Nita Lowey actually said...

"We owe it to all current and future veterans to tackle these challenges now, and this subcommittee is committed to achieving that goal."

"I have to tell you, as the ranking member, Chairman Frelinghuysen and I go to a lot of committee hearings. But this affects my heart."

"After working 4 years to reduce the claims backlog, it is once again increasing, and the Choice Program will soon run out of money and is in need of reform."

"It seems to me you make a lot of sense saying, we are not going to be in this business anymore, we want an off-the-shelf system."