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Robert Wilkie
1962 • American Public • Servant
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Showing 18 quotesI am opposed to the privatization of the Veterans Affairs Department and will continue to make sure the VHA is fully funded.— Robert Wilkie
I experienced what can never be duplicated in the private sector - the communal aspect of VA.— Robert Wilkie
When our veterans walk into any VA facility, they converse with men and women who speak the unique language of military service.— Robert Wilkie
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.— Robert Wilkie
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
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.— Robert Wilkie
I am humbled by the prospect of serving those who have borne the battle, those American men and women who have sacrificed so much.— Robert Wilkie
For the VA to thrive as an integrated health care network, it must be agile and adaptive.— Robert Wilkie
If we don't get a hold of what we owe Americans who are providing services to our veterans, then the entire system collapses.— Robert Wilkie
I learned at a very early age, listening to those around my family, that in order to be a commander, you had to walk your post.— Robert Wilkie
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.— Robert Wilkie
The last thing I will pay attention to is any of the usual Washington back and forth.— Robert Wilkie
Norman Hooten's dedication and commitment to serving his fellow veterans is what VA is all about.— Robert Wilkie
Constant rotation, based on a 19th century Army model, prevents spouses from putting down roots and gaining meaningful deployment.— Robert Wilkie
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.— Robert Wilkie
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