Joseph Pitts actually said...

"It is important we learn from failed ideas of the past."

"Unfortunately, too few Americans are currently prepared to pay for even a modest amount of long-term care whether through insurance or savings."

"This action by California is a direct violation of the Weldon amendment, which your Department is tasked with enforcing."

"We have opened an investigation in the Office of Civil Rights at HHS to investigate. We take this seriously."