Patty Murray actually said...

"Senate Republicans are doing everything they can to make sure it stays that way, and it's pretty clear why."

"This is something that I think we need to continue to focus on, to make sure that we have a strong military in the future."

"If you could provide us quarterly updates to this committee regarding the department-wide response to groundwater contamination, I would really appreciate it."

"It seems to me, watching this, that this is just another way the Administration is balancing its budget on the backs of veterans in need."