Mark Takano actually said...

"I don't understand where he's not here."

"I am befuddled as to why an IT debacle--you send the project managers but you don't send the person for whom the major responsibilities whose shoulder lies."

"It was a huge bipartisan effort to make these changes to better serve veterans and to make sure that we gave VA everything it asked for."

"I think it's embarrassing that--for you to ask after all that we've given you, but what do we need to do?"