Eric Shinseki: “As Secretary of Veterans Affairs, I accepted the solemn responsibility to uphold our sacred trust with our nation's…”

Any allegation, any adverse incident like this makes me--makes me mad as hell.

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.

I expect our employees to provide the highest quality, safest care we can provide.

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