David Shulkin: “I think this is a great success story of what this Committee was able to do in 2017.”

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.

The VISN model was put in place close to 20 years ago, a very innovative model that has served VA well.

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