Mark Takano actually said...

"So VISN 2 and VISN 3 were integrated together, and it is now known as VISN 2. Is that correct?"

"I want to make sure, as we all do, that settlement agreements between the VA and whistleblowers do not preclude accountability for bad supervisors."

"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..."

"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."