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" I am opposed to the privatization of the Veterans Affairs Department and will continue to make sure the VHA is fully funded. "
Robert Wilkie
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Veterans
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" Many of the issues I encountered as acting secretary were not with the quality of medical care but with getting our veterans through the door to reach that care. "
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" My own life changed when my father returned from his second combat tour in Vietnam. When he came home after almost a year in Army hospitals, he weighed less than half of what he did when he left. I watched the agonizing recovery, and that experience was on my mind when I was asked to come to VA. "
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" While I honor the soldiers in my family, and I am a student of history, the past is the past, and I do not live in the past. "
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" If we don't get a hold of what we owe Americans who are providing services to our veterans, then the entire system collapses. "
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" Constant rotation, based on a 19th century Army model, prevents spouses from putting down roots and gaining meaningful deployment. "
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" When our veterans walk into any VA facility, they converse with men and women who speak the unique language of military service. "
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" I am humbled by the prospect of serving those who have borne the battle, those American men and women who have sacrificed so much. "
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" The Bible that I will take my oath on reminds me of the 100th anniversary of the end of the war to end all wars. It was a Bible taken into battle by my wife's grandfather who had probably never ventured beyond three or four counties in North and South Carolina. "
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War
" For the VA to thrive as an integrated health care network, it must be agile and adaptive. "
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Care
" I have been privileged to work for some of the most high-powered people in town. They pay me for my opinions, and I give those to them. "
Robert Wilkie
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Me
Most
" Norman Hooten's dedication and commitment to serving his fellow veterans is what VA is all about. "
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Commitment
Dedication
About
" When an American veteran comes to VA, it is not up to him to employ a team of lawyers to get VA to say yes. It is up to VA to get the veteran to yes, and that is customer service. "
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Team
Say
Service
" I welcome a scrutiny of my entire record. "
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Welcome
Entire
Scrutiny
" The last thing I will pay attention to is any of the usual Washington back and forth. "
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Back
Washington
Attention
" As part of any new leadership organization, you come in with a team. You come in to assess. You come in to rearrange. "
Robert Wilkie
Leadership
You
Team