Well, welcome to the Bill Bennett Show. I'm talking to you today from North Carolina,

in the great state of North Carolina, I might say, the Tar Hill State.

Well, it's also the WolfpackPack State and I guess the Blue Devil State.

On the goes on the goes. Wake Forest, yeah Demon Dinkin. You bet.

Demon Diga. On it goes. On the goes. North Carolina A&T this is the bill bedd it show and I am bill

pet it wherever I am we are a podcast talks about America we talk about our

president we try to look at him fairly and objectively we talk about the

existential threats to America.

We're also these days talking a lot about elections. Let me tell you about our guest today.

Honored to speak with Secretary Robert Wilkie. He's the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. I met with him a bit ago and asked him to come on and he said he would.

We'll also hear from a new contributor, Jennifer Brisseris. She's a political columnist. She's a senior fellow, Independent Women's Forum,

and a former commissioner of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Jennifer lives in Boston and

we'll talk to her about women and equity and sports and related

issues. Hot topic big topic controversial. You're listening to the Bill

Bennett Show.

So let's welcome Secretary Robert Wilkie to the show.

He's the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Secretary, how are you?

I am fine, sir. How are you?

Great, wonderful for you to join us. Thanks so much. Well thank you and thank you for visiting with me a few weeks ago.

Oh my pleasure indeed indeed. Thank you Secretary, let me ask you this.

When people think of Veterans Affairs,

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