Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Changing the culture is a big job, and partly it will impact the ability to fill VHA open positions."

"the remedies for delay may well be that the veteran receives what his claim is because he is the one who is prejudiced."

"The inventory of appeals at the VA has skyrocketed to 440,000."

"if a backlog were cleared simply by moving that great mound of work to the appellate process where appeals languish for years and years and years, it would not be regarded as a success story."