Robert A. McDonald: “I am fully committed to fulfilling [President Obama's] charge to me--that is, to transform the Department of Veterans…”

The $1.4 billion spending cut basically means less veterans are going to get care.

We deeply appreciate the President's and Congress's steadfast support for veterans, their families and survivors, as well as the advocacy of veteran service organizations.

It is a real conundrum for them, and it is life changing for families. We have to do this.

We take them very seriously because they are an opportunity to improve, and we remediate every single finding they come up with.