Dole concludes veteran health care is excellent, but still needs to get better

Former Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) says that the he and the President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors concluded one thing: that “almost, without exception, that the care you receive in a VA [Veterans Affairs] or DOD [Department of Defense] facility is excellent.” He says there are a lot of stories written about people not getting the care they deserve, and that the care needs to get better, and is getting better. (0:34)
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Bush took responsibility for those “coming back from Afghanistan and Iraq with serious injuries”

Former Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) says that President Bush met with the President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors that Dole is a part of, and told the commission to do “whatever it takes” to improve health care for wounded veterans. Dole says that Bush properly said he is responsible for every young man “coming back from Afghanistan and Iraq with serious injuries.” (0:47)

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