"We need to have public buy-in on this, and using inflammatory language isn't going to help that happen."
"we are not going to get this solved unless we have the public trust."
"The decline of the Delta ecosystem has important human implications, as you may know."
"I cannot accept a massive canal or tunnel that would severely degrade the water quality for the entire Delta."
"So then by building massive tunnels in the Delta where people who live there are adamantly opposed and are not included in the discussion and have been excluded from the process, is that okay?"
"I also want to delve further into the current reforms underway to make sure that we stay on the right track of increased efficiency and efficacy."
"What would be the waiting time for a family that wanted to have their loved one interred there at ANC?"
"One of the things that is the most difficult to hear about is the sort of treatment that families have gotten when they want to inter or bury one of their loved ones: an 80 percent dissatisfaction rat..."
"Thank you. Well, first of all, I want to thank the witnesses for their hard work and congratulate you for how much you have accomplished in the last year."
"these hallowed grounds should be maintained and operated at the highest level of excellence."
"I commend the demonstrable dedication that Ms. Kathryn Condon, the Executive Director of the Army National Cemeteries Program, along with Mr. Pat Hallinan, have shown."