Committee wants to gauge what is going on and how the quality of care is being delivered, i would ask you to spend a day Walking Around inside the local hospital talking to veterans and discussing their health care experiences, not sitting in front of a preselected panel of veterans to support sweeping jenlizations and to stoke public outrage. The fact is that the v. A. Health Care Services are excellent. Patient satisfaction Services Support that assertion. The primary complaint we hear all of the time from veterans is how long they had to wait to be seen for an initial appointment or to receive care. At its core, this is an access problem, not a quality of care problem. These are not the same thing. And to be clear, sending veterans outside of the v. A. To get private care is not the solution to this problem. It might be part of a solution, it is not the solution. Particularly for veterans who ly on it might be part of a solution. It is not the solution. Particularly for veterans to
Dishonorable, president bush used that word today. The president said misconduct will not be tolerated. Iwell go to mike viqueira, who is the white house for us. Reporter long wait times and cooked books. President obama said if thats what really happened, if thats what really happened then things have got to change. Critics say weve heard this all before. Heads must roll. With allegations of deception and misconduct mounting. If these allegations prove to be true it is dishonorable. It is disgraceful, and i will not 20 tolerate it, period. Reporter president obamas angry comment came after he met with his be beleaguered veterans secretary erik sh she kinsey. The reports emerged last month of staffers cooking the books submitting phoney documents to make it seem that veterans were receiving timely care when in reality several even died. Tough words are just not enough when it comes to this issue. We need action. But its not only republicans. The American Legion was also critical, respo
Va secretary Eric Shinseki says hes mad as hell about whats been uncovered, but that isnt stopping calls for him to resign. What reforms are needed to ensure this never happens again . From nbc news in washington, the worlds longest running television program, this is meet the press with david gregory. And good sunday morning. Well begin with the story thats been dominating much of the political conversation all week long and thats karl roves attack on Hillary Clinton. Is this just the start of a republican strategy to persuade her not to run . Our own Andrea Mitchell is here with more on this. Good morning. Good morning to you, david. This week there is no longer any doubt that some powerful republicans are playing hardball against Hillary Clinton raising questions about her age and her health, even before she decides whether shes a candidate. Reporter it all started when karl rove once called bushs brain said Hillary Clinton suffered traumatic brain injury after a 2012 fall and concu
And the voice. Josh kaufman wins it for team usher on a night packed with stars, the voice crowns its new champion, so whats josh kaufman going to do now . Hes making his way to our plaza today, wednesday, may 21st, 2014. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And, good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. And when we say josh kaufman is making his way to studio 1a we really mean it. Literally making his way. Took the red eye overnight. Expected to perform. He is the voice. You are not the voice this morning. Battling the voice a little bit, but looking forward to meeting him. It should be great. We want to get to todays top story, the intense storms wreaking havoc on the midwest. Al, they are on the move this morning. They absolutely are. Check out this video just out from chicago. Really amazing Lightning Storm going on. High winds, a lot of rain, a real mess. And in fact, some amazing Lightning Pictur
And the growing scandal of the va. Is the government failing to give American Veterans the care they were promised . Va secretary Eric Shinseki says hes mad as hell about whats been uncovered, but that isnt stopping calls for him to resign. What reforms are needed to ensure this never happens again . From nbc news in washington, the worlds longest running television program, this is meet the press with david gregory. And good sunday morning. Well begin with the story thats been dominating much of the political conversation all week long and thats karl roves attack on Hillary Clinton. Is this just the start of a republican strategy to persuade her not to run . Our own Andrea Mitchell is here with more on this. Good morning. Good morning to you, david. This week there is no longer any doubt that some powerful republicans are playing hardball against Hillary Clinton raising questions about her age and her health, even before she decides whether shes a candidate. Reporter it all started wh