I will admit to being gleeful this morning. It is hard not to be gleeful when we just rescued $80 billion from a Democratic sink hole.

Just this month, HHS concluded in a report that the administration has, quote, "not identified a way to make CLASS work at this time."

I want to, at the outset, tell you that I am for closing this office down and not leaving a remnant, a crack in the door, if you will.

I think that was my understanding. I don't see any reason in the world not to have Mr. Dingell and Mr. Pallone to come forward, make a standalone bill creating an advisory council on long-term care...

the Federal Government tries to do the right thing in many instances--I would hope in all instances and it seems that far too much of the time they screw it up.

hundreds of millions of taxpayers are owed an explanation as to how they were swindled out of $535 million in loan guarantee money.

I could not. I absolutely could not do that.

Yes, we can pay the interest on the debt. We can renew the $500 billion worth of bonds that are coming due. We can mail out our Social Security checks. We can make sure those Medicare claims are honored. We can pay our military. We can…

the speaker was willing to listen to us, those of us who were very committed in Cut, Cap and Balance, especially for the balanced budget amendment.

the Speaker was willing to listen to us, those of us who were very committed in 'Cut, Cap and Balance', especially for the balanced budget amendment.

The fact that this reality did not raise a red flag for you when drafting and reviewing your testimony here today is troubling, to say the least.