James Lankford actually said...

"But an individual hospital may get a much, much higher rate?"

"We exist to secure two fundamental principles. First, Americans have the right to know that the money Washington takes from them is well spent."

"Our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers because taxpayers have a right to know what they are get from the government."

"The issue is, it sat out there for a while. We know the issues on DOD, they can't fulfill an audit."