"I guarantee if we keep these people and our veterans on the forefront of our minds that we are going to come to an equitable solution."
"Thank you all again for participating in today's hearing."
"I look forward to hearing from our witnesses about how they believe what works, what needs to be improved."
"I will tell you what, I have learned several different things that were disconcerting during your testimony and, again, a lot of these problems keep me up at night."
"I am a retired Navy SEAL."
"That is unacceptable. We are going to work on that."
"I also know that it is my responsibility to make things better to the best of my ability."
"Outstanding. Well, thank you very much for coming."
"I want to talk to you about this because----"
"I found the Department of Defense to be obstructionist when it comes to allowing us to access our Transition Assistance Program."
"We must take a multifaceted approach to address the underlying specific needs of each individual veteran."