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Veterans were not being adequately served went on too long. and as a consequence we didn't fix what needed to be fixed. plus it's one of those things that you can lose real quick. and then fix. the good news is that there are outstanding folks here at this v.a. and all the v.a.s across the country who are deserving. >> and something else about this. those families who lost veterans, they waited for months and months and watched their loved one get sicker and sicker. the president was in and out of town in just a few hours. so what impact does a meeting like this have? >> receipt because it's n...

Facility in denver. the va admits it has badly mismanaged construction. >> i apologize to veterans here in colorado and i apologize to our taxpayers. >> reporter: in 2008, congress authorized $568 million. in 2010 it upped it to $800 million. >> every major construction project that the veterans administration has right now is100 dreads of millions of dollars over budget and behind schedule. >> according to a 2014 report issue bid the u.s. accountability office--in december, a federal court agreed with general contractor key wit turner that under the va's current design, it could not be built ...

Statement talking about how the veterans departments needs to be reworked can the hospitals need to be offering better care, and here people are actually dying, and an investigation into 26 actually -- to actually get done. >> so far, most people seep -- seem to like the president's choice. the congress is currently working to bridge the gap between the senate and the house passed va reform measures as quickly as possible but our focus is on getting a deal done right rather than getting a deal done by a certain dade. that seems to indicate to me, regardless of his fondness for the choice, that...

Criminally prosecute the people screwing over vas and causing these secret wait lists and die from not getting care. so we need a secretary like that to come in there and get at the bottom of some of these problem. >> you know what i always thing, i think we get it ass can backward, so intent on punishing those who screwed the veterans around and mistreated them and there's a strong urge to do that but for now we have to address the wait list and address those who wait so long for care it compromises their health and lives and come back and get at the -- we're putting the cart before the horse...

An unknown quantity. comes from the business world. procter & gamble in cincinnati. and some folks at procter and gamble and some people who watch them are not impressed with him. granted he came to p & g at a tame when the fiscal crisis hit the united states and they said he was trying to implement reforms but i it was taking too long to change the ship. at the va, the same problem. a big agency and will it take too long to change the ship? >> but he did have power to fire people over p & g and set the ship right. thank you very much. so, we're talking about a month here. right? what can be...