Mark Takano actually said...

"I feel we have done a good job of beginning what I hope will be an ongoing involvement in these matters with VA as the agency works to reform its culture."

"certainly the minority does not agree with any practices of the VA which would encourage the retention of bad employees and certainly we want to see accountability occur at the VA."

"We are here as part of our ongoing responsibility to oversee the Department of Veterans Affairs to investigate how the people's money is being spent by the VA and why."

"I also wonder what type of message that VA is sending to other good employees when they allow bad employees to settle for thousands of dollars just because it would be too expensive or possibly embarr..."