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To make sure that the men and women from all of our wars get the benefits and health care they are entitled. in some ways were making progress. in some ways were not. absolutely the answer is not the privatize the va. the answer is to strengthen it. >> i remember talking to you about the scandal of wait times and va facilities lying about wait times. you were supportive of general ere shin sec key calling for his head. has robert mcdonald doing any better trying to fix the va since then? >> the ...

Course, is the veterans administration scandal. a number of v.a. facilities hiding the actual wait times that vets were enduring before they were able to get medical care. the president trying to keep v.a. secretary eric shinseki on the job to fix the problem though there have been calls from a number of republicans and even some democrats for shin sec toe step down. the secretary announced earlier this weekend that vets -- some vets will be allowed to obtain health care at private facilities. t...

In the gi bill, how is that working out for the gis? >> they are robust and they are really solid. you know, the president deserves a lot of credit for pushing for that guy. bill and secretary shin sec ski trying to make it smoother at the va. i was testifying today on the house side about the new budget increase which is the largest one in a long time it is about a 15% increase so moneys there and it is a strong sign. we have to make sure they are doing a better job:doing customer service for t...