$406 billion a year of undercollections, about $145 billion of improper payments, add those together, it is almost--well, it is slightly above this year's projected deficit.
the No. 1 problem they are telling me is finding qualified workers.
There is rarely a silver bullet. There is often silver buckshot.
If you cut the State Department budget, you are going to have to buy me more ammunition.
Providing IRS with additional money will eventually produce more revenue.
We have really got to have some kind of systematic review of how we do procurement.
I am interested to note that your estimate on improper payments, 75 percent are in three areas: Medicare, Medicaid, and ...
My experience is that unless someone has the responsibility for making these things happen----
We have got veterans in Maine that want and need care, and we have got a program ready to go.
I think it should be clear.
I think it points to an underlying issue that we really need to be talking about.