Tim Walz actually said...

It is a singular honor to serve on this committee, and to testify in front of you is humbling and an honor.

Our goal, and this is very, simple: uphold the promise we made to our veterans by ending the backlog and getting the benefits they earned.

Congress needs to do more to bolster VA's current efforts to modernize its operations and promote further improvements.

This issue of the claims backlog, it is corrosive, it is wrong. It wears at the soul of this country.