David Shulkin: “Our job to do the best thing for the veteran.”

It just simply couldn't work by turning on a switch and privatizing it.

This is critical to us and our top priority to reduce veterans' suicide.

We are putting the Veterans' needs first and the money follows.

This is a tough job for anybody to do. What the successful secretary needs to do is to build a team around them because this is bigger than any one person, and to work very collaboratively with veteran service organizations and Congress.