Beto O'Rourke actually said...

"I think a really good conversation would be, you know, hey, Beto, quit banging on me for not being able to get this stuff done quickly enough."

"Could you get in the middle of it? I mean, you have the leverage."

"What is the total dollar value of outstanding uncollected overpayments?"

"So I don't want the collections agency going to the veteran, I want it going to the institution."