David Shulkin: “Every single site, except for one, has made improvements in their prescribing rates in opioids.”

Veterans come first, absolutely.

Since April of 2017, I think this is a very much better environment for our veterans.

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 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.