Patty Murray actually said...

"Are we trying to do a better job of actually helping our guardsmen really know what jobs are back in their own communities?"

"I find this large increase to be disturbing and want to know more about what is being done upon the servicemember's return."

"We have to, I believe, work really hard to help them assimilate back into the civilian world and be productive members in our workforce."

"It is really disheartening to hear the stories from our National Guard members who are coming home from deployment into a poor economy and joblessness, no health insurance, financial hardship."