"It has been hurry up and wait for the results of this commission report and now the White House is telling our vets to wait even longer," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. "That's why the Senate has moved ahead with our Wounded Warriors Act. The public is waiting, our veterans are waiting."

Paul Rieckhoff, executive director of Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America, agreed.

"It is important for the American public to understand that the Walter Reed fiasco is not over," he said. "Everything is not fixed. The follow-through will be the most important part."

Bush commented on the report after a dramatic lap around the South Lawn jogging track with two soldiers: Sgt. Neil Duncan, who lost both of his legs in Afghanistan in 2005, and Spc. Max Ramsey, who lost his left leg in Iraq in 2006. They were aided by prosthetics.

Bush met both men at Walter Reed last year. The White House said the timing of their visit — on the same day as the report — was a coincidence.

Dole said he planned to make sure the Bush administration implements the panel's recommendations.

"We did this because it was important," he said. "We're expecting somebody to follow-up on it. I'm going to be watching closely to make sure it happens."

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Associated Press writers Anne Flaherty, Ben Feller and Jennifer C. Kerr contributed to this report.

On the Net: The report: tinyurl.com/ypelgd

President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors: www.pccww.gov/