David Shulkin: “Delays, as you know, can prevent a veteran who may be ready to confront addiction from actually seeking treatment.”

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

VA OIG reports 'must be accurate,' 'must be fair,' and 'must be objective.' This report is none of those things.

I wasn't willing to do that. I don't think that's the right thing for veterans and I stood up against them.

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.