John Shimkus actually said...

"Because this amorphous CMS is--there are people there. And I am going to venture to guess that the regular bureaucrats did their job, the political appointees manipulated the system to hide data they ..."

"I don't like the law, I voted against the law, but I know I am going to get calls about how we can help my constituents, and I want to be ready to do that."

"As my colleague from Colorado said, this is one everybody would like us to do something on, hopefully something positive."

"I believe these hearings have helped us understand a law as complex as it is broad."