Doug Collins: “the President's removal powers are at their zenith with respect to principal officers, that is officers who must be…”

Now, we regret anyone who loses their job, and it’s extraordinarily difficult for me, especially as a VA leader and your secretary, to make these types of decisions.

each investment is tied to a concrete improvement Veterans will notice: shorter waits, better coordination, and more consistent access to both VA and community care.

I think we’re making massive progress in how we diagnose things, but also how we do new treatments, which in the past was more of a wait-and-see approach, and now we’re being more cutting-edge.

We have been emphatic that we will not be cutting benefits and health care, only improving them, and I think the budget shows that.