David Shulkin

the fact that David Shulkin was confirmed 100 to nothing; the first Presidential appointee that was voted in unanimously.

We are implementing this program wrong.

This plan is to put the decisions back into the hands of the patient and the provider.

we have to be as open minded on making Choice work in the future as we have been on finally getting accountability done yesterday.

I want to give a deep thanks to Senator Rubio, who sponsored the accountability bill.

we have to look at the 40-mile rule and the 30-day rule and make them better rules for the veteran.

we are going to have a program that is either going to be out of money, out of gas, or out of both.

I will not delay a day to keep these veterans out of the middle.

The Senate sent a pretty clear message to veterans that veterans are your priority.

I want to publicly commend Secretary Shulkin on having the fortitude to do that, pulling that trigger, so to speak, and pledge my support to help in every way possible to see the transition is smooth and works.

we kept the veterans foremost in our minds, not ourselves as politicians or the press or somebody who wanted to play games.

Thank you for helping us enact the Veterans Choice Program Improvement Act.

I want to be clear that I am committed to strengthening the VA system and will not support efforts to privatize this much needed and essential system.

The ultimate judge of our success will be our Veterans.

We are looking for that type of relationship with you.

There will be no more delays in moving forward to pay those cases.

turn the VA into the organization veterans and their families deserve, and one that America can take pride in

Overhauling the health care system for Americans who answered the call of duty by serving in the military is a national priority.

Thank you in particular to Representative Coffman, who really enlightened me onto this problem.

It does not address the backlog, which is considerable. Today it takes a veteran, if they file an appeal, six years before they are going to get an answer, on average.

we're able to accomplish so much more when we work strategically with our private and public sector partners.

I wish today I could tell you I have the tools to do the right thing, to be able to remove those employees. I do not, so, unfortunately, I need a new set of tools if I am going to be held accountable for turning this system around and…

I want to be clear. I am committed to strengthening the VA system and will not support efforts to privatize this much needed and essential system.

Telehealth, as many people may not know, the VA is the largest user of telehealth.

I have no interest in privatizing the VA. I am interested in using our resources to help veterans.