Richard Burr actually said...

"In the budget submission, you do say that you will decide 335,000 fewer claims in 2013 and 2014, right?"

"the VA backlog reduction plan shows that in order to eliminate the backlog by 2015 VA will need to decide 1.2 million claims this year, 1.6 million claims next year, and 1.9 million claims in 2015."

"the lack of consistent predictions and a lack of transparency lead me to question if VA's stewardship of the taxpayers' money is leading to better outcomes."

"it's important that we provide adequate funding for the VA so that all veterans receive the benefits and care that they have earned and deserve."