Joseph Pitts actually said...

"Mr. Pitts, do you think it is appropriate for millionaires or multimillionaires to be receiving Medicaid while at the same time there are disabled children on the waiting lists for home and community-..."

"It is my hope that through the policies we discuss today and through future actions by this committee, we can work together on a bipartisan basis to boost Medicaid program integrity."

"Proposals that ensure Federal and state taxpayer dollars are spent appropriately on delivering quality care and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse from occurring should be supported."

"Can you explain how it is that Medicaid policy permits million or multimillion dollar lottery winners to retain Medicaid coverage when they can clearly afford to purchase their own health insurance?"