"So we certainly have arcane laws on the books, but the most important thing is that we fix this problem and put the law back on the side of victims."
"The environment is different this time, and I'm actually pleased to tell you that the speaker of the assembly, John Perez, and others have engaged in a bipartisan approach to fixing this."
"This is why, as part of our action, we're requiring the directors and officers step down, so that we can purge the organization of the bad apples and preserve the assets that exist."
"Well, I came into office in 2011 and focusing on our veterans in California has been a priority for my administration."
"It's outrageous. And that's why we're putting the full force of law into going after these guys and, believe me, they will face a full accounting and consequence for their misconduct."
"But as to these directors, we have charged that they have basically been lining the pockets off the compassion that Americans have for our veterans and service men and women and that has to be stopped..."
"Well, I would suggest, too, that they knew that they were misrepresenting the facts to the IRS on their 990 form and were misrepresenting it to such an extent that they inverted the numbers."
"I would suggest to you that they knew that they were misrepresenting the facts to the IRS on their 990 form, and were misrepresenting it to such an extent that they inverted the numbers."
"It's outrageous. That's why we're putting the full force of law into going after these guys and, believe me, they will face a full accounting and consequence for their misconduct."
"But as to these directors that we have charged, they've basically been lining their pockets off the compassion that Americans have for our veterans and our servicemen and women and that has to be stop..."
"The reality is that there are a lot of predators who take advantage of our servicemen and women and our veterans."