"We recently strengthened the Do Not Call Rule."
"So Mr. Chairman, one thing I am concerned about, you can't really talk about regulatory reform in a vacuum without looking at the statutes that Congress has passed."
"the devil is in the details of these regulations."
"we need to look at all of those."
"I think sitting here this morning is a big waste of time."
"If they are not providing appropriate documents, then that needs to happen."
"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 settled."
"And so obviously this program is important in making sure that taxpayers are protected and that the Medicare program is not paying bills that other insurers should be paying."
"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."