Clinton 'outraged' by delays for veterans seeking care

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign says she is "outraged" by chronic delays for veterans seeking medical care or to have their disability claims processed, but she opposes privatizing the system.

Republicans are questioning the Democratic presidential candidate's commitment to veterans after she said in an MSNBC interview Friday that the VA scandal had not been "as widespread as it has been made out to be" and Republicans had politicized the agency.

Arizona Sen. John McCain says Clinton should apologize and says it shows a "total lack of appreciation" of the crisis facing veterans' health care. Phoenix was the epicenter of the wait-time scandal.

Clinton's campaign says she will outline plans in November to make more changes at the VA to ensure it works for veterans, but she opposes privatizing their care.