Johnny Isakson actually said...

"There is no intention of this Committee to have any negative impact on career civil servants of the Veterans Administration."

"I hope that the next time that we meet we will be discussing our mutual joy and success at coming up with significant legislation for the Veterans Administration."

"I remain committed to doing exactly that. Our veterans, on Memorial Day, deserve a new VA set of standards and the hope of accountability that is meaningful and real."

"I want to enforce the Tester-Burr Rule, and that is where there are differences there can be common ground."