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Going forward, hard partisan work, to fix the mess where people are dying who serve this country? >> i'm glad you brought it up. the message that needs to be sent from this capital is this has never been political, this has never been partisan. it will not be in my oversight. and the research and activity i have in this issue, i have the commitment to make sure we don't stop the oversight, we don't stop the working together, we don't take this as a day of victory. this a day tragedy for america. this has impacted the lives of so many families. and our best and our finest men and wenl who serve...

Problem that developed at the v.a. hospital in pittsburgh. what are you learn something. >> this is a hospital that's been in trouble before. late last night we learned that 700 veterans are on a wait list there, wait foring for care, so since 2012. they are now being rushed to get appointments, but it's part of this bigger widening scandal. i want to bring you up to date with what happened at this hospital. at 2011-2012, there was legionella bacteria running through the water system in this hospital. they didn't have enough disinfect ant in the water. management nknew, didn't tell anyone, the...

>> we were very concerned about that. i talked to folks within the v.a. their version is, we wanted to wait until we got more information for you. i talked a few minutes ago with another administrator who said he wasn't told that information. this is some of the confusion within the system. i'll give them the benefit of the doubt they're trying to clean this up. but i think this speaks to multiply this throughout the veterans administration. they may not even know such things exist, the pressure in the eyes of the members of the country and the congress is on them. they have to take quick clea...

Resignation after healthcare.gov failed. i feel like there's scapegoating happening here. the dysfunction within the department is deep and widespread. is lopping off the head of it really the best step to take going forward here? what i'm asking is there a political reason for removing him other than going straight to the problem? >> the distractions that rick refers to are in part political. he needs to be -- at this stage what i want is somebody at the va who is not spending time outside of solving problems for the veterans. i want somebody who is spending every minute of every day figuring...

Make his comments. let's listen. >> the senate should immediately pick up the house passed accountability act. until the president outlines a vision and effective plan for addressing the broad dysfunction at the va, today's announcement really changes nothing. one personnel change cannot be used as an excuse to paper over a systemic problem. our veterans deserve better. we'll hold the president accountable until he makes things right. >> mr. speaker -- >> mr. speaker, the president referred to congress and the media as being part of the political distraction, that he felt forced the hand of th...