"I blame us."
"Senator Levin has also noted that we have not funded it appropriately."
"So Social Security had done a good job in advising them what their requirements were to advise back to Social Security when the beneficiary returned to work?"
"We are going to clean this up. We are going to make it easier for Social Security to do its job."
"Let me be clear: nobody is advocating for the use of dispersants unless they are absolutely necessary."
"Send it to us."
"I do not believe it. As a practicing physician in a poor area of the country with lots of problems, I do not buy it."
"How does somebody know they have to report that to the Social Security Administration?"
"With a large deficit that is the fault of everybody in Congress the last 20 years, not one Administration or not one President and not one party, what are we going to do together to solve the problems..."
"The fact that somebody was not prosecuted, that does not mean anything because the Department of Justice (DOJ) is not going to prosecute them if they fall under a certain dollar amount."
"I do not think Chairman Levin, once he gets an interest in anything, loses interest."
"Would you do us a favor and submit to the Subcommittee an analysis of why you think utilizing this data will not be cost-effective."
"The rise in autism is a very serious problem facing our Nation's children and families, and I will stay committed to discovering the causes and finding treatments."
"I have always championed the use of the best available science to properly assess the risks these devastating disorders have on children and families."
"As a father and grandfather, protecting the health of children--born and unborn--is a personal priority for me."
"Obama's rush for an expedited withdrawal of troops from Iraq would endanger Israel and the entire Middle East and would empower Iran."
"The state of the American child is generational theft perpetrated by the hands of a Federal Government devoid of fiscal discipline."
"The current state of the American child is a $13.2 trillion national debt that is a direct result of Federal policies."