Richard Blumenthal actually said...

Our Nation's heroes are a public trust, so the corporation that you are about to take over will not be measured by its profitability but how...

if we do not reach a conclusion on this legislation, the U.S. Senate is deserving of that same condemnation.

Ultimately, the victims are not just those veterans, but also taxpayers, because it is taxpayer money that often is lost.

I raised the specter of the VA as comparable to a bankrupt corporation.