Julia Brownley actually said...

"You will be the first to break through these silos, so we are all counting on you."

"If they are not here today it is really very hard to have any confidence or trust that VA is doing what they should be doing."

"I share your concerns and I am disappointed that they are not here."

"I agree with you wholeheartedly about your disappointment and our disappointment that VA has failed to send a witness here for today's hearing."