Heidi Heitkamp actually said...

"I think we are buying ourselves--I think our concern here is, No. 1, to understand your decisionmaking, and I applaud you."

"If it is just legal advice, then why privilege it? The taxpayers paid for it. Let us see it."

"Obviously, we hope that this oversight Committee hearing has at least raised some flags within the Social Security Administration."

"I guess what I am saying is we would prefer that you hit the pause button on this idea so that we can better understand the oversight, better understand where you are at, and have further conversation..."