Kristi Noem actually said...

"I think it might be because they have not gotten answers to their original questions."

"I am very concerned. As a representative of the VA, do you believe that you are carrying out the mission of the VA?"

"I believe one of them--it was a conversation that happened several months ago about checkups for pacemakers no longer being done here in Hot Springs, stress tests being moved to different facilities."

"I do not fault them one bit for not bringing that up during this process."