David Shulkin: “It is my highest professional honor to be nominated for consideration as the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs.”

We are following the Federal contracting rules and regulations, and we are trying to do this as quickly as we can.

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.

I do regret the decisions that have been made that have taken the focus off of that important work.

Veterans come first, absolutely.