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I think credit where it's due. he has funded the va more than it's ever been before. he has improved transparency on wait list times. he has signed the accountability act in place. which i was very supportive of. it makes it easier for va managers to hire and fire skilled talent. that's all good. let's keep it in perspective the budget increase is 12 billion from last year and half was mandatory spending. he had no control over that. to that mind, the last two years of obama's budget was increased about $20 billion. you have to keep this in perspective, many programs that president obama start...

Learn ed th learned that the va managers were already searching for the leak. >> in fact, i happen to know that once we sent documents to the v.a. regarding this interview, there were active investigations go g ing on by managers certain willy in l.a. and in phoenix to find out who could possibly have had access to the documents, and who could possibly have given them to cnn? >> and there should not have been investigations, period. i have made it clear more times than i can count inf every form that i can come up with that retaliation against whistle-blowers won't be tolerated. >> dr. catheri...

. the department of veteran's affairs is socelebrating what i claims is a back log in claims. paying out tens of thousands of dollars of bonuses for va managers. chafrm chairman of the house committee called for an investigation. >> i don't think he understands that you reward people for poor performance. >> he was the first of five confirmed cases of legionairre's

Jennifer griffin looking into this from the pentagon. >> the department of veterans affairs has been celebrating what it claims record backlog disability claims. down 25% since may, a two year low. the va was apparently celebrating long before any of its problems were fixed. paying out tens of thousands of dollars in executive bonuses to va managers including in pittsburgh where the roobleggal director of the va michael more land received a $63,000 bonus. even though five veterans died of legionnaires disease contracted at a v.a. hospital. the chairman of the house committee called hearings to...

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