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## Video: Obama on Veterans Affairs

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_Published 2014-05-21. Obama defends embattled Secretary of Veterans Affairs Rick Shinseki, but looks into mistreatment allegations._


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## Transcript

Good morning, everybody. I just met with Secretary Shinseki and Rob Nabors, who I temporarily assigned to work with Shek Secretary Shinseki and the VA. We focused on two issues: the allegations of misconduct at Veterans Affairs facilities, and our broader mission of caring for our veterans and their families. If these allegations prove to be true, it is dishonorable. It is disgraceful. And I will not tolerate it. Period. Here's what I discussed with Secretary Shinseki this morning. First, anybody found to have manipulated or falsified records at VA facilities has to be held accountable. Second, I wanna know the full scope of this problem.

And that's why I ordered Secretary Shinseki to investigate. Today he updated me on his review, which is looking not just at the Phoenix facility but also VA facilities across the nation. And I expect preliminary results from that review next week. Rick Shinseki, I think, serves this country because he cares deeply about veterans, and he cares deeply about the mission. At this stage, Rick is committed to solving the problem, and working with us to do it. And I am going to do everything in my power using the resources of the White House to help that process of getting to the bottom of what happened, and fixing it.

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