"It is Congress that made their job a nightmare."
"I appreciate your reference to the fact that the single most important element of entitlement reform, the entitlement that is out of control, is Medicare."
"I deeply appreciate what the Department has done in the administration of the new health care reform."
"It appears that benefits are stable or even increasing."
"I take that to say that you acknowledge that it is actually worse if we don't do something."
"I wonder if you had a chance to look at the Republican roadmap that my good friend and colleague Paul Ryan has advanced."
"I think you have taken the right direction and, I will say, the right tone."
"It is a scandal, and it is approaching a crisis point."
"I find this hearing a little encouraging because I think we are fast approaching the same situation relative to the deficit and spending as we are, for instance, in health care."
"I voted against the balanced budget agreement because I didn't think it was real. And I am sorry that the Republicans gave back all the savings when they were in charge."
"I was very impressed with the track record of IBM as being creative, promoting wellness."
"This is reminiscent to me of what we heard when it was argued that we shouldn't increase the minimum wage."