06/02/2009
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"I think, ultimately, in the end, what everybody on this Committee wants to have is we live up to the promises made when you signed the dotted line."
"The ultimate end result of that would be a VA that no longer exists, maybe not in the short term, but certainly in the long term."
"It is your responsibility."
"The VA can transfer that care, but it can never transfer the ultimate responsibility for that veteran's well-being."