Annie Kuster actually said...

"We didn't get from the VISN to the central office, again, until this all played out in the Boston Globe."

"I continue to have whistleblowers come. And in the case that I have been talking about today, there was a long period of delay because the whistleblowers were concerned about their anonymity."

"I hope that the President will appoint and the Senate will confirm the Secretary in due course and we will be able to move forward with our oversight role."

"These leaders should be held accountable for failing to take action."