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Frustrated with the process and is in active discussions with senior white house officials about withdrawing his name for dr ration for the cabinet post. this also comes as we learn now details about the allegations dr. jackson faces. hallie jackson has the latest on this. >> reporter: new allegations against ronny jackson. in documents obtained by fbs news compiled by the top democrat on the veteran affairs committee. tester says nearly two dozen and former colleagues claim jackson recklessly p...

Confirmable in your eyes if he answers these allegations to your satisfaction? >> i think hes still -- i think there is still a potential of a confirmation hearing and vote. >> okay. you said a hearing and a vote. that doesnt mean -- you have the big shesh ire cat smile. is there any way you would vote for him to be va secretary you senator tester. >> im not there yet. we have more work to do with the allegation asks the claims put forth and more scrutiny on his ability to handled a budget as bi...

Bureaucracies. are there people willing to make necessary sacrifices to effect real and positive change? >> why he -- yes, absolutely. i think that senator ted cruz weve done three town halls with is one of those politicians. hes willing to step up and increasing for bad employees and increasing health care choice for veterans who are trapped in a system. and we think theres in congress to make the changes. leland: so often in government when theres a problem they throw more money at it. as reag...

>> period. >> draper is the director for health care investigations for the gao which has labeled va health care high risk in terms of government management and has done so since 2015. draper says even today the vas wait time data is simply not to be believed. theyre longer. >> oh, yes. in almost every case we find the actual wait times are longer than what the va is reporting. >> it has been nearly four years since cnn began exposing the secret wait lists and fabricated wait times and delays in...

>> reporter: it has been nearly four years since cnn exposed the wait time. fabricated wait times, delays inpatients who have died waiting for that care. its been three years since congress approved $16 billion in additional funds for the va to fix those problems. in fact since 2009, the vas budget has nearly doubled. and yet the problems and some would say the lies at the va persist. >> still happening. >> reporter: eric handel is the lead investigator for the congressional committee that led a...

Management. it has done so since 2015. draper says even today the v.a.s wait time data is simply not to be believed. >> they are longer. >> and almost every case we find actual wait times are longer than what the v.a. is reporting. >> reporter: it has been nearly four years since cnn began exposing the secret wait list, delays in care in the patients who died waiting for that care. its been three years since congress approved $16 billion in additional funding so the v.a. could fix those problems...

Americans want here. the vast majority of veterans, 87% believe the federal government should provide health care system but 50%, half of them say the health care system thats being provided is just not living up to the promise. >> well it definitely is not living up to the promise, not just in sub standard care that weve seen in a bunch of instances around the country but also long waiting lines covered up by the bureaucrats trying to protect their bonuses in the va scandal. the standard quo is...

Deal with as far as what americans want here. the vast majority of veterans, 87% believe the federal government should provide health care system but 50%, half of them say the health care system thats being provided is just not living up to the promise. >> well it definitely is not living up to the promise, not just in sub standard care that weve seen in a bunch of instances around the country but also long waiting lines covered up by the bureaucrats trying to protect their bonuses in the va sca...

Processing claims. 73 billion is expected to be paid out. this year half of the vas budget. it resulted in over payment for some and inflated success wait for the backlog. >> after six weeks of being released from taliban captivity for years. army sergeant beau bergdahl is set to resume life on active duty. bergdahl finished therapy and counseling and will begin a job at fort san houston in san antonio texas today. he is expected to meet with a two-star general in charge of investigating why did...

Additional $50 billion every year to the v.a.s budget which would almost double what we are spending right now. we have to, you know, we have to be careful a about what we protrude just for the political cove cover. >> and so the money has never been the issue with the v.a., it is how we spend it, and the second point of the $180 billion-plus budget and throwing out another $50 billion does not solve the problem, until we get to the bottom of it. >> most americans would not mind spending good mo...