amid claims that our veterans were forced to wait for medical care while v.a. employees engaged in a coverup. the democratic lawmakers calling for v.a. secretary shinseki s resignation now include three senate candidates, west virginia secretary of state, natalie ten tenet, allison lundgren grimes, signalling mounting pressure on the obama administration to act with more urgency. the president alluding to the scandal in his weekly address. listen. let s keep working to make sure that our country upholds our sacred trust to all who have served. in recent weeks we have seen again how much more our nation has to do to make sure all our veterans get the care they deserve. we have to work even harder as a nation to make sure all our veterans get the benefits and opportunities that they have earned. meanwhile, president obama is still standing by secretary shinseki, as the claims escalate.