Barbara Mikulski actually said...

"We believe he is the right man for the job."

"I thought I would convene a roundtable of the four agencies that have to serve our veterans, and actually get Hagel in the room with Shinseki."

"I thought we could get DOD, bring Social Security and IRS in. And I'd really love for Appropriations to be the committee that cracks the code on the VA backlog."

"Thank you both very much, thanks, Ben."