"It is very hard to explain to the general public why it is that we cannot take our records from DoD and go right into being a retired veteran."
"the process and the length of time that it takes is so devastating to our veterans."
"we need to be able to process them as quickly as possible."
"Let me be absolutely clear. Those of us who support sanctions and oppose financing transactions with the Castro regime do not do with the intent of harming American farmers."
"Cuba ranks amongst the world's worst credit risk and debtor nations. Thus, I am confident we all agree that American taxpayers must not be exposed to any direct bailout of the Castro regime."
"According to Inter-American Law Review, the Castro regime's confiscation of U.S. assets was the largest uncompensated taking of American property by a foreign government in history."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ms. McCoy, I am--I don't even know--you said a while ago when speaking to the Chairman and answering his question, that training will now occur."
"Okay. The concern I have is is in our documents and what we have got, that prior--that the assistant director assumed the previous RMO has provided SDA staff with training, but no one assured--there w..."
"Okay. Because you are saying that you look at it one way, and that is the way you come up with your numbers and the VA looks at it another way."
"Well, it is as bad as everybody says if you are the person--it is your records that this occurs with."
"when I have to go back to my constituents and try to answer for the VA, when either you have got too big in so many areas, and you are just out of control."
"But I want to make sure, and I know we have touched on it a little bit, but there were two things that were mentioned."