Mark Takano actually said...

"the status quo, the VA as we know it, is unacceptable."

"Many of the national veterans service organizations are very troubled by Recommendation No. 1."

"You change the leadership, you put a better leader in, you get better performance. I can't stress too much the importance of leadership."

"So perhaps rather than focusing in on the due process procedures and all of that, I mean, there is some value in that, but focusing on the investment in HR would be a worthwhile thing for this Committ..."