James Lankford actually said...

"The appeal rate seems to be extremely high when we are looking for fraud, and we are fighting back and forth..."

"I also think that what comes through is that CMS, in conjunction with the Inspector General's Office and GAO, is working forward in a way that is learning from the mistakes of the past."

"But it also is a benefit to us in that it keeps our interest rates low because people do not invest in their sovereign debt, did invest in ours."

"Increased government borrowing generally draws money away from or crowds out private investment and productive capital, leading to a smaller stock of capital and lower output in the long run that woul..."