David Shulkin: Fixing VA 'a matter of national security'
by Sarah Westwood | Nov 18, 2017, 12:01 AM
Allowing systemic problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs to persist could ultimately put the entire country at risk, according to VA Secretary David Shulkin.
“I think both the president and I believe not only have veterans earned this, but this is actually a matter of national security,” Shulkin told the Washington Examiner in an interview this week. “If we have a system that, when people are deciding if they want to serve their country, that they don’t believe that when they get home, they have a system that’s going to take care of them that they can rely upon, the approach towards having a voluntary Army and people who want to come and protect the country is at risk, and I think we have seen some recent reports that it’s getting tougher to meet recruitment standards.”
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/david-shulkin-fixing-va-a-matter-of-national-security/article/2641065
