Jon Tester actually said...

"So could you just give me an idea what of the overall veterans that served since the war in Iraq, how many of those have post-traumatic stress disorder issues as a percentage?"

"One of the most time-consuming pieces of the claims process is collecting evidence, and much of that evidence is gathered not by you, but by the DOD."

"These efforts have reduced the backlog from 611,000 in March 2013 to 215,000 claims as of today."

"Okay, and I am going to be very brief with this because I think this is a slam dunk."