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Partners who would offer additional therapeutic types of things, programs outside the va, and things like different activities, hunting, fishing, all kinds of different programs in conjunction with what the va does will help these veterans heal and become a more holistic. it allows also a very important thing, and right now veterans have to present whatever their maladeis within five years, and often symptoms don't present themselves within that time, and it allows a one-year period of time from veterans suffering from this to come back in and

Reports that said one of the root causes, hundreds of vacancies to fill. what say you to that? >> that is a huge problem. it's not just a problem for general medical care. we see this across the entire spectrum of care from physical to mental health. it is one of the major reasons that the va does have long wait times, but we can't tell that if medical center directors are lying to their patients. so before we start addressing the business concerns, we have to right the ship at the va and make sure that there is a culture of honesty and accountability. that's got to be the first step. once we ...

Different recommendations. the va does have a lot of resources and talented people and a community for veterans. >> we hear about the wait times of six months, nine months, and even longer. and back in 2008, the transition team new about it and the president promised they would cut the wait times. why do you think that hasn't been done? >> i cannot see any excuse for that so i am not sure. some are coming back from iraq and afghanistan with treatments that need to be treated right away. they should get access to treatment right away even if they served in past wars. part of it might be the red...

The huge increase trying to access the health care benefits. he enfranchised those people who had the benefits. his organizization was not capable of happenedling the load it has before that. he's a good guy but i don't believe that anyone who is running could do better even if you could get the senate to conpermanent anybody. we need to not conflate everything that the va does into one thing. my complaint is about the ability to deliver timely mode kal care to all veterans. my own experience is that it cannot do that.

Manufacturers. that's not the way to do medicare. >> senator brown, i do want to get more specific, though. in your state of ohio, you've got 76% of the voters saying they oppose cutting medicare in order to trim the deficit. again, even to trim the deficit, 76% oppose. so if the white house and the republicans come to a deal where they cut medicare further, would you be opposed to it? >> no. i don't lookic that. i don't think we have to cut a deal like that. i think we do the millionaire surtax, we cut the costs of prescription drugs, not cut medicare, but cut the costs of prescription drugs ...