Amna Nawaz:

As we reported earlier, Ronny Jackson path to confirmation as head of the Veterans Affairs Department remains all but clear.

We take a deeper look now at the agency and the problems it's facing with Lisa Rein of The Washington Post.

Lisa Rein, thanks for being here.

We have talked a lot about the people in charge or potentially in charge of the Veterans Affairs Department. Tell me a little bit about what they would be in charge of. Give me a sense of the department, its scope, its size, and what they're facing right now.