Denis McDonough: “What we see in reaction to the recommendations so far, good and bad, is a desire for more access to VA healthcare.”

We are going to increase access, is what we are going to do.

That's a major help to us.

We are determined to meet these goals laid out in the program, because the President expects us to, but as importantly, because our vets need it.

We want to make sure that we compete for the veterans' care, and we can compete on quality, and we want to make sure that veterans know that we're invested in their quality.