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Dr. mitchell's allegations strike at the heart of what the v.a. is supposed to be about caring for wounded veterans. has the v.a. responded to her charges? >> reporter: we asked specific questions related to the allegations she's brought up. the v.a. has told us they have been advised not to respond to any of those allegations while this current inspector general investigation is going on. so i guess the comment is no comment right now while they still try to sort out this mess. wol wolf. >> excellent reporting by drew. thanks very much. republican congressman, jeff miller, chairman of the vet...

We know that internationally. but there president ran on the issue of long wait lists at the v.a. he's -- >> eliminating them. >> eliminating them. and yet yesterday at that press conference he used it almost as a defense. look, it's -- this is a problem that's been there for years. what you've been -- you've been in office for five years. what have you done about that? and that is one reason. they're not going to look at an alternative system. >> we ran the sound bites of all the times he's talked about it through the year, a.b. we mentioned this yesterday as well, there is some culpability o...

Fresh off the battlefield are waiting quote six months, nine months or longer for care at the v.a. hospital in phoenix. we're going to hear from one of the fed doctors who works there in just a moment. the head of that hospital who was put on leave after telling our drew griffin that there are no secret wait lists, she's now been stripped of her $8,400 performance bonus. they said she was awarded that bonus in error. and the embattled secretary of veterans affairs is expected back on capitol hill today. but three other senior officials stood up a house committee. they just didn't show. so they...

Vowing accountability for claims of manipulated wait lists at a growing number of v.a. hospitals across the country. after meeting with secretary shinseki yesterday, the president voiced frustration about the scandal. >> when i hear allegations of misconduct, whether it's covering up long wait times or cook bei cooking the books, i will not stand for it. not only as commander in chief but also not as an american. none of us should. so if these allegations prove to be true, it is dishonorable, it is disgraceful and i will not tolerate it period. >> for now the president is standing by the secre...

I think the question is this. this was s.t.a.r.t.ed by abraham lincoln after the civil war, and at the time it made sense. now that we have such -- the country is so much larger, the medicine is so much dispersed in areas in the country where there is other expertise, the budget for the v.a.'s 85 billion a year, the number of patients is 6.5 or so. do the math. that's almost 10,000 a year per patient. why not have each of those vets get a voucher for $10,000 to purchase private insurance and to go anywhere but of course an administration like this would never even contemplate that. but it is a...