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Nabers to conduct a broader review of the veterans health administration, the part of the va that delivers healthcare to our veterans and rob is going to phoenix today. keep in mind even if we had not heard reports out of this phoenix facility or other facilities, we all know that it often takes too long for veterans to get the care that they need. that s not a new development. it s been a problem for decades. and it s been compounded by more than a decade of war. that s why when i came into office, i said we would systemically work to fix these problems, and we have been working really hard to address them. my attitude is for folks who have been fighting on the battlefield, they should not have to fight a bureaucracy at home to get the care that they earned. ....
Find out what exactly happened. we have to find out how can we realistically cut some of these wait times. there has been a large influx of new veterans coming in. we have a population of veterans that is also ageing as part of the baby boom population. and we have to make sure that the scheduling system, the access to the system, that all those things are in sync. there are parts of the va healthcare system that have performed well. and what we ve seen is, for example, satisfaction rates in many facilities with respect to many providers has been high. but what we re seeing is that in terms of how folks get scheduled, how they get in the system, there are too many problems. i ll get a complete report. it is not as a consequence of people not caring about the problem but there are 85 million ....
Accountable. the inspector general at the va launched investigations into the phoenix va and other facilities and some individuals have already been put on administrative leave. i know that people are angry and want swift reckoning. i sympathize with that. we have to let the investigators do their job and get to the bottom of what happened. our veterans deserve to know the facts. their families to know the facts. once we know the facts, i assure you if there is misconduct, it will be punished. second, i want to know the full scope of this problem. that s why i ordered secretary shinseki to investigate. today he updated me on his review, which is looking not just at the phoenix facility but also va facilities across the nation. i expect preliminary results from that review next week. third, i have directed rob ....
The presumption has always been we have to do better and rob s review will be a comprehensive look at the approach to access to care. i want to know what s working. i want to know what is not working and i want specific recommendations on how va can up their game. i expect that full report from rob next month. number four, i said i expect everyone involved to work with congress, which has an important oversight role to play. i welcome congress as a partner in our efforts. not just to address the current controversies but to make sure we re doing right by our veterans across the board. i served on the veterans affairs committee when i was in the senate and it was one of the proudest pieces of business that i did in the legislature. i know folks over there care deeply about our veterans. it is important that our veterans don t become another political football. especially when so many of them are receiving care right now. ....
Th she thought the court went too far on roe versus wade. should have let the states go first, not rule all at once. i think what we ve seen in public opinion polls, the dramatic change in support for same-sex marriage, especially among younger people, all these states voting in favor of it. so many judges ruling in favor of it. that the court will be less worried about a backlash if they rule in favor of same-sex marriage than the backlash they did suffer about abortion after roe v. wade. you look at the momentum going state side, you re right, probably less of a backlash i think what s so striking is you have not seen much of a big backlash. you ve not seen a lot of anger at the courts. jeff toobin, thank you. good to see you both. coming u, it s all fun and games until someone loses part of his body. part of his body? a failed attempt to throw out a base runner ended in a fight and plastic surgery for one baseball player. captain: this is a tip. bellman: thanks, capt ....