ESCALATED HOSTILITY TOWARDS ME
EVER SINCE I STARTED ADDRESSING
ISSUES ABOUT CAMP LEJEUNE IN THE
MARINE MOMS WHO LOST THEIR BABY
DUE TO THE WAR AT CAMP LEJEUNE.
NEIL: TALKING ABOUT MILITARY
TOXIC EXPOSURE, SOME 900,000
MARINE VETERAN CONTAMINATED BY
WATER THERE AT CAMP LEJEUNE.
HAVING SAID THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU CAN'T GET ANY PROJECTS THAT
WORK AT THE VA REPORTING ON
DANGERS AND HAZARDS AND WAIT
TIMES AT THE VA, BUT YOU CAN'T
TALK TO VETERANS.
DOES THIS HAPPEN IN CORPORATE
AMERICA, LIKE YOU STOP GETTING
INVITED TO MEETINGS OR YOU CAN'T
HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH FELLOW
MEMBERS?
THEY'RE TRAINED TO FIRE YOU.
>> THAT'S THE GOAL.
KEEP IN MIND ON THE
WHISTLEBLOWER WHO WENT TO
CONGRESS ABOUT THE BACKUP OF
HEALTH CARE RECORDS.
THEY'RE ABOUT TO TRY ENCOURAGE
MILLION PENDING RECORDS AGAIN
AND THEY WON'T LET ME SEE THE
LETTER.
NEIL: IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE
MORE INTENSE AND MORE INTERESTED
IN PURGING YOU.
THEY SEE YOU AS A SNITCH AND
THEY WANT YOU OUT OF THERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THEY WANT ME AT ALL
WHISTLEBLOWERS GONE.
UNFORTUNATELY THE LEADERSHIP IN
VA.
>> THE MOST NOTEWORTHY FACE OF
THE WHISTLEBLOWERS.
HOW MANY OTHERS?
>> PROBABLY ON THE PUBLIC LEVEL,
MAYBE A HANDFUL BEHIND THE
SCENES.
NEIL: WHERE DO YOU GUYS, LIKE A
DENNY'S?
>> AT THIS RATE WE CAN EVEN MEET
ONLINE.
WOULD HAVE TO GET THE FBI TO
REACTIVATE SO WE CAN
COMMUNICATE.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE LIKE REGULAR
CITIZENS CONCERNED ABOUT ISSUES.
WE TALK ON THE GET-TOGETHER OR
IT JUST HAPPENS ORGANICALLY.
THERE IS NO CAN YOU RECEIVE.
SEE THEIR LOCAL CONGRESSMAN.
NEIL: ONE OF THE PEOPLE POINTED
THE FINGER AT THE WHISTLEBLOWER
TO SAY ANGELA LAWRENCE, YOUR OF
ATLANTA HAD FILED A FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION REQUEST TO OBTAIN
ANY E-MAIL YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD
ABOUT HER TWO OTHERS ON WHY YOU
WANT HER OUT.
THAT IS CLEARED.
>> HERE'S THE THING.
I'VE NEVER HAD ANYTHING PERSONAL
AGAINST MS. LAWRENCE.
NEIL: IT MUST BE SERIOUS ENOUGH
FOR HER TO GET A FOIA REQUEST TO
FIND OUT WHAT THE YOU'RE ASKING
ABOUT HER.
>> YEAH, BUT THINK ABOUT THIS.
I STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE
PENDING ISSUE IN 2014.
MS. LAWRENCE DIDN'T COME TO THE
OFFICE UNTIL 2016.
I THINK SHE PERSONALIZED MY
CONVERSATIONS.
>> GO AHEAD, HERE ARE MY
EXCHANGES.
>> THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.
SHE ACTUALLY HAS ACCESS TO IT.
THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE --
>> THE REQUEST INTO THE
GOVERNMENT, NOT ME.
THE GOVERNMENT CAN GIVE HER
WHATEVER OUTLOOK EXCHANGE.
WHAT I DID WAS WITH MY
CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. O'ROURKE,
WHEN HIS STAFF HAD THE E-MAILS
AND DOCUMENTATION REGARDING
MEMBER SERVICES MANAGERS, BY HIS
CRUSADE TURNED IT OVER AND EVEN
THE INVESTIGATORS WHO CAME AND
SPOKE TO ME TWO WEEKS AGO AT
KNOWLEDGE AND AUTHORITY GIVEN
DOCUMENTS TO THEM.
NEIL: IF YOU INDULGE ME BECAUSE
YOU KNOW SO MUCH MORE ABOUT THIS
THAN I DO.
THE BIG PICTURE TO ME IS THIS.
A FEW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FIRED,
DIRECTORS AND HEADS COME AND GO
TO TALK ABOUT THE VA
POSSIBILITIES TO RUN THE WHOLE
THING.
STILL WAITING.
YOU GIVE THE PRESIDENT THE
BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT TO KEEP
CAMPAIGN PROMISE.
BUT WITHOUT CHANGE IN THE
THINKING THERE IT DOESN'T THINK
THAT IS HAPPENING.
I AM A VETERAN.
ANOTHER REASON TO REASON TO
STILL WEAR, DON'T I.?
>> I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE
REASONS I DON'T SAY THIS ALL THE
TIME.
THE PRESIDENT HAS TO FIRE
DR. QUINCY, CURRENT HEAD OF VHA.
THERE'S NO WAY FOR HIM TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH AN AGENDA WITHOUT
CHANGING THE ISSUES OF THE PAST,
LIMITING THEM.
NEIL: I ASK A LOT OF FIRINGS
HAPPENING.
>> EXACTLY.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE FIRED OR
LOW-LEVEL PEOPLE LIKE JANITORS.
NONE OF THE BIG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
FIRED.
NEIL: I KEEP INTERRUPTING YOU.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COMING IN NOW.
SHULKIN WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
TO RENEGE HIS JOB AT MANY LEAVES
UNDER SOME CONTROVERSY.
RONNIE JACKSON LEAVES THE HEAD
OF MORE CONTROVERSIES.
THE NASI OF OTHER NAMES ARE
TOSSED OUT AND THE TWO GENERALS.
DO YOU THINK THE PERSON WHO
ULTIMATELY HEADS THE AGENCY
SHOULD BE A MILITARY FIGURE?
>> NO.
VA PRIMARILY, VA PRIMARILY AS A
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION WITH A
CLAIMS OFFICE.
IF THE PERSON HAPPENS TO HAVE
VETERAN EXPERIENCE IN THE
MILITARY, THAT IS GREAT.
BUT THE VETERAN COMMUNITY TO ME
AND THE ABILITY TO HAVE SOMEONE
IN THERE WHO JUST HAD MILITARY
EXPERIENCE BUT DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND BA.
THEY DIDN'T SERVE YOU TO HAVE
DR. SHULKIN WITH NO REAL
GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE WHO CANNOT
RUN SHULKIN.
NEIL: I DON'T KNOW OF ANY
MILITARY EXPERIENCE WOULD HAVE
PREPARED YOU FOR MILITARY
VETERANS SEEKING HEALTH CARE BY
MAIL.
THEY FAN OUT TO VETERANS ARE
BOUNCED BACK BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T
HAVE A BRIGHT OR WHATEVER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF
BACKGROUND WOULD PREPARE YOU FOR
THAT.
I GUESS I KEEP SEEING THESE
MISTAKES.
I'M NOT SAYING YOU'RE RIGHT AND
THEY'RE WRONG OR THEY ARE RIGHT
AND YOU'RE WRONG.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS I KEEP SEEING
THESE SCREW UPS AND I AM
WONDERING WHAT CHANGES THAT.
>> IT CHANGES WHEN THE FOCUS IS
LESS ABOUT CONTRACTS AND FUNDING
AND MORE ABOUT MANAGEMENT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY.
WHAT YOU FIND IN THE LAST
ADMINISTRATION SEEM THE SAME
THING TO THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION.
PUTTING MORE MONEY INTO THE
PROBLEM.
BUT IF YOUR CHILD OVERSPENDS
THEIR CREDIT CARD COMPANY YOU
DON'T GIVE THEM A HIGHER LIMIT.
YOU TEACH THEM BETTER FISCAL
MANAGEMENT.
THE CHOICE PROGRAM IS BEING
MISMANAGED INVESTIGATION BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR OVER
BILLING OUR BILLING ERRORS.
YOU DON'T GIVE MORE MONEY AND
SAY GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.
YOU INSTITUTE SAFEGUARDS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE HOSPITAL STAFF IS
PROPERLY MAKING SURE EACH
VETERAN HAS ACCESS TO HIS OR HER
CLIMATE OUTSIDE THE VA NETWORK.
THEY WERE INSTITUTING A
NATIONWIDE HIRING FREEZE AT VA
WITHOUT HOLDING PEOPLE
ACCOUNTABLE AND WE ARE GOING TO
BRING IN MORE DOCTORS TO THESE
HOSPITALS.
WE ARE GOING TO REMOVE CORRUPT
ADMINISTRATORS.
THEY ADDRESS OUR SYSTEMS ISSUES
ARE THE PENDING ISSUE IS STILL A
PROBLEM.
THEY ARE STILL NOT IMMEDIATE
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.
SO IT'S NOT A LOVE.
YOU'VE GOT TO MANAGE AND BE
HONEST WITH VETERANS.
NEIL: SCOTT DAVIS, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
VERY GOOD HAVING YOU ON.
THESE CALLS PLACED OUT TO THE
INDIVIDUALS.
THIS IS ABOUT THE CARE THEY GET
IT THEY PUT THEIR HANGINGS ON
THE LINES.
THEY TOOK BULLETS FOR US.
THEY DESERVE SOMETHING BETTER
THAN WHAT THEY'RE GETTING RIGHT
NOW.
I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE
REPUBLICAN.
A CHARACTER DEMOCRAT.
O-OSCAR IF YOU'RE CONSERVATIVE.
I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE LIBERAL.
I DON'T CARE IF YOU THINK
MR. DAVIS OF THIS NATURE WOULD
BE SEEN AS A HERO OR ACTUAL