Tom Carper

I like to say no silver bullet but a lot of silver BBs, and some of them are pretty big.

I did have something to do with it.

Maybe one more and this one would be for you, Mr. Werfel, if I could.

I hear from my Governor in Delaware and I hear from other Governors around the country that their budgets are being squeezed by the growth of Medicaid costs.

It is very important that we are looking at things like integrated eligibility that will assist in terms of looking at the applicants' eligibility.

It is typically the 50 States, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.

We have seen a lot of progress in the States. We are working with them closely. They are partners of ours.

I think this notion of shared responsibility is a key one that has been recognized over the course of the last decade.

I think the total was $40 billion, and this is out of a Federal-wide figure of 115, or so, billion dollars.

What do we need to do to address the problems with the Department of Defense in underreporting improper payments?

I like to say if it is not perfect, make it better.

If our IPERA Improvement Act does not scratch all these itches, before we bring it up for a vote on the floor, maybe as part of this package that we are talking about doing we just need to make sure we have got to as many of those itches…

We need to go after the money that is owed and stop sending money to folks that owe us money

Nobody would agree we should be paying people who are not paying their fair share of taxes in this country

We are just delighted that you have taken this bull by the horn and are working it from your angle.

We think we have a way maybe to deal with that and could maybe move something that would be offset and save in the long term.

I want to assure him that we will continue to work on this and that the work he has done in the past... will not be forgotten.

I firmly believe that the President's focus on the elimination of improper payments... will go a long way in reaching the goal of efficient financial management.

It is a very good partnership.

Just for the record, authored by the two T.C.'s over here--Senator Coburn and myself.

We are on the right track. We are making some progress. We are going to make a lot more with your help.

I look forward to the panels getting here and moving on.

I commend you for your efforts.

Washington is not paying its current bills, let alone paying future bills.

The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act which Senator Coburn, Senator Lieberman and I and others had worked on.