Tammy Duckworth actually said...

"In our previous hearing, Congresswoman Duckworth asked the inspector general if there was any reason for this backlog other than adequate funding."

"There’s absolutely no excuse for those who seek to defraud or take advantage of it."

"But the judges here average more than 1,000 decisions in a given year, and one of you actually completed more than 2,000 decisions in multiple years."

"It is good to see you again. And I just want to say how great it is to see a member of the NCO corps, the backbone of our military, at the head of the DOD."