Betty McCollum actually said...

"We need research, we need standards. But we need the Department of Defense to stand up in doing research, in setting safe standards, and in cleaning up these plumes so that they don't spread any farth..."

"We can't afford to lose you as part of our backbone for not only our military health but for our allover U.S. healthcare system."

"Reform and change is difficult. Doesn't mean you shouldn't do it, but I think a little more due diligence needs to happen."

"I have a lot of questions about the way that the plan has been presented in moving forward."