Joseph Pitts actually said...

"GAO's findings raise significant questions about the degree to which the administration is consistently complying with its own criteria."

"CMS has a responsibility to Medicaid patients, to States, to taxpayers, to be transparent with their criteria for approving or disapproving State demonstrations."

"Something needs to change in this process."

"It is unfortunate that CMS declined to participate in this important hearing, despite our best efforts."