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Shinseki didn't know? that's hog wash and you know it. the law required shinseki to receive those i.g. reports. 51 of them. the government accountability office, the i.g., the american legion, the press, and veterans themselves for years raised the issue of long wait time. what the hell was shinseki doing? playing golf with you? now in 2007, even you before you became president, knew of these problems. >> no veteran should have to fill out a 23-page claim to get care or wait months, even years to get an appointment at the v.a. >> your recommended? shorten the patient wait time to 14 days. and ...

Everyone in the v.a. knew. my remedy, a federal investigation with you and eric holder totally out of it becaus. or the designation of at least a special prosecutor. the crime? criminally negligent homicide, involuntary manslaughter, falsifying records, obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence, obstruction by intimidation of the whistle blowers. your veterans administration was an organized criminal enterprise where veterans because of intentional wrongdoing on the part of the v.a. employees, were left to die. that intentional wrongdoing premised on the oldest of motives. greed. this co...

Report. you know, alex, like most people across the country i was shocked when i learned of the depth of the mismanagement. and frankly, the fraud and abuse that occurred at the phoenix va. as you know, alex, i represent the phoenix va hospital and many of the veterans who have been seeking care at that hospital for years. >> i'm curious, did the veterans' families, before this all became such a public firestorm, did any of them reach out to you and say we are having problems with our va system? >> absolutely, alex. my office in phoenix is staffed with msws, masters of social workers, and our ...

More outsxrag disbelief in the v.a. scandal. sadly, no hearing will change the state of the vets who have died waiting for care. with me now, good evening, congressman. you are not only a congressman, you are a physician, a veteran, you questioned the v.a. officials in the phoenix scandal. i don't know if you heard this, congressman, but dr. mitchell just told us, and i don't think you've even heard this. that the i.g. was intentionally slanlting reports to favor the veterans administration. what do you think of that? >> i just heard it when you had the interview. i am completely disenchanted ...

Are private companies providing your insurance. that's what makes it work so well. that's why romney did it in massachusetts. >> stop with the romney thing. here's the thing, richard. once the government says, you cannot have your doctor, you cannot keep your insurance, i've got to pay for your mental health, i've got to pay for your transgender operation, i've got to pay for 12 million illegals, i have to pay for all this, how can it possibly not be something that is a disaster if we can't get doctors to work for the v.a., how can we possibly get doctors to cover everybody else? >> well, ther...