Kay Hutchison actually said...

I think that hitting it now rather than waiting so long, as was done in Agent Orange, it is still late, but I am glad we are doing it.

this subcommittee has always put our Nation's veterans first, and I can say with great assurance that we will do whatever it takes, in a bip...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has one of the most important missions in our government.

I commend the Department for the decision on the Agent Orange diseases, and I think that is the right thing to do.