Julia Brownley actually said...

"Unfortunately, these fires are the new normal for California."

"I just can't tell you, on behalf of all the residents of my community, they are so very, very grateful."

"I concur with my colleague Mr. Takano on, you know, the issues that he was raising about so many unfilled positions across the VA."

"We have to get back down to some of the foundational issues which is filling these positions and having, you know, sort of state-of-the-art IT systems across the VA."