the attempt to defund Planned Parenthood places each of those lives at risk.

Yes, I certainly hope so. It could have major implications.

Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for being here today and for your service for our country.

We also have to balance what it is costing.

I think we have to be careful about that.

Exposure to joint employer liability under the NLRB's new standard stifles many small business models.

Stability has been tossed to the wind in this last term by the NLRB, and this case is just one of them.

If the NLRB's own certification of employer status can be overturned and significant liability imposed, how can any employer in America feel confident that this liability isn't looming over them as well?

About 1 out of every 10 dollars paid out of Medicare was paid in error. That is unacceptable.

The Federal Government spends roughly $3.5 trillion every year. I'm going to repeat that number: $3.5 trillion.

We casually cite dollar figures that are incomprehensible to most people.

There were about $125 billion of this kind of accidental--or improper--spending in the last fiscal year alone.

I think we are going to have an interesting and informative conversation about these issues today.

Just to put that in context, the government paid more in improper Medicaid payments last year than it spends in a year for the entire Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

The time for addressing it is long past due.

Kevin McCarthy should apologize for this, should retract his statement.

I appreciate what he is doing there and the insight that you have given us today.

I happen to believe we have got the best higher education system in the world here in the United States.