David Shulkin: “I listened with interest to Dr. Shulkin, a person who stepped up into this job and said I am here because I want to be…”

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.

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

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