"I don't think it is clear how it works and what happens from beginning to end, every hour of every day."
"I share them."
"I look forward to being surprised."
"I would like to follow up with your office so that you can be aware of this technology."
"I want to focus on military quality of life, because at that hearing that we had in March..."
"I would ask both the chair--both chairs--to please consider doing that, just so we can delve into a little bit more detail."
"It has taken 8 years for them to----"
"And I understand, given that your goal is one program--are you analyzing which program, ultimately, would be phased out?"
"And you don't qualify for an exemption in the hiring freeze policy?"
"I would suggest to all my colleagues on the committee that if there is a place that cries out for an exemption if this hiring freeze is going to continue, it would be the OIG at the VA."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman, for yielding, and I appreciate you agreeing to hold this important public witness hearing."