Mark Takano actually said...

"I feel a sense of trepidation about the amount of money that we are about to expend on this project."

"We have not only the ability to affect the health care of veterans, but potentially all Americans through what we are trying to do here."

"We have a real chance to push issues like who owns medical data and to truly put that data in a portable position for the patient."

"The VA is publicly owned and is therefore in many ways far more publicly accountable."