It is quite a spectacle to have five members of the Commission arguing about management style before a committee of Congress.

On August 23, we had a major earthquake here in the east coast, surprised everybody, including in my home State of Virginia.

The real conversation that ought to be taking place here may be less about management style... and more about mission.

Absent that kind of service, we might unintentionally, of course, actually be jeopardizing lives.

Some of the smear, the suggestion, that there is a bias against my church is false.

But if that's the nature of the services needed, and that's the nature of the grant designed, then you give it to somebody who can and will provide those services.

I do strongly support 3145, the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011, and congratulate Ranking Members Bishop and Rahall for introducing it.

There were issues raised again by members on both sides of the aisle about this bill not being brought up in a vetted way.

Simply put, fighting health care fraud is good fiscal policy.

I am totally opposed to fraudulent practices in medicine, especially involving the most vulnerable.

I applaud the tireless efforts of Mr. Richard West.

I look forward to learning more from Ms. Brice-Smith and Mr. Cantrell about what CMS is doing to prevent such negligences from occurring in the future.

Perhaps we should consider more stringent punishments for companies and individuals who systematically defraud Medicaid.

As Mr. West suggests in his testimony, consider harsher punishment for the management of such companies.

Reducing Medicaid improper payments contributes directly to the long-term health of these essential health care programs.

Nothing happens to right this wrong that has been done to their family.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, I'll be, try to be brief here.

I don't know--Senator Rubio and his state has been very effective on this.