"And it frankly seems very unfair for beneficiaries to face huge and unexpected demands to pay funds back to Medicare years after they have settled."
"we have to grapple with this, and we have to grapple with it in a way that is science-based, not in a way that is based on politics."
"In January of this year, President Obama issued an Executive order directing Federal agencies to develop plans for improving the regulatory system."
"I wish the majority, rather than complaining in vague terms about the regulatory reform efforts and the unemployment rate, would actually sit down with the minority and, with us, together, develop a j..."
"Sometimes regulations are not cost-effective, and they should either be fixed or repealed. But sometimes regulations protect the public health and actually can save money."
"I have always been a proponent of regulatory reform, but I don't think regulations are--I don't think regulations per se have values attached to them."
"One of the priorities that the Executive order said is that he wants to tailor--the President wants to tailor regulations to impose the least burden on society."
"When I talk to businesses in my district, small and large, one of the great frustrations is obsolete regulations."
"So that might affect a regulation that was a bad regulation or a good regulation; right? It's a great big mallet that comes down and kills that regulation."
"Do you think that Federal regulations like these can support economic growth and foster job creation."
"The President wants to tailor regulations to impose the least burden on society."
"If you can get somebody from your staff to send us an e-mail--don't send us a letter----"