Patty Murray actually said...

"Veterans deserve a system that works, not one that is torn apart and weakened over time."

"I am kind of amazed that we would ask our veterans to pay for care for service-connected conditions. That is a major reversal of a fundamental tenet of our care for veterans."

"OK. I am out of time, but I did want to ask you, Secretary Gibson, how are you going to make sure that the care veterans receive in the private sector is high quality, timely, and coordinated? How do ..."

"That may be concerning to veterans who want to use the VA facilities, and cutting out that much work, I think could have serious consequences for our VA hospitals and our providers."