Richard Blumenthal actually said...

Could you get us the number for the length of time that is required for resolution of appeals?

I stand corrected. In fact, I misspoke.

Nothing we say here is to imply that this backlog is the result of any sort of malevolence or personal animus on the part of anybody at VA.

I want to thank Senator Murray for her work to avoid another shutdown because in another case the shutdown itself aggravated the timing issu...