David Shulkin: “Veterans homelessness actually went in the wrong direction last year, it went up 2 percent.”

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

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

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.

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…