David Shulkin: “I believe this is going to help us improve morale. It is going to help us improve recruitment because people want to…”

I wasn't willing to do that. I don't think that's the right thing for veterans and I stood up against them.

It is my hope we can work together to ensure talented medical professional remain in the VA to deliver quality care to our veterans.

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.