Hillary Clinton to roll out plans for veterans and families
DERRY, New Hampshire -- Hillary Clinton will roll out her plan for veterans' health care, benefits and services Tuesday at an event hosted by the Truman National Security Project, according to a Clinton campaign aide.
On Veterans Day, Wednesday, Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark will campaign at several Iowa stops in support of Clinton's proposal. He'll meet with veterans and supporters in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Marshalltown and Des Moines.
Last week, Clinton was attacked in an ad by a veterans' group associated with the Koch brothers' donor network. The ad showed a recent television interview with Clinton, who had said of problems at the Veterans Affairs Department, "It's not been widespread as it has been made out to be."
"Not widespread?" text in the ad says. "Our veterans deserve better."
In that same interview with MSNBC, Clinton said that reforms put in place last year "should be given a chance to work," adding, "If there is a waiting period that is just unacceptable, you should be able to, in a sense, get the opportunity to go out, have a private physician take care of you, but at the cost of the V.A."
She had also suggested that she wanted to put in place a kind of SWAT team that could go into V.A. hospitals to ensure that the highest standard of care is being delivered.
CBS News Hannah Fraser-Chanpong contributed to this report