David Shulkin: “There is no more noble mission and it would be my distinct honor and privilege to be part of this effort.”

Since April of 2017, I think this is a very much better environment for our veterans.

I do believe that our unions are productive partners with us, and I do really appreciate the collaboration that we have because I believe that they care about getting the right services to Veterans.

I received a phone call saying that the President wanted to make a change, and that's certainly his prerogative to do that, and that's what happened.

Our job to do the best thing for the veteran.