"Did the folks get bonuses? We have held hearings... where those particular institutions had institutional problems."
"We need to ensure that the VA is allocating these resources wisely."
"I've got counties where the unemployment rate is 17 percent, and they look at someone getting a $30,000 bonus."
"That just shouldn't happen. How in the world does something that egregious happen?"
"Our Nation's veterans have fought faithfully for our freedom and deserve to be treated with the utmost respect. They have the right to expect their claims to be processed in a timely and appropriate m..."
"They should expect that in all their dealings with the Department of Veterans Affairs, they will be treated with the utmost respect and dignity."
"They have a right to expect their claims to be processed in a timely and appropriate manner."
"While she cautioned members to tread carefully through this path, we are again here reviewing these bonuses and their appropriateness."
"I'm not asking you today, but I would like to know after this whether those folks got bonuses or not."
"Well, we know that natural gas companies are going to pay, consumers are. I mean, that is who pays the bill."
"I come from an area of a lot of small dairy farmers, and one of the biggest complaints that I hear... it is a catastrophe."