"I think there is also you can label this in we tend to be politically correct. A lot of this is theft, point blank theft."
"We should be focusing on the family. They are telling you what is going on."
"It seems to me we are focusing something wrong here."
"We ought to be looking at, how do we help parents in a dietary format?"
"Today we have a real chance to address Government failure head-on and reign in abuse and mismanagement of one of the Nation's largest programs."
"Today's hearing highlights another brazen example of Government failure."
"To put this number in perspective, Medicaid spending on New York's developmental centers alone exceeded the entire Medicaid budgets of 14 States."
"Do you think it was only because of the Poughkeepsie article that drew our attention that we actually are highlighting and actually are talking about this today?"
"Well, we are going to go along those same lines, Ms. Thompson."
"I mean, this is deceiving and fleecing of the American taxpayer."
"I think these are real glaring issues that we ought to continue to pay attention to."
"We have got to have a common-sense application in making sure that people in the know and those making decisions are held accountable for what is right and what is wrong; wouldn't you agree?"