David Shulkin: “We have identified a need for 1,000 mental health professionals.”

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.

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

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