Eric Shinseki: “I feel that there is a significant gap between the services which are needed to provide coverage to rural America and…”

As President Obama said veterans have done their duty and they ask nothing more than this country, does ours, that we uphold our sacred trust to all who have served, and we will.

I do not think any veteran, whatever the condition, should have to wait that long in any of our facilities, whether it is an emergency room or a clinic.

No one who has served this Nation should ever find themselves living without care and without hope.

Providing quality, safe, accessible health care for our veterans who have earned them is a core mission.