David Shulkin: “I find it outrageous that somebody would spend a hundred percent of their time on something other than the job they were…”

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

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

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.

We think that VA offers tremendous training opportunities, and, frankly, it is in our interest to train these students.