John Larson actually said...

"I think it is important that we catch up on the fraud and we continue, as this Committee and this Chairman has led, to do so."

"Anyone who messes with the sacred trust of the American people in the program and government that they rely on the most deserves the maximum amount of punishment that the law can provide."

"We owe the 61 million Social Security beneficiaries efficient administration and our most robust efforts to combat fraud, waste, and abuse wherever it exists."

"Social Security has many more beneficiaries today than it did in 2010."