Frank Pallone actually said...

"Medicaid is an efficient program, its cost per beneficiary is substantially lower than private insurance and Medicare and in recent years, these costs have grown far more slowly."

"The truth is, the overwhelming majority of the more 71 million Medicaid beneficiaries are children, the elderly, the disabled, and pregnant women, all our most vulnerable populations."

"The facts also show that Medicaid has a lower improper payment rate than many of our federal health programs, all of which cover less people."

"Medicaid was designed at the federal level to expand and contract according to a state's need and that is a tenant we must protect and improve, not reverse."