i have the privilege of serving as commander in chief, i m going to keep on fighting to deliver the care and the benefits and the opportunities that your families deserve. welcome to the journal editorial report, i m paul hugo. that was president obama wednesday breaking his silence over the growing veteran s affairs scandals and promising to fix what s wrong. his remarks came a day after the va inspector general says his office is now investigating possible misconduct at 26 facilities around the country, including a phoenix hospital where 40 veterans allegedly died before receiving care. that staff rigged recordkeeping to cover up the long wait times. wall street journal columnist and deputy editor, and editorial board member joe rago. joe, the president session we re going to get to the bottom of this, but the truth is we know an awful lot about what happens at the va because there have been numerous reports going to
the allegations are serious here. at least 26 facilities under investigation right now. the v.a. admits at least 23 veterans died because of delayed care and up to 40 deaths are under investigation. at some facilities, employees are accused of keeping secret waiting lists to cover up the long wait times. the whistle blower who spoke to drew griffin is speaking out again. meanwhile, calls for eric shinseki to resign are getting louder. i want to bring in paul bud buca. thank you so much for being here with us. we appreciate it and appreciate your service. thank you very much, appreciate it. of course. in your opinion, who do you think needs to be held accountable here? there s plenty of blame to spread around. for example, congress, months
the thing sucks to be honest with you. stop, you love it. are you working on three-day weekend to help us change it? i m going fishing. me too. fly fishing. oh, fly fishing. whoa, i used to do that when i had money. now i do fishing near the apartment. bob, thank you for dressing up our set for at least today. well here we go. he is not budging. veterans affairs secretary eric shinseki vowing to stay on the job as more key democrats call for him to go and scandal engulfing his agency intensifies. the embattled secretary in brief remarks to reporters his depart you are is not his call. he serves at the pleasure of his boss, president obama. amid allegations of secret va waiting lists disguised to hide the agency s notoriously long wait times. in some cases veterans dying. those claims surfacing in at least 26 va facilities across
not a smart move, i d say. if there s a reason for giving to the country boys and girls but not to the city boys and girls, it would be useful for all of us to hear it. and that s hardball for now. thanks for being with us. all in with chris hayes starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. tonight, we continue our special series, all in america, on the road in the conservative heartland with a special look at just what happens when a state refuses to expand medicaid for political reasons. but first, today, amidst a growing chorus of outrage on capitol hill, president obama came forward to address the firestorm erupting around allegations of mismanagement, long wait times, and cooked books at v.a. hospitals. so when i hear allegations of misconduct, any misconduct, whether it s allegations of v.a. staff covering up long wait times or cooking the books, i
it s really he did win it. wow. and over a nine-year period through youtube studied every move to perfection. he got it. he hit it. guy s got skills. thank you, way too early with thomas roberts starts now. when i hear allegations of misconduct, any misconduct, whether it s allegations of v.a. staff covering up long wait times, or cook the books, i will not stand for it. not 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. the president vowing to get to the bottom of the v.a. scandal. but standing by the guy in charge of it. calls for secretary shin se key