"It takes real courage to put your careers at risk for coming forward and calling attention to these problems and concerns."
"Pursuant to clause 2(e)(4) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, public hearing records of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs are also published in electronic form."
"I want to address my remarks to Ms. Flanz and Ms. Lerner, but I do want to thank the whistleblowers for bringing your individual cases."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to our witnesses for being with us today."
"For the record, I would like to make a request that the members of this committee receive a copy of that audit in April 2015 when that becomes available."
"Consumers I believe deserve to know what is in their food, but it is also necessary that FDA implement regulations to ensure that the labeling of GMO products is fair and standardized and transparent."
"I certainly agree that consumers have a right to know what they are eating, and I also believe that we need to be clear and take a science-based approach when we are discussing GMOs."
"This is often an emotional argument, and it is my hope that moving forward we can have it be more of a fact-based open discussion on all sides."
"I really appreciate your comment that we may be too focused on the past financial crisis and not enough on the future, which you identify as a crisis in market liquidity."
"I think one of the greatest national disgraces we have in this country right now is that we have such a high number of homeless and jobless veterans."
"How much of the Commission's enforcement actions do you think are seen just as the cost of doing business?"