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President Barack Obama kissing author and poet Maya Angelou after awarding her the 2010 Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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From left to right, Dr. Thomas Lynch, the assistant deputy under secretary for health for clinical operations at the Veterans Health Administration and Joan Mooney, the assistant secretary for congressional and legislative affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, testify as the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hears from the three witnesses about allegations of gross mismanagement and misconduct at VA hospitals possibly leading to patient deaths, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, holds a hearing about allegations of gross mismanagement and misconduct at VA hospitals possibly leading to patient deaths, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Miami Marlins starting pitcher Henderson Alvarez throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Miami Marlins starting pitcher Henderson Alvarez throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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From left, Dr. Thomas Lynch, the assistant deputy under secretary for health for clinical operations at the Veterans Health Administration, Joan Mooney, the assistant secretary for congressional and legislative affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Michael Huff, a congressional relations officer with the Department of Veterans Affairs, testify as the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hears from the three witnesses about allegations of gross mismanagement and misconduct at VA hospitals possibly leading to patient deaths, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)