Tim Walz actually said...

"But I would also like to thank Ranking Member Kirkpatrick for her work on this and for the opportunity to allow me to be here today."

"I represent the district that has the Mayo Clinic, how would an organization like that do this as opposed to the VA?"

"How is that happening, how does it happen, and do you believe that it is happening outside the VA also?"

"I urge VA to implement this system and to develop an automated inventory control system that is compatible with the unique identifiers."