Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican and three other GOP senators introduced bill Tuesday that would give veterans more flexibility to see a private doctor if they are forced to wait too long for an appointment at a Veterans Affairs hospital or clinic.
** FILE ** In this Sept. 25, 2013, file photo, Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, leaves the Senate building. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)'
President Barack Obama and Senate Armed Service Committee member Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., laugh as they walk down the steps from Air Force One, upon their arrival at the Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., Wednesday, May 28, 2014, before heading to the United States Military Academy at West Point where the president was to deliver the commencement address. (AP Photo/Philip Kamrass)
President Barack Obama and Senate Armed Service Committee member Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., laugh as they walk down the steps from Air Force One, upon their arrival at the Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., Wednesday, May 28, 2014, before heading to the United States Military Academy at West Point where the president was to deliver the commencement address. (AP Photo/Philip Kamrass)
In this Thursday, April 3, 2014, file photo, Army Secretary John M. McHugh, left, and Army Chief of Staff Gen Raymond Odierno update members of the Senate Armed Services Committee about the deadly shooting rampage by a soldier at Fort Hood in Texas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., right, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., center, talk with Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., left, Commander, International Security Assistance Force, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 12, 2014, before the committee's hearing on the situation in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)