Diana DeGette actually said...

I think sitting here this morning is a big waste of time.

I think it is hard to see how an empty-chair hearing would accomplish anything, and I think it is a profound waste of everybody's time.

I am pleased that we are having this hearing today on Medicare Secondary Payer issues.

And it frankly seems very unfair for beneficiaries to face huge and unexpected demands to pay funds back to Medicare years after they have s...