourth deployment..."
918
00:38:16,468 --> 00:38:17,745
Ready.
919
00:38:17,769 --> 00:38:20,248
"...and found
a seven-year-old boy hiding.
920
00:38:20,272 --> 00:38:22,450
"The boy was holding his baby sister,
921
00:38:22,474 --> 00:38:23,918
"who'd had her legs blown off.
922
00:38:23,942 --> 00:38:27,088
"The kid said,
'Please, don't tell my father.'
923
00:38:28,447 --> 00:38:29,891
Or a private I talked to..."
924
00:38:29,915 --> 00:38:31,292
Fire.
925
00:38:31,316 --> 00:38:33,828
"...whose best buddy
stepped outside for a smoke.
926
00:38:33,852 --> 00:38:36,164
"A mortar hit close by,
and after the smoke cleared,
927
00:38:36,188 --> 00:38:39,634
"the private ran out
to find his friend,
928
00:38:39,658 --> 00:38:41,469
"but all he found was one boot,
929
00:38:41,493 --> 00:38:43,471
"his friend's foot still in it.
930
00:38:44,863 --> 00:38:47,041
"These aren't unusual stories.
931
00:38:47,065 --> 00:38:49,450
"Most veterans have some
that they never share.
932
00:38:50,969 --> 00:38:53,948
"The V.A. tries, but it's big
933
00:38:53,972 --> 00:38:55,683
and needs all the help
we can give it."
934
00:38:55,707 --> 00:38:56,751
Thank you.
935
00:38:56,775 --> 00:38:58,252
"People fall through the cracks
936
00:38:58,276 --> 00:39:00,588
"because of bureaucratic failures,
937
00:39:00,612 --> 00:39:03,624
"and it's hard for warriors
to admit weakness.
938
00:39:05,650 --> 00:39:08,396
"This modernization bill
will address that.
939
00:39:08,420 --> 00:39:11,866
"It won't solve everything,
but it will help.
940
00:39:11,890 --> 00:39:14,068
"I think we have to try
to improve the lives
941
00:39:14,092 --> 00:39:16,571
"of our most altruistic citizens.
942
00:39:16,595 --> 00:39:18,913
I have faith you'll get it done."
943
00:39:22,100 --> 00:39:25,079
I shared this speech
with Major Jenkins' wife Andrea,
944
00:39:25,103 --> 00:39:28,182
and she told me that
all the horrible stories
945
00:39:28,206 --> 00:39:29,857
that he described...
946
00:39:31,810 --> 00:39:33,360
...they happened to him.
947
00:39:35,247 --> 00:39:36,924
And not just the battle stories,
948
00:39:36,948 --> 00:39:39,927
but the fact that
administrators at the V.A.
949
00:39:39,951 --> 00:39:42,163
missed or didn't act
when Major Jenkins
950
00:39:42,187 --> 00:39:45,366
fell behind on his PTSD treatments.
951
00:39:45,390 --> 00:39:47,201
He was a war hero,
952
00:39:47,225 --> 00:39:50,104
a Medal of Honor recipient,
953
00:39:50,128 --> 00:39:52,440
and even he fell through the cracks.
954
00:39:52,464 --> 00:39:54,275
I think Major Jenkins said it best,
955
00:39:54,299 --> 00:39:56,377
so I'll simply echo his words.
956
00:39:56,401 --> 00:39:59,047
Let's do better...
957
00:39:59,071 --> 00:40:01,722
for the people who give
most to our country.
958
00:40:21,259 --> 00:40:23,504
The children next to her
959
00:40:23,528 --> 00:40:26,074
when she was accepting the
flag was heartbreaking.
960
00:40:26,098 --> 00:40:28,009
It is.
961
00:40:28,033 --> 00:40:29,677
He survived the war,
962
00:40:29,701 --> 00:40:31,679
and I'm sure they
thought he was safe...
963
00:40:31,703 --> 00:40:33,481
Whatever you're doing to yourself
964
00:40:33,505 --> 00:40:34,982
right now, Carlos, you can't.
965
00:40:35,006 --> 00:40:38,453
I should have let him
address that damn committee.
966
00:40:38,477 --> 00:40:40,121
No, it might not have mattered.
967
00:40:40,145 --> 00:40:42,023
Might have been
something down the line.
968
00:40:44,282 --> 00:40:47,762
Least the bill passed.
Maybe it'll help.
969
00:40:47,786 --> 00:40:50,631
You know, my objections
were purely on policy.
970
00:40:50,655 --> 00:40:53,501
I do.
971
00:40:53,525 --> 00:40:56,637
It's our first big clash.
You having any second thoughts?
972
00:40:56,661 --> 00:40:58,746
No. Are you?
973
00:41:00,165 --> 00:41:01,676
Some.
974
00:41:01,700 --> 00:41:04,985
What we're doing has
never been done before.
975
00:41:06,505 --> 00:41:09,117
First one through the wall
always gets bloody.
976
00:41:09,141 --> 00:41:10,451
I don't mind that part.
977
00:41:10,475 --> 00:41:14,355
I just don't want to be
bloody and ineffective.
978
00:41:14,379 --> 00:41:19,193
This relationship is effective
because of what it stands for.
979
00:41:19,217 --> 00:41:24,532
Two people who disagree
still make progress, together.
980
00:41:24,556 --> 00:41:27,435
Yeah, but, uh, I think
your husband hates me right now.
981
00:41:27,459 --> 00:41:29,637
Well, buy him a jalapeño cheeseburger.
982
00:41:29,661 --> 00:41:31,205
He's the forgiving type.
983
00:41:31,229 --> 00:41:33,274
Yeah?
984
00:41:33,298 --> 00:41:35,743
How do you think
I've lasted this long?
985
00:41:37,302 --> 00:41:39,453
- Come on.
- Okay.
986
00:41:56,488 --> 00:41:58,533
Hanson turn nasty?
987
00:41:58,557 --> 00:42:00,674
He is a horse's ass.
988
00:42:01,860 --> 00:42:04,071
What? You forgot a name.
989
00:42:04,095 --> 00:42:05,540
It's not the end of the world.
990
00:42:05,564 --> 00:42:08,209
No. No, it's bigger than that.
991
00:42:08,233 --> 00:42:11,352
I left Claudine's name
off the list for a reason.
992
00:42:15,473 --> 00:42:17,952
We should go inside.
993
00:42:34,509 --> 00:42:40,659
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