Political Quotes

Robert A. McDonald

The Public Record

8th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Quotes by year · 2011–201645 total · peak 2014 (19)
2011: 2 quotes2014: 19 quotes2015: 14 quotes2016: 10 quotes
Sep 13, 2016

Congress must act or veterans will suffer. That is unacceptable to me and I know that it is unacceptable to you.

congress.gov
Sep 13, 2016

We certainly agree on how wrong it would be to privatize VA health care.

congress.gov
Aug 8, 2016

A brick-and-mortar facility is not the only option for health care. We are exploring how we can more efficiently and effectively deliver health care services to better serve our veterans and improve their lives. Telehealth is one of those…

congress.gov
May 23, 2016

What really counts is how does a veteran feel about their encounter with the VA. We go to Disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line or the number -- you know, what's important? What's important is what's your…

transcripts.cnn.com
Mar 14, 2016

We are asking Congress to pass special legislation for our West Los Angeles Campus where years of debate and court action have been unproductive.

congress.gov
Mar 2, 2016

I think we can't outsource customer service. In my opinion, that was the big mistake with the original Choice Act.

congress.gov
Mar 2, 2016

This Congress with today's VA leadership team can make these changes and more.

congress.gov
Feb 22, 2016

The appeals process set by statute is archaic, unresponsive, and not serving veterans well.

congress.gov
Feb 22, 2016

We need your help to transform and streamline VA's care in the community systems and programs to best serve veterans.

congress.gov
Oct 6, 2015

We need to overhaul the system. We need a new system as the doctor brought up.

congress.gov
Oct 6, 2015

VA is not only essential for veterans, it is essential for American medicine and it is essential for the American people.

congress.gov