Richard Burr actually said...

"I think the Chairman's intent was to say that they are not all paid for by their insurance company where we have expanded it greatly in the VA."

"I strongly believe that this Committee needs to hold aggressive oversight hearings into these issues that the department continues to struggle with."

"My observation would be opiates are prescribed a lot of times because that is what the patient came in and asked for."

"Are you confident that we have the sufficient focus on Phoenix for this Committee and for the VA to understand what, if anything, went wrong?"