Patty Murray actually said...

"Cutting this funding is a backdoor evisceration of the core programs you claim to prize."

"The budget request before us today is downright offensive."

"The idea that these programs are unnecessary, redundant, or even mature ignores real results and the need to sustain the progress we have made."

"Transition is an important part of a soldier's career, perhaps the most important because the transition stage shapes the soldier's re-entry into the civilian community."