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More. this moment will be starting any moment at the white house. drew, you know what hasn't been done to fix the v.a., what efforts are trying to be made. lay it out for us as we wait to see this moment happen? >>reporter: the v.a. has two problems. one, the federal government is trying to run a top health care system for veterans. it's not economically feasible. as they are announcing the president. >> keep going. >> reporter: politically, you can't get rid of the v.a. they have management problems, top to bottom, that allowed the scandals and whistleblowers not fixing the problems in health...

A roadblock to modifications or reforms made to the v.a. >> if that's what you saw, when the scandals are uncovered, they knew people had, there had been wrong doing and people to target, but they had a hard time getting those people out. >> you can't get rid of somebody with massive dui arrests. it's hard to if they are sitting in front of the computer watching pornography. you can't get rid of bad, incompetent managers. in 2014, in reaction to the reporting, they did pass a v.a. reform bill that gave powers to the v.a. secretary, bob mcdonnell to get rid of the bad managers and bad actors. b...

Shulkin for that introduction and for your really tireless efforts, david, to protect those who have really been protecting all of us for so long. great, great people, and you know what i'm talking about? right? congratulations. in just a short time we've already achieved transformative change at the v.a., and believe me, we're just getting started. we have so many people that have been so helpful right here in the room, and tom and all my friends. it's been fantastic. the enthusiasm for the veterans administration and for making it right for our great veterans has been incredible, and i want ...

Half under president obama he ran v.a. health care. and i assume he was running v.a. health care when this young man was still waiting for care, and he says he didn't get care until president trump was sworn in. why didn't he? that's a question people should have secretary shulkin, should they get the chance. time and time again the v.a. promises they're going to reform, make changes. this is yet another reform bill, and it doesn't happen. >> yes. one thing to sign a bill. it's another thing to see the changes, which clearly are slow and difficult to make in such a problematic system that is i...

Sergeant telling about his story, his experience, and difficulties with the v. arrangemen a. stories you've heard time and time again in your reporting about problems with the v.a. do you get a sense, is it getting better? >> reporter: you know, there are signs it's getting better in some areas, in some pockets, kate, but i don't know this person's story. it's a story i've heard many, many times. i sat with a woman in chicago just in april. she was trying to make an appointment for her husband. on the phone half an hour and told her husband's eye doctor will take place in september. five month...