wait of seeing a doctor and allegations of cooked books to cover up the problem. and as calls for the resignation of shinseki grew, it confirmed 1700 vets were not on an official waitlist to see doctors. under the phoenix v.a. veterans waited almost four months to get an appointment. they found false data was being used to suggest a better level of service. in phoenix and many other va facilities. >> the number one priority is making sure that problems get fixed so that if there is a veteran out there who needs help, that they're getting a schedule, and they're able to come in and see a doctor, and if there are facilities that don't have enough doctors, enough nurses, enough space, that that information immediately gets in the hands of decision makers all the way up to me, and all the way to congress so we can get more resources in there to help folks. >> on friday shinseki himself fired senior leaders at the phoenix va at the center of the scandal. his deputy will leave the v.a. and begin making the changes that the president insisted upon. >> i want somebody who is spending every minute of every day to figure out have we called every veteran that is waiting? have the

the allegations of veterans dying while waiting for care in tosecret waitlist" used conceal how long veterans are waiting for appointments were first made in arizona in recent months. since those initial reports, however, the scandal has gone nationwide. a similar allegation have come to light involving clinics and hospitals across america. healthst week, a v.a. coordinator in wyoming was found to have orchestrated a scheme to hide delays in care, it meeting in an internal e-mail "it is gaming the system a bit." in georgia, three suicide thrilling to mismanagement of mental. hospital's health unit. altogether, reports of lengthy waiting lists and other issues have surfaced recently in at least 10 states. has secretary shinseki ordered an audit to look at the management practices of v.a. medical centers. several employees have been placed on administrative leave, and the v.a. office of inspector general is investigating the phoenix v.a. i respect the important role of the expected general --inspector general, but my federal veterans cannot wait. they need answers, accountability, and l

the ig yesterday saying that there were some 1700 veterans on an unofficial waitlist at the phoenix hospital. the average waitingime for primary care at that hospital, roughly 20nd not the days or so that the v.a. was previously reporting. a lot more in this investigation. the white house still standing by eric shinseki, but you have to wonder how long that will last. >> talk about what is the next shoe to drop in this investigation. >> we're waiting for the white house internal investigation of what went on here, led by one of the president's top advisers. that might provide the president with more information so he can make a decision about leadership. he also have congress actively involved in this investigation. you heard from the top republican on the house veterans affairs committee. he is pressing for more information, including subpoenas him and he may even go to court to try to get the v.a. to turn over more details, more documents, not just about phoenix but other hospitals as well. this investigation is not over by a long shot. cook, thank you. the nationwide battle over the minimum wage continues at

where the facilities electronic waitlist or parsley amended the names of veterans waiting for care, and if so, at whose direction. number two, whether the depths ofany of these -- the deaths any of these veterans were related to delaying care. this, we the bottom of have an exhaustive review underway that includes seven parts. number one, interviewing staff with knowledge of patient scheduling practices and schedulingncluding clerks, supervisors, patient care providers, management staff , and whistleblowers who have stepped forward to report allegations of wrongdoing. number two, collecting and analyzing reports and documents from information technology systems related to patient scheduling and enrollment. medicalhree, reviewing records of patients who may be related to delays in care. number four, reviewing .erformance ratings number five, reviewing past and newly received complaints to the as well as those complaints shared with us by members of congress and by the media. reviewing other prior reports to these allegations, including reports from veteran health administration offices o

provide care for 1700 veteran who is are not on any waiting list, establish veterans at greatest risk and create a nationwide review of all veterans on waitlists. john mccain a decorated veteran from the vietnam war and long time critic of the va had this reaction just moments ago to the inspector general's report. >> i believe that this issue has reached a level that requires the justice department involvement. these allegations are not just administrative problems. these are criminal problems. we need the fbi and the department of justice to be involved in this investigation. i also, with some r reluctance, given the lack of responsiveness to secretary shinseki to numerous inquiries from senato senators, that it's time for the secretary to step down. >> this investigation is going through phoenix and throughout the nation with a top to bottom review ordered by secretary chuck hagel. the president said he found the findings extremely troubling and wants the va to take steps immediately to help veterans. >> boy there is still a lot to come because this is an interim report. randall, appreciate it. thank you. syria's presidential election takes

done, which is blow the whistle on the secret waitlist and the fact that you allege up to 40 veterans may have died because they were sitting there, waiting for care. is it possible that all this was going on in phoenix and now we find out in other va phil faci around the country and that washington didn't know about it? >> no. they've been cheating about this -- the cheating has gone on for a long time. there was a memo in 2010 where they showed all the various different cheating schemes and told everybody not to do this anymore. they knew it was a big problem. here is the thing. if the numbers in phoenix look good, then the number for veterans service internet 18 look good and when congress asks the va for their national numbers, they all look good. there's no real incentive on the part of the upper management in washington to get accurate numbers. >> you allege that up to 40 veterans in phoenix died while they were waiting for care. but on friday, the va's acting inspector general testified about his review of some of these cases before congress. let's take a look at what he had to say. >> i know 17. we didn't conclude so far that the

waiting list in your response to the questions about the fee-for-service, is that primarily just for the phoenix, arizona facility, or is it throughout the va? >> no, congressman, we are evaluating the waitlist from all of our agility is. >> i'm very glad to hear that. this includes the vietnam veterans as well as the vietnam and world war ii veterans. the drawdown occurs in afghanistan and there's going to be huge need for services from the va. the va cannot provide all the services and we do have to look at fee-based services and the fact that 40% of our veterans live in rural areas, they definitely have to look at that problem there. and especially if it's in a general counsel as been had stated earlier. we only went this route when we could not get the information in the first place that was very narrow and very specific to phoenix. and so i know the va, every time we ask for information, we talk about the long list of questions that we are asking. then we tried to make it a lot easier when we were before this committee. the deputy secretary and we talked to him about the fact to help speed up the process and we acidly allow the committee staff and members of congress if they want to tal

waitlist. study of 226a veterans and 2013 showed that the average wait time for a first appointment at the phoenixlinic appeared to be 26 days. the average was 115 days. the false way times improved performance ratings at the .epartment of veterans affairs the appropriate practices are systemic -- inappropriate practices are systemic. they now determine whether the delays led to patient deaths. here are the breakdowns you can find in the washington post this morning if you go to the opinion pages. an op-ed from eric shinseki "i'mlf. the headline, committed to restoring integrity." i've medially directed -- i immediately directed the veterans health administration to contact each of the 1700 veterans in phoenix. we're doing all we can to accelerate access to care throughout our system. i have challenged our leadership to ensure whether we are doing everything possible to schedule veterans for their appointments. toare redoubling our efforts restore integrity to our processes and earn veterans' trust. calling those systemic problems. he want to get your reaction to it. (202) 585-3880 for democrats.

waited for their primary care appointment. the report also showed that 1700 veterans using the phoenix hospital were kept on unofficial waitlists. while the initial report focused mainly on the phoenix facility, and said that the inappropriate scheduling practices are systemic throughout the veterans health administration. we will hear more about the investigation an inspector general's findings later during a house veterans affairs committee hearing. the committee has called top officials from the veterans affairs department to testify about the delays and revelations that the va destroyed seeker weightless spirit a house hearing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. eastern today. we will have it for you live here on c-span2. after that we will continue c-span2 book tv in prime time coverage leading things off with author and poet maya angelou who passed away at her home today. it will take a look back at her appearance of the 2002 los angeles times book festival where she talked about her book a song flying up to heaven. later the first on gun control from the annapolis boat festival then the discussion on charity hosted by the tucson

wait? getting the are most engage parents, fighting for their kids, but why should those parents fighting for their kids have a shot at getting something for their kids? one million people on this waitlistir kids a better education. million -- 57 in new york alone. do you think this is a movement that at this point cannot be stopped even though teachers unions would like to see it stopped? >> absolutely. the bill you mentioned earlier, case in point. this is going to fail -- selfie the house later this week -- this is going to sail through the house. it passed the house education committee with bipartisan support. at a time when you cannot get congress to agree on much, the fact they are agreeing around this increasing education options to low income families is a great sign. >> thank you very much for your perspective on this important issue. we have breaking news we want to get to. alibaba has filed for its ipo in the u.s.. this just crossed now. we have more perspective on this. the much-anticipated ipo from china. the chinese company that is a combination of amazon, ebay, and google. pretty big evaluation expected. it is filing in the u.s. we have cory johnson joining us from san fr

waitlist to see doctors. doctors. under the phoenix v.a. veterans under the phoenix v.a. veterans waited almost four months to get waited almost four months to get an appointment. an appointment. they found false data was being they found false data was being used to suggest a better level used to suggest a better level of service. of service. in phoenix and many other va in phoenix and many other va facilities. facilities. >> the number one priority is >> the number one priority is making sure that problems get making sure that problems get fixed so that if there is a fixed so that if there is a veteran out there who needs veteran out there who needs help, that they're getting a help, that they're getting a schedule, and they're able to schedule, and they're able to come in and see a come in and see a doctor, and if doctor, and if there are facilities that don't there are facilities that don't have enough doctors, enough have enough doctors, enough nurses, enough space, that that nurses, enough space, that that information immediately gets in information immediately gets in the hands of