$13 billion goes fraudulently out of the Federal Government every year under EITC. We ought to figure that one out.

We have done nothing about paying dead people. We documented $1 billion that was spent over the previous 10 years that we could actually document paid to dead people.

I would love to have it, because what we discovered is--we have great professionals at Social Security.

Why would you not say, until you get all this up and running, here is one thing that you will do...

I have directed my staff to take the recommendations from the budget and, as fast as possible, get that into legislative language.

We need to be about fixing not just the symptoms of pain for people who are not disabled, but fixing the problem.

I agree. What is set up in legislation and mandated is not always things that will actually make you better or give us more knowledge.

I favor a 'grand bargain'... that does three things: First, raises revenues... second, to enact entitlement reform... and, finally, the third element, we need to look in every nook and cranny of the Federal Government.

A lot of what we have done is not our role. It is the State and locals' role.

We must find a better way to deal with our budget crisis. We need a comprehensive plan to rein in our Federal debt and deficit.

the problem is Members of Congress who tend to look at a problem and create a program rather than looking at a problem and determining whether or not the program already exists to solve that same situation.