David Shulkin: “We're trying to make the best decision for, exactly as you're saying, the veterans and the taxpayers, and everything's…”

Slowing down and pausing to see what the consequences are, even if they are unintended consequences, is important to do.

But like any business, the times change, the needs change and it's time for us to look at how we operate our networks differently to get the type of accountability that's needed to make sure we don't see the failures that we saw here in…

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