Elizabeth Warren

I am just very concerned, Mr. Chairman, that Medicare fraud has become a game of catch-me-if-you-can.

The question I am trying to ask is about whether or not we really have enough punishment associated with violating the law to act as an effective deterrent.

Again, the question, Dr. Agrawal, is not whether or not you have ever taken anyone forward. The question is whether there is a policy in place that distinguishes why sometimes these things settle out and do not.

What I am trying to ask about is whether or not you have a policy in place for when it is that you make the decision that you are just going to settle and tell them to clean it up internally, or you are actually going to pursue it--you are…

Yes, but it is a corporation we are talking about here and the corporation that should be held responsible.

Part of preventing fraud is deterrence. The government can invest billions of dollars in identifying fraud, but if major wrongdoers only get a slap on the wrist, then it does not mean much in terms of deterrence.

The thing that makes teacher preparation so important is the very same thing that makes it so challenging: it is a high-stakes endeavor.

The central part, at least part of what we have to look at--there are other reasons we collect data.

If we can just take the data point another step, I think that Senator Alexander makes a powerfully important point.

I very much hope that you will write us about what you think are the right data to collect

The program is called a grant, but it comes with a catch. Recipients have to teach in high-need schools for at least 4 years in order not to have to pay it back.

We can provide leadership on developing deep partnerships with districts and schools, reformed general education courses and necessary relationships with community colleges, training mentor teachers, performance assessments for student…

I'm all for students having access to help to get through college and all for recruiting students into teaching.

The Federal Government offers a program to fund teachers, the TEACH Grant program, and I'm concerned whether this program is actually helping support students who want to be teachers, or if it's just loading other students with a lot of…

I'm just concerned about how it's working out with this particular form of grant or so-called grant.

Recently the FDA released two guidance documents, GFI #209 and #213, and a proposed rule for Veterinary Feed Directives.

If we continue to use 30 million pounds of antibiotics in food animals every year, we're likely to have a lot more resistant infections.

I think it's a very good first step.

Surely, the removal of production uses from the market is a good first step.

The more we use an antibiotic, the less effective it becomes at fighting resistant infections.

I absolutely do not think there is any principled reason why we should not require that disclosure.

It is important that they be aware of the impact of fees on the bottom line.

The miracle of compounding is very powerful when you are talking about a savings tool, and it is absolutely damning when you are talking about compounding fees that you are paying.

It sounds like such a small point, but getting not just disclosure, as you rightly say, Mr. Hiltonsmith, disclosure that is clear.

So I want to ask, is there a principled reason why we should not require the same kind of disclosure for IRAs?