"I am absolutely astounded, gentlemen. These men are dying. These men did not wait when the United States asked for help. They stepped forward immediately and volunteered to serve. Why are we making them wait 70 years?"
"we had our own Senator, a great Senator, Daniel Inouye had his Medal of Honor downgraded to a Silver Star simply because of his race."
"we are just basically dragging our--we are just waiting for them to die, which is unconscionable, because they were not waiting for Americans to die before they came forward to help."
"Is it fair to say that these long-standing financial and budgetary issues have contributed to the current records retention challenges at the IRS?"
"And what steps has the IRS already taken to understand the circumstances around the loss of Ms. Lerner's documents?"
"I believe that the Federal agencies should take these inquiries from the Archives very seriously."
"It's vital that we make sure this program that workers are paying into each month continues to be there for them when the worst thing happens: They get hurt."
"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."