Richard Burr actually said...

"It seems that every day there are new allegations regarding inappropriate scheduling practices ranging from 'zeroing out' patient wait times."

"We have a sacred obligation to ensure those who have fought for this Nation receive the highest quality of services from the Department of Veterans Affairs."

"The issue before the Committee today is the state of the VA health care system, which we have a sacred obligation to ensure that those who have fought for this Nation receive the highest quality of se..."

"I think, if VA had asked hard questions regarding these statistics, we would not be here today discussing recent allegations surrounding many VA facilities."