03/03/2010
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"I have always said that we need a VA Secretary who will be honest about what our veterans need and have the backbone to stand up and ask for it."
"We want it not to be business as usual. We want to not hear just about a bureaucracy, but about a people organization."
"I am hopeful that we don't see from this administration those kinds of proposals for increased copays and fees."
"this Senate has turned down those requests every time, so if you want an honest budget, it might be better to come to us without those in them."