And what action did you take at that time to notify congressional oversight?
When you suspended the program in June 2008, as you testified, did you know about these failures at that time?
I think that we, regardless of any such relationships, regardless of any such contracts, we, the VA, must prevail in hav...
Thank you, Congressman Fattah.
We are obviously concerned about what happened here, but we are also very concerned about what the practices are by the ...
Well, what are you doing to correct this kind of problem here and nationally?
I would like to thank you for your interest in this situation at the Philadelphia VA, and for inviting me here today.
Thank you very much, Dr. Cross.
Well, that is great symbolism to conclude our hearing.
Thank you for joining us, Dr. Whittington, and we look forward to your testimony.
It is up to the Veterans Administration to do the oversight.
What specifically would you like to see be done by the national health system?
I think our veterans deserve better care than they got in this particular situation here.
So, you think that if there was excessive radiation or seeds went into the bladder that would clearly be something that ...
But did you notify the patients?
I am 35 seconds over.
Thank you, Dr. Kao.
What action has the Veterans' Administration taken with respect to those other sites.