Sherrod Brown actually said...

"Maybe not a culture of recklessness, but morale was an issue."

"The importance of what you are doing here today is that you are not just sitting here as the Senator from Ohio, concerned about these veterans and this issue that is occurring in your State."

"This is an official hearing of the U.S. Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, an official hearing even though it is not in Washington."

"It seems to me that we need to know more."