Robert Wilkie: “I do not care who gets credit. I do not care what went on before. We have got 20 veterans who are dying.”

Customer service is the prime directive. When an American veteran comes to VA it is not up to him to employ a team of lawyers to get VA to say 'YES.'

While all Executive Branch departments and agencies must carry out their missions without consideration or influence of partisan politics, I have said in my visits across the department - visits that in the last five weeks cover ten VA…

I don't believe that veterans will allow VA to be privatized, and I will tell you why.

I commit to accountability and transparency and will work with our partners in Congress, VSOs, and Veterans to ensure all veterans receive the care and benefits they have earned.