Beto O'Rourke actually said...

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank you for calling this hearing and bringing together these witnesses, who I am so excited to hear from, and to thank you also for highlighting some concerns ..."

"I want to thank you for bringing everyone together and addressing an important issue that in the going on five years that I have been on the Committee we really have not addressed."

"I do want to stress, because there is very legitimate concern today about availability of timely VA loans and appraisals in rural areas."

"Let's meet the demand in some of these extraordinary, you know, unique cases."