"My primary concern is that the foot-dragging by the Treasury and IRS will demoralize whistle-blowers so much that they will just stop blowing the whistle."
"Most importantly, we asked that the final rule on implementation of the Sunshine Act be released 'no later than June of this year so that partial data collection for 2012 can commence.'"
"And so I think the Sunshine Act, getting it up and running, is a concrete way to help achieve that goal."
"Mr. Chairman, may I call to the chairman's attention the bill that Senator Wyden and I introduced called the Medicare Data Act that we think would bring more public attention and accountability to the..."
"Congress has made investments to increase the number of people trying to stop Medicare fraud."
"It is unacceptable that we sent our first letter in October last year and still have not received the information requested or an acceptable answer for why you are not moving forward to utilize the to..."
"Following the terrorist attacks on 9/11, we made a number of reforms in order to protect the Nation from further attacks."
"The board has broad jurisdiction to review actions the executive branch takes to protect the Nation from terrorism, ensuring that the need for such action is balanced with the need to protect privacy ..."
"Lest we forget that we were spared an attack on Christmas Day 2009 because the would-be bomber could not ignite the explosives."
"I think you have answered my question. Let me go on to another question."
"This is a very troubling matter that warrants more attention than it has gotten."