"What I want veterans to know is that VA is here to care for them. VA is a good system - health care wise, safety wise - highly comparable to any other system out there. Our oversight reviews tell us that. I'm very comfortable in the quality of our system."
Eric Shinseki is a retired United States Army general and former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs. He served as Chief of Staff of the Army and was the first Asian American to hold that role. His career includes senior military and public service leadership.