“The environment in Washington has turned so toxic, chaotic, disrespectful and subversive that it became impossible for me to accomplish the important work that our veterans need and deserve..”  Harsh words from the outgoing Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the New York Times this morning. David Shulkin offers an op-ed in the paper about his time in Trump’s cabinet who, in Shulkin’s words, “saw [him] as an obstacle to privatization.”  Axios has some key excerpts.