Joseph Pitts actually said...

"Clearly, the Secretary needs some flexibility to attract and retain the best and brightest in science and medicine, but these authorities should be limited and transparent."

"I introduced earlier this Congress H.R. 2791, the Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act, which codifies this committee's clear intent that Title 42 is only to be used by officials at HHS--..."

"Hon. Joseph R. Pitts, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opening statement."

"There is no disagreement that the current Medicare physician reimbursement system, the Sustainable Growth Rate, or SGR, is broken."