Gerry Connolly actually said...

"Men and women who put on the uniform to protect our country had every reason to believe they would receive the highest quality healthcare as a statement of our commitment to them."

"For everyone who works at D.C. Veterans Medical Center, from the custodian to the cardiac surgeon, there must be one standard, one standard, and that's one of excellence."

"We should never have to tell this story. Men and women who put on the uniform to protect our country had every reason to believe they would receive the highest quality healthcare as a statement of our..."

"the conditions were so appalling that the Office of Inspector General took the highly unusual step of issuing an interim report"