Diana DeGette actually said...

"I am going to assume that you are holding this hearing today because of your deep concern that we're not creating enough green jobs."

"Now, CMS is taking new important steps to prevent fraud before it occurs, and I am looking forward to hearing about that today."

"The Affordable Care Act provided about $350 million in increased funding to fight fraud, money that will return billions of dollars to the taxpayers."

"I am glad there is bipartisan consensus on aggressively fighting Medicare fraud because it costs the government billions of dollars, and you are exactly right, it harms our most vulnerable citizens."