Joseph Pitts actually said...

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

"This committee has a duty to ensure that taxpayer dollars used for Medicaid are spent in a manner that promotes its core objectives and helps the most vulnerable patients."

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

"I hope that going forward, CMS is going to learn from the hoops that they made Indiana jump through."