David Shulkin: “I believe that no veteran should have to ever leave their home because of one of these severe illnesses or injuries if…”

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.

I ask for your steadfast support in funding our full FY 2019 and FY 2020 AA budget requests.

We are putting the Veterans' needs first and the money follows.

I do regret the decisions that have been made that have taken the focus off of that important work.