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Well, before we go, i've got our friend, master sergeant mark evans with me. he's the founder of pizza for patriots. they send hundreds of thousands of pizzas to our troops, serving around the world, to give our members who are in the military a little taste of home. mark, you've got something very special planned for the fourth of july and you've sent pizzas to folks in afghanistan. something different this year. what's up? >> yes, sir, mike. we're so blessed, i want to thank you. we plan on doing pizza parties at 50 different veteran hospitals. we call it adopt-a-va. >> wonderful. >> for our...

Thank you. we plan on doing pizza parties at 50 different veteran hospitals. we call it adopt-a-va. >> wonderful. >> for our warriors coming home. >> the va's been so much in the news and a lot of controversy about the neglect. what you're doing is trying to make sure these veterans are not forgotten and a little taste of pizza during the fourth of july week just lets them know that there are a lot of americans on their side. >> yes, sir, it sure does. it's just telling them, hey, we really care about you. everyone should do what they can, that's my theory. i've been doing this for years and y...

Successful rating. is that correct? >> that is correct. >> among the bonuses doled out, $63,000 to the regional director of pittsburgh's vamp hospital in 2012. the same year that six patients died there from an outbreak of legionnaire's disease. $55,000 to the va's construction chief, despite his overseeing 1 pat 5 bills in cost overruns and a $12,000 bonus to the dayton, ohio, va director while an investigation into help titus b and c was going on. >> you ought to be outraged. at the manner that these veterans are treated. based on your own background you ought to be outraged. but you're not....

This is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to you doctor. bonus or bogus? lawmakers slamming slamming the outlandish bonus culture at the va and veterans continue to wait for care. doug? >> the va set such a low bar for performance awards that one member of the house veterans affairs described, quote, all the children are above average, he said. 80% of the va's senior executive service collective performance awards. the sole witness at the hearing the newly installed assistant secretary for human resources. she was forced to defend it. >> from fy2010 through 2013, not a single member of ...

Secretary eric shinseki. mike? >> reporter: the reaction to the resignation is a necessary first step and it is more than just one man. >> a good man was taken out by a bureaucratic agency of folks that would not tell him the true. i am sad for secretary shinseki. because his honorable service to the country should be saluted. jeeshgs chairman miller grilled three va officials wednesday. both democrats and republicans seem to be frustrated by a lack of urgency and clear answers from the va. the panel's top democrat said there is plenty of work ahead. >> just by the secretary resigning doesn't ...