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

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.

We are following the Federal contracting rules and regulations, and we are trying to do this as quickly as we can.

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

I came to Washington with the commitment to make our system work better for veterans. That's the commitment that I went to work every day. I continue to feel strongly about that. There was no reason why I would resign.