Jack Bergman actually said...

"We want to make sure the veterans don't get infections because instruments aren't cleaned."

"When you have a veteran who's getting a procedure done today, and if they have to think that they're assuming risk--that's shameful."

"So then if you're the captain of that ship, if you will, you're the director of that medical center, and you know that to eliminate that infection rate because of the use of a dirty instrument is goin..."

"If you don't assume the mission and take control of it and take responsibility for it, we're going to be having hearings like this again."