"At what point would you determine it is appropriate for the IG to release something versus for this to be internal?"
"I hold you in high esteem for the jobs that you do."
"I would gather that if multiple veterans who tested positive had this procedure performed at the same hospital on the same day, then there is a fairly good chance that the VA caused at least one of th..."
"I can go to your charts because you should be proud of the lack of MRSA infections within the system."
"One is too many, so we have to go for zero tolerance."
"So, in other words, the medical alerts that went out were ignored or devalued from a standpoint of importance?"
"Now the VA has maintained that it is very transparent when it comes to its disclosure of adverse events, even more so than the private sector."
"How about from a standpoint of infection? How many Hepatitis B or HIV before this is a medical problem?"
"I would agree."
"You read an independent review of the Pennsylvania facility on the brachy treatment. If an independent facility went and assessed all of the facilities relative to reprocessing devices, would the repo..."
"In my capacity as Ranking Member of the Committee and as a Senator from North Carolina who represents 7,500 veterans in a 3-county area that are serviced by Mountain Home, I was not told..."