Before Trump spoke, top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell adjourned the chamber for the weekend while taking a procedural step that could allow voting on a potential compromise next week.
Check out our conversation with Heritage Foundation policy expert Romina Boccia, she joined us earlier this week to cover the president's budget proposal, and the lack of a budget by Congressional Democrats.
We talked about wait times at the VA, the upcoming implementation of the Mission Act, why the Montana VA leadership continues to see such a high rate of turnover, and the president's efforts to combat veteran suicide.
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox, who has been reported to have broken with President Trump over the Affordable Care Act, said on Wednesday that he supports an end to Obamacare, but also supports continued coverage for preexisting conditions.
"Travis Atkins is an American hero. He embodies what it means to selflessly serve. As someone raised in Bozeman public schools, I can’t think of someone better to name our new high school after, as well as the VA clinic in Bozeman." – Senator Steve Daines
On Friday afternoon in the White House Rose Garden, President Donald Trump faced a group of reporters for a hastily called address to inform then that a plan has been reached to reopen the federal government for three weeks.