Nick LaLota: “I am hopeful, Chairman, that this committee will be able to take concrete steps to right this wrong, to make a…”

The president has said he doesn’t want to cut Medicaid.

This is the No. 1 federal issue for my constituents. If I do a bad deal, I would expect my constituents to throw me out.

If we don’t [agree on $1.5 trillion in cuts], we should lower the number.

Today’s censure effect is less than it used to be. It used to be embarrassing.