DAVID SHULKIN//TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/VA: “Capitol Hill lawmakers reacted guardedly to President Donald Trump’s nomination of the White House physician to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, with key members noting that they know little about him. Dr. Ronny Jackson, a U.S. Navy rear admiral who has served as a White House physician during the past three administrations, is slated to succeed Secretary David Shulkin, who was ousted Wednesday [3-28-18]. Mr. Trump indicated on Thursday [3-29-18] that he removed Dr. Shulkin because change at the agency was coming too slowly. The secretary had also been the subject of a travel-expenses scandal. The lead Republican and Democratic senators who will decide whether to confirm Dr. Jackson said they didn’t yet know enough to form an opinion about his ability to lead a bureaucracy of 370,000 employees.”
-Louise Radnofsky and Peter Nicholas, “Lawmakers Respond Cautiously to Little-Known VA Pick Ronny Jackson,” The Wall Street Journal, Mar. 29, 2018 7:42pm