"the thing that is really unfortunate about the situation is that one of the biggest reasons you have used for closing down the Hot Springs facility has been cost and to the detriment of our veterans."
"But I would like to know what changes you are implementing."
"Secretary Shinseki, when we had a meeting with him in Washington, DC and talked about his decision to move forward with the EIS process--he promised that there would be no more reduction in services a..."
"So have you come closer together in number? Have you reconciled after you wrote these letters?"
"How many veterans do you say you service on Pine Ridge?"
"So tell me what your ideal hiring process would look like."
"So you are not laying the blame on the Hot Springs facility, that this facility for some reason is the anchor that is dragging down the rest of the system?"
"So when you remove services, do you remove the ability to service patients?"
"Is it not true that you have justified the closing of this facility based on more veterans seeking services in Rapid City?"
"I told you I would come back with the whole delegation and we did."
"I wanted to follow up with President Brewer. I wanted you to speak a little bit about the veterans that we have currently living on Pine Ridge."