Susan Collins actually said...

"Chairman Nelson, before we get started, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the extraordinary leadership you have provided this Committee these past 2 years."

"This incredibly important topic has rightfully been the focus of much of our hearings during the past two years."

"Those are terrible cases, because not only is there unnecessary suffering, but there is greater expense to the system in the long run."

"to expect a beneficiary to understand whether or not they have been in a hospital bed as an inpatient versus in observation status is just absurd."