David Shulkin: “the law says what it says and the conversations that we have had over a long period of time confirm that.”

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

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.

How could you argue against wanting veterans to have choice and the best type of care?

Veterans come first, absolutely.