Baseless nonsense, ill-motivated baseless nonsense. Those allegations have now been investigated and debunked twice with both the Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to oppose the radical Republican budget, which will increase unemployment and savage Medicare and Medicaid and other programs that families depend on, mostly to finance tax…

I had hoped that we could at least agree that a realistic understanding of how that system is functioning would entail a balanced look at both the costs and benefits of the system.

So, Mr. Beisner, why is that not a great public service?

If an AG, through a contingency fee lawyer, wins millions of dollars in damages for the taxpayers or for some injured class in the State, what is wrong with that?

I see that the majority has again prejudged the issue with the title of this hearing.

But if that had not happened, the State would have gotten zero and the State could not have afforded to bring the case in the first place.

I will do my best to get that revoked as soon as possible.

In terms of its costs, but it says nothing about its net benefits or net costs.

I am confident we will approach these debates with goodwill and mutual respect.

So as of now, this touted $250 billion cost is a number that means nothing, because it is just one side of the equation.