40 US vets died waiting to be treated

That state’s senators, John McCain and Jeff Flake wrote a letter to the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee calling on its members to investigate the reports. McCain also wrote a separate letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki requesting more information about the allegations.
McCain said: “I am appalled by the number of veterans who stated to my office that the VA was just ‘waiting’ or ‘hoping’ that they would die and be one less burden on the system. These increasing individual delays clearly illustrate systemic problems with how effectively the VA is providing care to our veterans.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders, chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, announced on Thursday that his panel will hold a hearing to examine the allegations.
The senator responded to the letter he received from McCain and Flake, and said he shares their concerns.
Sanders said he urges the inspector general to expedite the already pending investigation into these reports.
Sen. John Cornyn also called for a congressional investigation into the allegations.