David Shulkin: “I will be out there at midnight with other people, making sure we accurately do that assessment.”

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

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.

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.

I think the way the findings were used -- were used in a political way. Not by the inspector general, but by the political appointees within V.A.