U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said she's worried that her legislation to increase accountability at military hospitals could get caught up in another Washington commission.
"Because what happens in Washington when there`s a scandal is everybody appoints a commission. The president has done a commission, and Secretary Gates has done a commission. And I'm sure all the people that will serve on those commissions are good people.
But you know, we need to act. You know, a commission is just another way of delaying and contributing to the bureaucracy, and that's a huge part of the problem," McCaskill said during an appearance on CBS' "Face the Nation" this morning.
McCaskill also recalled talking with soldiers at Walter Reed, including some from Missouri. She said she spoke with one Sergeant who lost both his legs who has been at Walter Reed for almost a year.
"He told me that after the doctor signed his narrative summary, which is very important to these soldiers, it took the report two and a half weeks to go across the hall," McCaskill said.
"Now, come on. We can do better than that. And we need more social workers. They need more caseworkers. They need more legal advisers. And they need a change in the culture of command. General Kiley needs to be removed from his duty as surgeon general of the Army because it`s that culture of command."
You can watch her entire appearance here.
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