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Of start at the beginning. weve got to fully fund the va and make sure that the health care system that the managers within the health care system are held accountable and make sure the appointment system actually works. and this isnt rocket science. we havent cracked medical appointment technology last week. this is not new stuff. we have to make sure that the recommendations that go all the way back are being put in place so we have a modern 21st century health care system. this is what our me...

Information from them. i cant imagine the grief they may be going through. >> reporter: for the veterans waiting for care in south carolina, the va would grant no interview, but told us the consult delay at dorn vamc has been resolved. cases are now tracked daily and additional staff hired. but sources at dorn, both patients and medical staff tell cnn thats just not true. the problems continue, and veterans are still facing delays in care that could be killing them. >> and drew griffin is joinin...

Innorred. >> if they treat members of congress, the u.s. house and the senate this way, imagine how they treat the average veteran out there, the person who has served thats trying to get information from them. i cant imagine the grief they may be going through. >> reporter: for the veterans waiting for care in south carolina, the va would grant no interview, but told us the consult delay at dorn vamc has been resolved. cases are now tracked daily and additional staff hired. but sources at dorn,...

The person who has served, thats trying to get information from them. i cant imagine the grief they may be going through. >> reporter: for the veterans waiting for care in south carolina, the va would grant no interview, but told us the consult delay at dorn vamc has been resolved. cases are now tracked daily and additional staff hired. but sources at dorn, both patients and medical staff tell cnn thats just not true. the problems continue, and veterans are still facing delays in care that could...

Another initiative that happened a lot in the 60s and 70s, is being looked at again, is going to some kind of an appointment system. just really recognizing that judges have a very unique role in our society. we dont want judges consulting polls before they make a decision. we dontç feel comfortable wit judges going to donors, hat in hand, asking for money. so another reform that some states are considering is getting away, back to an appointment system where judges only go periodically before...