Jon Tester actually said...

"if we want to have people live in rural America, we have got to stop crap like this, or it is just going to further evacuate rural America."

"I will make this painless with me. I only have one question, and that is--and it is a yes or no answer--do you believe the VA has an obligation to be responsive to congressional oversight?"

"Do either of you see any existing barriers to working with your particular agencies and if you do, are those barriers things that you can break down or do you need congressional help?"

"I think it's important that we add value by tapping into academia and private sector, small business and large business."