David Shulkin: “I have personally used them, and people go from being essentially unconscious to waking up and talking to you in a…”

Well, this fully funds our needs, and people should be filling those positions.

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.

This is critical to us and our top priority to reduce veterans' suicide.

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