Denis McDonough actually said...

"At the end of the day, the principle that will inform my leadership of the VA, if I am confirmed, is whether any decision increases access and improves outcomes for our vets."

"Every decision I make as Secretary will come back to this principle, which is, is it increasing access for veterans and is it improving outcomes for veterans?"

"I believe, as you do, and as I said earlier, everybody has a role to play in supporting the veterans."

"Every decision that I am involved in, if confirmed as Secretary, will come back to the fundamental premise of whether the decision is increasing access and improving outcomes for veterans."