David Shulkin: “I think we have demonstrated, when we send somebody off for war, we are not just sending them off, we are sending their…”

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.

The VISN model was put in place close to 20 years ago, a very innovative model that has served VA well.

I believe strongly, Anderson, that when it comes to V.A. and national security, we can't make this a political issue.

I think the way the findings were used -- were used in a political way. Not by the inspector general, but by the political appointees within V.A.