neither one of the standards are being met today. >> ifill: joseph violante, if there's the problem we being investigated now about these wait lists, do we know if it stops there? is it beyond? is it systemic? >> it's a good question. you have to go back to 2001 when president bush established a task force to look at the delivery of healthcare for veterans and they reported in may of 2003, the wars in their early infancy in 2003, and at that point in time, they found a wait list of 236,000 veterans waiting six months or more for healthcare, and they found a mismatch in demand in funding. so this has gone on for a long time. it is a problem. but, again, the problem of access is a funding issue that needs to be addressed. >> ifill: i just want to ask about the wait list question because the white house said the number actually has gone down. >> the number has gone down. the number has gone down to some extent with the processing of applications for benefits. but the internal problem that we have is that -- and i disagree with joe on this -- is they have gotten more money, number one. and

joseph violante is a vietnam war veteran.s now national legislative director of "disabled american veterans." and dr. stephen xenakis is a retired army brigader general who had a 28-year career as an army psychiatrist. he's the founder of the "center for translational medicine," a non-profit organization providing mental health care services to veterans. welcome, all of you. paul rieckhoff, let me start with you. your reaction to the resignation of eric shinseki. was it the right thing to do? is it best for the v.a.? >> it was and it needed to happen. our members across the country have lost confidence in secretary shinseki, the country had lost confidence in him and many of the v.a. employees as well. this was a dam that burst. this has been building for years. i.g. reports have been coming out going back to 2007 noting the wait times. there have been congressional testimonies, groups like ours have raised these issues for years. veterans have had it, enough is enough. we know there are much bigger institutional and bureaucr

. >> ifill: but disabled american veterans director joseph violante, spoke in support of the embattlederans chief. >> while it may be weeks or months before the investigations and audits are completed, we continue to have confidence that the v.a. led by secretary shinseki can and will correct any problems identified or uncovered. >> reporter: veterans' groups also said access can be approved by providing more funding for veterans' care. >> woodruff: it was more than a decade in the making and today, scores of survivors, families of those lost and dignitaries gathered for a somber and emotional ceremony to dedicate the 9/11 museum. it's located at the site of where the towers fell in 2001. seven stories below ground hard by the bedrock that held back the hudson river and held up the world trade center towers, the haunting voices of a children's choir echoed through the new hall this morning. political leaders past and present gathered with victims' relatives, survivors, and rescuers for the dedication. president obama was among those who praised the 9/11 memorial museum as a place for r