"To my knowledge, nobody has been held accountable for the years of abuse that I sustained."
"Vice Admiral, thank you for being here, and let me associate myself with all the good things that my colleagues have said about the work that the Coast Guard does in keeping us safe."
"The President of the United States pulled away the troops that were supporting the Kurds and fighting with the Kurds against ISIS."
"I am hearing that we are doing pretty good at keeping bad people, really bad people, out of the United States of America."
"I think we were concerned about the recruitment and the retention and the discipline, you know, and any other sort of employee procedures."
"I am asking, though, does the bill, the law, include the discussion with the work group around those areas?"
"In the last couple of years, have you all used your financial penalties to get a facility to do what you needed them to do to meet the standards?"
"In a December 2018 letter to Members of the Senate, you quite aggressively disputed some of OIG's reporting."
"In the last 5 years, are you aware of any of the over 72-hour facilities that has received an overall final rating of less than 2, adequate?"
"How many?"
"That is a lot of money."