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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki responds to a question as he and Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert A. Petzel, testify during a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA, left) and Richard Burr (R-NC, center) listen while Senator Bernard Sanders (I-VT, right) asks a question of Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert A. Petzel, during their testimony during a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki responds to a question as he and Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert A. Petzel, testify during a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki makes his way from the room following his testimony at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Senator John McCain (R-AZ) who is not on the committee but was asked to join in the hearing, asks a question of Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert A. Petzel, during their testimony at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki (right) and Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert A. Petzel (left) raise their right hands and are sworn-in prior to their testimony at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki (left) and Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert A. Petzel, respond to a question during their testimony at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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After giving his own testimony, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki (left) respectfully remains afterwards, to listen as veterans sit at the witness table and give their testimony during a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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After giving his own testimony, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki (left) respectfully remains afterwards, to listen as veterans sit at the witness table and give their testimony during a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki responds to a question as he and Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert A. Petzel, testify during a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Senator Bernard Sanders (I-VT, center) listens to the testimony of veterans at the witness table at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki (left) and Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert A. Petzel, respond to a question during their testimony at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki (left) arrives with Senator Bernard Sanders (I-VT, right) to give his testimony at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki responds to a question as he and Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert A. Petzel, testify during a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki responds to a question as he and Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert A. Petzel, testify during a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Veterans sitting in the audience watch as Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki responds to a question as he and Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert A. Petzel, testify during a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing titled "The State of VA Health Care" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC., Tuesday, May 13, 20124. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Wizards' Nene (42) looks to the referee for a foul call after a collision under the basket with Pacers' Roy Hibbert (55) in the fourth quarter as the Washington Wizards host the Indiana Pacers for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, Sunday, May 11, 2014. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Wizards' Nene is blocked from making a shot by Pacers' Roy Hibbert (55) in the fourth quarter as the Washington Wizards host the Indiana Pacers for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, Sunday, May 11, 2014. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Pacers' Roy Hibbert (55) hocks a shot by Wizards' Al Harrington (7) in the fourth quarter as the Washington Wizards host the Indiana Pacers for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, Sunday, May 11, 2014. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

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Wizards' Bradley Beal (3) is comforted as he walks form the court after the Washington Wizards lost to the Indiana Pacers 95-92 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, Sunday, May 11, 2014. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)