Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I want to reaffirm my own feeling that the VSOs have been really instrumental in the past year's efforts by the Congress and by the VA to improve performance."

"Every one of the major construction projects undertaken by the VA in the past several years has been way over budget and way behind schedule."

"Let me talk about the appeals process reforms----"

"I take it, Mr. Gibson, that you have heard the remarks that were made this morning about Secretary McDonald's comments yesterday and that you will convey that message to him, which I think is felt una..."