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For the care that they deserve. and then in too many instances we have based in ways that are not consistent with our values. bill: doug mckelway is live on this in washington. tell us more about the bill in the senate. what will it do for veterans, doug? >> reporter: bill, this senate bill shows real signs of passage, first of all. there is as you said bipartisan support of it. it encompasses most of the language of the house republican bill. it would allow veterans with inordinately long wait times or live 40 miles or more from va facility, get a choice card to seek care of physician from th...

You can go to a private doctor, you can go to a community health center, department of defense facility, you can get the care you need in a timely manner outside of the va. if you are 40 miles away from a va facility you can go to a private doctor. importantly, rachel, what we also did was put $5 million into the hiring of new doctors and nurses and other personnel. because at the end of the day, it's my view, that in many parts of the country, the va hospitals and clinics are simply understaffed. they don't have the capability of providing care in a timely manner well. address that. we also i...

The white house. >> reporter: so collins and others on the hill say the white house didn't want to hear objections and went forward without congress. jon. jon: the outrage continues as you say. mike emanuel on the hill. mike, thank you. jenna: add to that senators announcing a bipartisan deal to help our veterans get the medical care they need. this plan would spend $500 million to fix what some are calling a broken va system while allowing veterans to go outside that system for treatment. it is just a framework at this time. douglas mckelway is live in washington a proposed solution all the s...

What did you not get? >> i quit going to the va facility because the treatment and the way you're dealt with there. i started going. i was very, very fort nate. i refuse to go to the va although i am a disabled veteran. they have to deal with and shake it to the side. it's frustrating. >> what were the complaints.

Va hospitals. they are calling on the president to not waiting for government affairs to take action. >> ga over alleging the gaming of the system there was a memo alleging for them to stop studying and take action. >> eric shinseki but the white house continues to stand by the retired four star general. heather? >> all right kelly wright. thank you so much. >> on this memorial day the va hospital scandal continues to grow. what's happening at va hospitals across our country? we sent fox news contributor and ceo of concerned veterans for america to the baltimore medical va facility which is no...