"The VA Rating Schedule has not been comprehensively updated since 1945."
"I would like to--and I am really thrilled to welcome you here today and have you share the story of your success with us."
"Regulation is always tough, and I don't opine on whether we should have regulation or not."
"Thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the important legislation before you."
"I just can't abide with that approach. The market is not a free market."
"Well, you know, the improvement in accountability and transparency is terrific. It would be good to have an improvement in terms of being able to assess the impact of this funding on employment."
"Is there anyone on the panel here this morning that could answer that question about the impact of the ARRA funding on employment in your particular department?"
"my recommendation is to take a less inflammatory approach to this if you want to get your idea across."
"I can't say that I like that approach very well."
"going to the private sector and letting them take care of it is not going to really engender public acceptance."
"the majority party here is using at least in part this topic as an opportunity to bash the Obama Administration."