David Shulkin: “I urge Congress to support and fully fund our 2018 and 2019 AA budget requests.”

It is my hope we can work together to ensure talented medical professional remain in the VA to deliver quality care to our veterans.

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.

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.

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